Senior Engineering Manager, Coding Agent Sandboxes (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Engineering Manager (Coding Agent Sandboxes): Lead team building and scaling sandboxed environments for AI agents with an accent on feature development, customer experience, and enterprise-grade governance. Focus on driving product roadmap, ensuring operational excellence, and achieving market success.

Location: Remote (Canada; United States, East Coast preferred)

Salary: $197,650 – $289,500 (US)

Company

Developer tooling company trusted by millions, building containerization products like hirify.global Desktop, Hub, and Scout, now expanding into AI agent sandboxes.

What you will do

• Lead engineering team in building and scaling the sbx sandbox product.
• Own end-to-end customer experience from first run to enterprise deployment.
• Align team with business and product goals through close collaboration with product management.
• Drive product roadmap based on customer needs.
• Ensure predictable delivery, operational excellence, and engineering standards.
• Facilitate cross-team communication, status reporting, hiring, and talent retention.

Requirements

• 5+ years managing high-performing engineering teams
• 5+ years as software developer
• Track record of shipping successful market products
• Strong UX instinct and customer advocacy in technical decisions
• Experience with enterprise customers and requirements (security, governance, compliance)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Comfortable with high autonomy and remote work across time zones

Nice to have

• Hands-on technical background for diving into code or architecture

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first culture with offices in Seattle and Paris
• Freedom and flexibility to fit work around life
• 16 weeks paid parental leave, PTO plan, quarterly Whaleness Days, end-of-year break
• Home office setup, technology stipend ($100 net/month), training stipend
• Equity for all employees
• Medical benefits, retirement, and holidays vary by country

Hiring process

• First 30 days: Onboard with team mission, meet peers, get hands-on with product
• First 90 days: Align goals, career discussions, customer calls, process improvements, oversee deliveries
• One year: Drive customer traction, shape product direction, impact reports
• Considers sponsorship case-by-case; uses Covey for evaluation in NYC