Manager, Software Engineering in London

HackerOne is a global leader in Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM). The HackerOne Platform unites agentic AI solutions with the ingenuity of the world’s largest community of security researchers to continuously discover, validate, prioritize, and remediate exposures across code, cloud, and AI systems. Through solutions such as bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure, agentic pentesting, AI red teaming, and code security, HackerOne delivers measurable, continuous reduction of cyber risk for enterprises.

At HackerOne, we embrace a flexible work approach that gives us the freedom to do our best work while also fostering the connections and community that make us stronger. Reflecting this philosophy, this is a remote role targeted for candidates within ~50 miles of London. We believe this balance of proximity and flexibility gives HackerOne the chance to occasionally come together – fostering collaboration, connection, and in‑person moments that enrich our culture – while still preserving the benefits of remote work.

What You Will Do

• Lead an engineering team delivering high‑quality products customers love, including managing senior and staff‑level AI engineers working on advanced LLM, agentic, and AI‑platform capabilities.
• Drive an AI‑first approach across product development and engineering workflows, ensuring the team can design, evaluate, and ship complex AI features such as agentic systems, RAG pipelines, model evaluation frameworks, and automated security intelligence.
• Partner with Product and Design to define goals, scope, and success metrics.
• Ensure strong execution practices and predictable delivery.
• Set clear performance expectations for engineers working on sophisticated AI systems, including LLM reasoning, AI safety, agentic patterns, MLOps, and model‑serving infrastructure, and hold the team to a high standard.
• Coach engineers effectively, support career growth, and raise the talent bar by developing and hiring individuals capable of delivering at Senior AI Engineer level and beyond.
• Hire and onboard engineers who bring strong product and AI capabilities.
• Contribute to org‑wide engineering improvements and AI adoption standards.

What You Will Bring

• 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams and driving high‑quality delivery.
• Prior hands‑on experience as a software engineer; comfortable engaging deeply with engineers working on LLMs, agentic systems, and AI platform infrastructure.
• Demonstrated AI‑First experience—building or overseeing AI‑driven features, agentic workflows, or ML‑powered systems.
• A track record of using Data‑Driven Decision Making to guide prioritization, trade‑offs, and performance assessment.
• Ability to apply and model First‑Principles Problem Solving when unblocking teams or evaluating complex technical decisions.
• Strong Change Agility, with experience leading teams through evolving requirements, fast‑moving AI capabilities, or shifting product strategy.
• Excellent communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Based in London (or within 50 miles of London).

Compensation Band

£115K – £130K (offers Equity)

Job Benefits:

• Health (medical, vision, dental), life, and disability insurance
• Equity stock options
• Retirement plans
• Paid public holidays and unlimited PTO
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Leaves of absence (including caregiver leave and leave under CO’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)
• Employee Assistance Program

We're committed to building a global team! For certain roles outside the United States, India, the U.K., and the Netherlands, we partner with Remote.com as our Employer of Record (EOR). Visa/work permit sponsorship is not available. Employment at HackerOne is contingent on a background check. HackerOne is an Equal Opportunity Employer in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, pregnancy, disability or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by international, federal, state, or local laws.