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The Senior Engineering Manager at Recorded Future is responsible for overseeing multiple engineering teams, ensuring collaboration and efficiency in delivering product initiatives. This role involves managing cross-team deliverables, driving continuous improvement, implementing agile practices, and overseeing project management. Leadership and mentoring of team leads and members in various engineering disciplines are also crucial.

Candidates for the Senior Engineering Manager role at Recorded Future should possess at least ten years of experience in software engineering, with a minimum of four years in a management position. Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, Go, or C is essential, along with production-level experience in network-heavy applications. Strong communication skills and a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related fields are also required.

Recorded Future fosters team collaboration by implementing agile methodologies and encouraging open communication among diverse engineering teams. The Senior Engineering Manager serves as a coordinator, working closely with team leads to establish project scopes and timelines, ensuring that all members can contribute effectively to meet the company’s goals.

A Senior Engineering Manager at Recorded Future should have experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, message buses like Kafka or RabbitMQ, and familiarity with the TCP/IP protocol stack. Understanding cybersecurity principles and challenges related to developing security products is also beneficial for this role.

The base salary range for the Senior Engineering Manager position at Recorded Future is $210,000 to $260,000, depending on the candidate's experience, location, and qualifications. Additional compensation may include equity and benefits packages, contributing to a competitive overall remuneration.

When answering this question, highlight specific instances where you've successfully led engineering teams, detailing the size of the teams, the projects you managed, and your leadership style. Mention how you nurtured a collaborative environment and helped team members grow.

Discuss your approach to prioritizing tasks, emphasizing collaboration with team leads to align with project timelines, company goals, and critical deliverables. Provide examples of tools and methodologies you use, such as agile practices and project management software.

Share your experience with methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Kanban, and explain how you've used them to enhance project delivery and team efficiency. Offer examples of how adapting these methodologies has led to successful outcomes in previous roles.

Provide an example of a conflict you've managed effectively. Discuss your approach to facilitating open communication between team members, encouraging empathy, and working towards a mutual resolution, leading to improved collaboration.

Detail your involvement in code reviews and the practices you've established to ensure quality assurance within your teams. Explain how you promote best coding practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Use the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to outline a particularly challenging project, describing the context, your objectives, the steps you took to address challenges, and the positive outcomes that resulted from your leadership.

Discuss your strategies for fostering continuous learning, such as encouraging attendance at conferences, webinars, and training sessions. Share any programs you’ve implemented to keep your teams informed about emerging technologies and trends.

Highlight the importance of mentorship in your leadership style. Share specific examples of how you’ve actively supported junior staff through coaching, providing constructive feedback, and creating opportunities for growth within the team.

Explain your methods for evaluating team performance, such as setting clear KPIs, conducting regular performance reviews, and gathering feedback from team members. Emphasize your commitment to using these evaluations to celebrate successes and identify areas for improvement.

Express your enthusiasm for Recorded Future’s mission and values. Discuss the impact you believe your experience can have on the company’s goals. Use this opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of the company and how your own values align with theirs.