Wish to lead and shape one of the most exciting teams in our company, in an innovative environment within a successful global company? Want to own the technical and product direction of our next-generation API security solution – from roadmap to architecture to delivery – while growing a world-class engineering team? our companys API Security team is looking for a talented Team Lead to take the helm.
You will own the team end-to-end: technical architecture, roadmap, cross-functional alignment, execution, hands-on leadership and people growth. Your decisions will shape a product used by enterprises worldwide and influence the API security industry at large.
Key Responsibilities
Roadmap Ownership: Partner with Product Management to define and own the API Security multi-quarter roadmap, prioritize ruthlessly, and align with the broader CloudGuard WAF and Infinity platform strategy.
Highly hands-on ability: You will take part in writing code and leading and mentoring developers
Drive Architecture & Development: Lead end-to-end design and delivery of API security capabilities – API discovery, schema enforcement, runtime protection, anomaly detection, sensitive data handling, and shift-left testing. Stay hands-on in design reviews, deep code reviews, and the hardest architectural decisions.
Cloud-Native Execution: Guide the team in building scalable, multi-tenant solutions on AWS and Kubernetes, with robust microservices and big data pipelines processing high-volume security telemetry.
Lead & Grow the Team: Mentor and grow a high-performing R&D team. Run 1:1s, drive performance, and continuously raise the technical bar. Shape the teams engineering culture.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate closely with Product Management and the broader CloudGuard WAF and Infinity platform teams to deliver cohesive, high-impact solutions.
Shape the Strategic Frontier: Drive our companys prevention-first approach to API security through the AI transformation era.
Industry Presence: Represent our company and the team externally – to customers, analysts (Gartner, KuppingerCole, Forrester), and industry events.
You will own the team end-to-end: technical architecture, roadmap, cross-functional alignment, execution, hands-on leadership and people growth. Your decisions will shape a product used by enterprises worldwide and influence the API security industry at large.
Key Responsibilities
Roadmap Ownership: Partner with Product Management to define and own the API Security multi-quarter roadmap, prioritize ruthlessly, and align with the broader CloudGuard WAF and Infinity platform strategy.
Highly hands-on ability: You will take part in writing code and leading and mentoring developers
Drive Architecture & Development: Lead end-to-end design and delivery of API security capabilities – API discovery, schema enforcement, runtime protection, anomaly detection, sensitive data handling, and shift-left testing. Stay hands-on in design reviews, deep code reviews, and the hardest architectural decisions.
Cloud-Native Execution: Guide the team in building scalable, multi-tenant solutions on AWS and Kubernetes, with robust microservices and big data pipelines processing high-volume security telemetry.
Lead & Grow the Team: Mentor and grow a high-performing R&D team. Run 1:1s, drive performance, and continuously raise the technical bar. Shape the teams engineering culture.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate closely with Product Management and the broader CloudGuard WAF and Infinity platform teams to deliver cohesive, high-impact solutions.
Shape the Strategic Frontier: Drive our companys prevention-first approach to API security through the AI transformation era.
Industry Presence: Represent our company and the team externally – to customers, analysts (Gartner, KuppingerCole, Forrester), and industry events.
Requirements:
Proven Leadership: 3+ years as a Team Lead, Engineering Manager, or equivalent – with a track record of building teams, shipping production software, and owning a product or major component end-to-end.
Strong Engineering Background: 7+ years in software engineering overall, with hands-on experience in high-level languages such as Python, Go, or similar. Still comfortable reading a PR and leading deep technical reviews.
Microservices & Cloud: Demonstrated expertise designing and operating microservices-based architectures on Kubernetes and AWS at production scale.
Advantages
BCs/MCs degree from a known university
API Security Domain Depth: Prior building or operating API security, WAF, WAAP, or API gateway products.
Networking Expertise: Hands-on experience with reverse proxies, NGINX, Envoy, API gateways (Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway, Azure APIM), or service mesh.
Security or Adjacent Domain Experience: Background in cybersecurity, networking, or large-scale infrastructure products. Strong understanding of web and API security concepts – OWASP API Top 10, authentication/authorization patterns (JWT, OAuth, mTLS), and modern attack vectors.
HTTP Protocol Mastery: Good familiarity with HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, GraphQL, gRPC, and their security implications.
Cross-System Architecture: Track record designing complex, scalable systems across diverse environments – SaaS, on-prem, hybrid.
C++/Go Familiarity: Comfortable with low-level performance-critical code paths.
Proven Leadership: 3+ years as a Team Lead, Engineering Manager, or equivalent – with a track record of building teams, shipping production software, and owning a product or major component end-to-end.
Strong Engineering Background: 7+ years in software engineering overall, with hands-on experience in high-level languages such as Python, Go, or similar. Still comfortable reading a PR and leading deep technical reviews.
Microservices & Cloud: Demonstrated expertise designing and operating microservices-based architectures on Kubernetes and AWS at production scale.
Advantages
BCs/MCs degree from a known university
API Security Domain Depth: Prior building or operating API security, WAF, WAAP, or API gateway products.
Networking Expertise: Hands-on experience with reverse proxies, NGINX, Envoy, API gateways (Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway, Azure APIM), or service mesh.
Security or Adjacent Domain Experience: Background in cybersecurity, networking, or large-scale infrastructure products. Strong understanding of web and API security concepts – OWASP API Top 10, authentication/authorization patterns (JWT, OAuth, mTLS), and modern attack vectors.
HTTP Protocol Mastery: Good familiarity with HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, GraphQL, gRPC, and their security implications.
Cross-System Architecture: Track record designing complex, scalable systems across diverse environments – SaaS, on-prem, hybrid.
C++/Go Familiarity: Comfortable with low-level performance-critical code paths.
This position is open to all candidates.
