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Vice President of Engineering
Who We Are
Cobalt was founded on the belief of a fundamental human aspiration : the desire to live better and safer. It all started in 2013, when our founders realized that pentesting can be better. Today our diverse, fully remote team is committed to helping organizations of all sizes with seamless, effective and collaborative Offensive Security Testing that empower organizations to OPERATE FEARLESSLY and INNOVATE SECURELY.
Our customers can start a pentest in as little as 24 hours and integrate with advanced development cycles thanks to the powerful combination of our SaaS platform coupled with an exclusive community of testers known as the Cobalt Core. Accepting just 5% of applicants, the Cobalt Core boasts over 400 closely vetted and highly skilled testers who jointly conduct thousands of tests each year and are at the forefront of identifying and helping remediate risk across a dynamically changing attack surface.
Cobalt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we strive to build a diverse and inclusive workforce at our company. At Cobalt we aspire to engage with diverse individuals, communities, and organizations in order to continue to nurture our unique rich diverse culture. Join our team, and be your true self to do your best work.
Description
Cobalt is seeking a dynamic VP of Engineering to lead and mentor a global team of engineers to build the world's most powerful AI driven offensive security platform. Reporting to the CTO, you will work closely with product management to execute the technology initiatives required to support the company's rapid growth plans.
What You'll Do
- Lead, hire, manage, mentor, and coach a team of global engineers as we build the leading scalable Offensive Security Platform
- Own the ongoing improvements of our existing offerings and the build out of new innovative products as we grow our portfolio
- Collaborate with the senior leadership team on cross functional initiatives
- Own the technical vision and architecture of our platform, ensuring that we are building for scale, stability, and resiliency
- Foster a culture of innovation and experimentation
- Create and implement standards around quality, efficiency and security
- Drive the adoption of best practices in engineering design, architecture, and development, ensuring all solutions are scalable, resilient, and high-performing
- Develop and own the strategy to continuously improve engineering quality and efficiency leveraging AI technologies, coding best practices, and agile methodologies
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Why You Should Join Us
Pay Range Disclosure
Cobalt is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role is ($225,000 - $285,000) per year equity benefits. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, and certifications. The salary range may differ in other states and may be impacted by proximity to major metropolitan cities.
Cobalt (the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer, and we want the best available persons for every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company's policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical / mental disability, medical condition, marital / domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws and providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.
Cobalt is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). It allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States.
Salary : $225,000 - $285,000
