Director, Engineering, Agentic AI
Netskope
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Netskope (NASDAQ: NTSK) is a leader in modern security and networking for the cloud and AI era. We secure and accelerate cloud, data, and AI in real time, everywhere. Thousands of customers, including more than 30 of the Fortune 100, trust the Netskope One platform, its Zero Trust Engine, and the powerful NewEdge network to gain full visibility and control without performance trade-offs.
At Netskope, our technology is driven by our greatest strength: our people. We believe that belonging powers innovation, and success is both personal and organizational. We embrace differences in gender, ethnicity, beliefs, ability, and identity, creating an environment where every voice is heard and respected. We empower our employees to bring their authentic selves to work, grow their careers through continuous education and mentorship, and lead with transparency and curiosity. Join a team where you belong, where you are encouraged to be an entrepreneur, and where together, we continue to redefine the landscape of security.
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About the role
Please note, this team is hiring across all levels and candidates are individually assessed and appropriately leveled based upon their skills and experience.
Netskope’s AI SecOps team utilizes the latest in AI innovations to build agentic solutions that empower security operations professionals to effectively see, analyze, and take control of what’s happening within their companies. With billions of daily signals in play, these agentic solutions quickly pinpoint potential risks in the sea of normal business behaviors.
What’s in it for you
In this role, you will be the engineering leader for a fast-growing product suite that is deeply rooted in AI. You will lead a robust technical team that is AI-native and running at high velocity. You will guide and evolve a team that has already transitioned to fully AI-authored engineering lifecycles. You will have rich customer interactions, giving you the opportunity to work closely with our product team to define priorities and roadmap strategy.
What you will be doing
- Architect the Future: Guide senior architects and mentor junior engineers to make strong architecture and design decisions that utilize the latest AI breakthroughs.
- Set the Strategy: Collaborate with our product team to promote engineering innovation and out-of-the-box thinking, utilizing both to make strategic decisions on prioritizing feature delivery and timelines.
- Cultivate Talent: Provide hands-on coaching and continuous development of our engineers to maximize their potential, understand them as people, and help them grow in their careers.
- Advocate for Customers: Participate in discussions with customers to help shape the decisions you make from both an engineering and product perspective.
- Relentlessly Learn: Master the rapidly evolving AI landscape and distill complex research into actionable strategies that enable our team to pivot, adopt new paradigms, and maintain a competitive edge.
What we want you to bring to the table
- Extensive work experience: 15+ years of software engineering experience, 8+ years leading engineering teams, 4+ years in cybersecurity
- Inspirational leadership capable of maintaining high energy and high velocity within the team
- Deep understanding of AI and agentic technologies
- Passionate about building products that provide rich experiences for users
- Track record of interacting with customers and understanding their workflows and use cases
- Direct experience coding using AI agents and leadership experience guiding teams to use AI agents for R&D
- Hands-on experience developing software in the cloud with AWS, GCP, and Azure
- Experience collaborating with globally distributed teams, reaching consensus, and driving execution as a team player
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment
- BSCS or equivalent is required, with an MS in CS or engineering equivalent strongly preferred
Compensation:
At Netskope, salary is one component of our competitive total rewards package. The salary range for this position is as listed below. This is a national range. For purposes of complying with applicable laws, the range applies to candidates in California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Washington, and other states.
The successful candidate’s starting pay will also be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, location, and market conditions.
For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the On Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target commission amount at 100% goal achievement.
In addition to salary, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus plan (for non-sales roles) and a stock award program. Candidates may also be eligible for a comprehensive health plan and other benefits that can be reviewed at Netskope Benefits site.
Netskope is committed to implementing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Netskope does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on religion, race, color, sex, marital or veteran statues, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction in which we operate.
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The application window for this position is expected to close within 50 days. You may apply by filling out the below information, or visiting our Netskope Careers site.
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