Tech Lead Manager - Product Engineering (Identity Security)
Senior Software Engineer role on Abnormal Security's Identity Security team, building a platform to secure enterprise identities across cloud and AI systems. You'll write and review Python/Go code in a small team (8-10 engineers), collaborate with customers to iterate quickly, and help grow both the product and team. Focus areas include behavioral intelligence, unified identity visibility, and AI-
- Compensation
- $179.8K–$258.5K / yr
- Location
- Hybrid - San Francisco, CA, USA
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with 1+ year in a tech lead or engineering management role
- Track record of shipping products in fast-moving environments
- Ability to read, write, and review code at a high level (Python/Go preferred)
- Experience hiring and developing engineers
- Bay Area location required—we operate with 25% in-office presence
Nice to have
- Experience building enterprise/B2B security products
- Familiarity with machine learning systems or ML-adjacent infrastructure
- Exposure to AWS, Kafka, containerized services, microservices
Full description
Tech Lead Manager - Identity Security
Enterprises are undergoing two simultaneous transformations: moving critical infrastructure to the cloud and adopting AI agents at scale. Both create an identity explosion—humans, service accounts, and AI agents now outnumber traditional users 10-to-1, each with permissions that legacy tools can't govern. Abnormal's Identity Security team is building the platform to secure this new reality: unified visibility across all identity types, behavioral intelligence that understands what's normal, and AI-native automation that operates at cloud speed. We're extending the same behavioral approach that made Abnormal the leader in email security to protect identities across cloud infrastructure and AI systems.
The Identity Security team is looking for a Tech Lead Manager to build and lead this critical product area. You'll start hands-on with a small team, shipping code while growing the product toward market fit.
What You'll Do
- Lead a team of 6-8 engineers, writing and reviewing code daily alongside them
- Collaborate closely on technical direction while building the foundations for a scalable product
- Partner directly with internal and external customers to gather feedback and iterate quickly
- Grow the team and product as we find traction and expand scope
- Set engineering standards and practices that will scale as the team grows
This Role Is a Fit If You
- Want to be deeply technical while building leadership skills—you're excited to code, not just manage
- Thrive in ambiguity and can guide a small team through uncertainty toward product-market fit
- Have strong instincts for what customers need and how to translate that into product decisions
- Enjoy the founding-team dynamic: small group, high ownership, fast iteration
This Role Is Not a Fit If You
- Prefer managing established teams with well-defined roadmaps
- Want to step back from hands-on technical work
- Are uncomfortable with the ambiguity of an early-stage product still finding its footing
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with 1+ year in a tech lead or engineering management role
- Track record of shipping products in fast-moving environments
- Ability to read, write, and review code at a high level (Python/Go preferred)
- Experience hiring and developing engineers
- Bay Area location required—we operate with 25% in-office presence