What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Engineering, Endpoint Security position at Kandji?
About Kandji
Kandji is the Apple device management and security platform that empowers secure and productive global work. With Kandji, Apple devices transform themselves into enterprise-ready endpoints, with all the right apps, settings, and security systems in place. Through advanced automation and thoughtful experiences, we’re bringing much-needed harmony to the way IT, InfoSec, and Apple device users work today and tomorrow.
Some of the smartest money in tech has partnered with Kandji to realize our vision, including Tiger Global, Felicis, Greycroft, First Round Capital, and Okta Ventures. In July 2024, Kandji raised $100 million in capital from General Catalyst, bringing Kandji’s valuation to $850 Million.
Since Kandji’s Series C in 2021, the company has seen a 600% increase in annual recurring revenue, and its customer base has grown nearly 4X across 40 industries. Notable customers include Allbirds, Canva, and Notion, and the company has partnerships with such industry giants as ServiceNow, AWS, and Okta.
Kandji was also named to Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startup List 2023 and recognized as a top venture-backed startup with the potential to reach unicorn status.
The Opportunity:
We are looking for a Director of Engineering to lead our growing Endpoint Security team, with a focus on Kandji’s Security products. In this role, you’ll drive the technical and organizational execution behind one of the most strategically important areas of our business. You’ll guide a team of experienced engineering managers and senior technical leads to deliver performant, reliable, and secure endpoint protection at scale. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll work cross-functionally with product, QA, ML, and data teams, while also mentoring and growing a team of talented security-focused engineers.
How You Will Make a Difference Day to Day:
At Kandji 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.
Kandji 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.
Kandji is the Apple device management and security platform that empowers secure and productive global work. With Kandji, Apple devices transform themselves into enterprise-ready endpoints, with all the right apps, settings, and security systems in place. Through advanced automation and thoughtful experiences, we’re bringing much-needed harmony to the way IT, InfoSec, and Apple device users work today and tomorrow.
Some of the smartest money in tech has partnered with Kandji to realize our vision, including Tiger Global, Felicis, Greycroft, First Round Capital, and Okta Ventures. In July 2024, Kandji raised $100 million in capital from General Catalyst, bringing Kandji’s valuation to $850 Million.
Since Kandji’s Series C in 2021, the company has seen a 600% increase in annual recurring revenue, and its customer base has grown nearly 4X across 40 industries. Notable customers include Allbirds, Canva, and Notion, and the company has partnerships with such industry giants as ServiceNow, AWS, and Okta.
Kandji was also named to Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startup List 2023 and recognized as a top venture-backed startup with the potential to reach unicorn status.
The Opportunity:
We are looking for a Director of Engineering to lead our growing Endpoint Security team, with a focus on Kandji’s Security products. In this role, you’ll drive the technical and organizational execution behind one of the most strategically important areas of our business. You’ll guide a team of experienced engineering managers and senior technical leads to deliver performant, reliable, and secure endpoint protection at scale. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll work cross-functionally with product, QA, ML, and data teams, while also mentoring and growing a team of talented security-focused engineers.
How You Will Make a Difference Day to Day:
- Lead a High-Impact Team: Manage a team of engineering managers and senior ICs focused on building and scaling endpoint security products.
- Drive Technical Execution: Ensure technical excellence, resilience, and scalability across our EDR services in a fast-paced environment.
- Own Security Product Delivery: Oversee delivery of agent-based security products and features for the platform, including behavioral detection, telemetry, remediation, and prevention mechanisms.
- Mentor and Develop Talent: Provide mentorship to technical leaders and invest in the growth of emerging managers and engineers.
- Instill Operational Excellence: Build and reinforce strong engineering processes that drive reliability, efficiency, and maintainability.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product, QA, data, and machine learning stakeholders to define and execute against shared objectives.
- Inspire a Culture of Ownership: Foster a hands-on, mission-driven team culture rooted in accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 7–10 years of progressive engineering leadership experience, including 5 years managing teams in B2B SaaS.
- Direct experience building security or IT SaaS products.
- Proven ability to manage 20 person organizations, including engineering managers and senior ICs.
- Strong operational chops, with a track record of driving process maturity and excellence in complex environments.
- Hands-on approach to leadership and mentorship; comfortable rolling up sleeves to unblock teams
- Effective communicator with experience influencing executive stakeholders and cross-functional partners.
- Required to work on-site 5x a week in our Miami office (Coral Gables).
- Domain knowledge in endpoint security, EDR, or related security technologies.
- Background in high-scale systems or agent-based architectures.
- Experience working in regulated industries or familiarity with security frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, SOC 2, ISO 27001).
- Experience at high-growth companies, ideally with strong operational rigor.
- Success building and retaining inclusive, high-performing teams in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
- Competitive salary
- 100% individual and dependent medical dental vision coverage
- 401(k) with a 4% company match
- 20 days PTO
- Kandji Wellness Week the first week in July
- Equity for full-time employees
- Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents
- Paid Family and Medical Leave
- Modern Health - Mental Health Benefits - Individual and Dependents
- Fertility Benefits
- Working Advantage Employee Discounts
- Free onsite fitness center
- Free parking
- Lunch 5 days/week
- Exciting opportunities for career growth
- An outstanding, inclusive culture
At Kandji 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.
Kandji 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.
