Senior Engineering Manager, Shared Services

About Iru

Iru is the AI-powered security & IT platform used by the world’s fastest-growing companies to secure their users, apps, and devices. Built for the AI era, Iru unifies identity & access, endpoint security & management, and compliance automation—collapsing the stack and giving IT & security time and control back.

Iru is backed by some of the smartest investors in tech—General Catalyst, Tiger Global, Felicis, Greycroft, and First Round Capital. In July 2024, Iru raised $100 million from General Catalyst, valuing the company at $850 million. Customers include Notion, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, and Mercor, and Iru partners with industry leaders such as ServiceNow and AWS. Iru was named to Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers 2025 list for employee engagement and satisfaction.

The Opportunity:

As a Senior Engineering Manager at Iru, you will lead the teams responsible for our core backend shared services and front-end design systems that power our entire product suite. You will own foundational systems that enable product teams to move quickly, securely, and reliably at scale.

You will manage a team of senior & staff level engineers and work closely with Engineering and Product leaders to define and execute on a platform vision that supports world-class enterprise software.

We are looking for a senior engineering leader who has experience building and scaling platform teams, empowering senior engineers, and driving large-scale architectural initiatives in high-growth SaaS environments.

How You'll Make a Difference Day to Day:

• Manage and coach a team of senior & staff-level engineers, supporting their technical leadership, career growth, and cross-team influence
• Create clarity around ownership, decision-making, and accountability at scale
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, autonomy, and high craftsmanship
• Define and drive the technical vision for shared backend services, APIs, and platform capabilities used across product teams
• Ensure services are scalable, secure, observable, and resilient
• Balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural integrity
• Oversee the evolution and governance of our front-end design systems to ensure consistency, performance, and usability across products
• Collaborate with Product leadership to shape roadmaps that align platform capabilities with business priorities
• Identify and evangelize improvements in developer productivity, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and code quality
• Lead large-scale cross-team initiatives with measurable impact
• Ensure predictable delivery of high-impact initiatives

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• 5+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying scalable backend and frontend systems (Python, Django, FastAPI, React preferred)
• 4+ years of experience leading engineering teams
• Experience building or scaling platform or shared services teams
• Proven success driving large, cross-functional technical initiatives in SaaS environments
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, API design, and service architecture
• Experience establishing or evolving front-end design systems
• Experience operating in high-growth startup environments with increasing organizational complexity
• Strong ability to balance technical depth with organizational leadership
• Required to work on-site 3x a week in our Miami office (Coral Gables).

Nice to haves, but NOT required:

• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience building internal developer platforms or tooling
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and developer productivity systems
• Background in security-focused or compliance-heavy environments

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary

Hybrid work environment (3 days in office per week) 

100% individual and dependent medical + dental + vision coverage

401(K) with a 4% company match

20 days PTO

Iru Wellness Week the first week in July

Equity for full-time employees

In-office lunch stipend provided

Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents

Paid Family and Medical Leave

Modern Health mental health benefits for individuals and dependents

Fertility benefits

Working Advantage employee discounts

Onsite fitness center

Free parking

Exciting opportunities for career growth

We are excited to be serving a significant need for a fast-growing market, and are proud of the high-performing team we have brought together so far. If you’re someone who wants to engage in new, exciting projects that will challenge your skills in the best way possible, we would love to connect with you.

At Iru, we believe in fostering an inclusive environment in which employees feel encouraged to share their unique perspectives, leverage their strengths, and act authentically. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, and welcome those from all backgrounds and varying experiences.

Iru is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, protected veteran or military status or any other status protected by applicable law.