Senior Director, Software Engineering

Rapid7 is looking for a strategic technology leader to build and scale our engineering teams in Pune, India. As our Sr. Director of Engineering, you will drive engineering strategy and execution, focusing on operational excellence, resiliency, and quality to help create a secure digital world for over 11,000 organizations.
About The Team
Together, our Product & Engineering team creates a single, cohesive experience to help customers assess risk, detect threats, and automate their security programs. These global teams use best-in-class research and technologiesincluding Java, Python, AWS, and Goto develop industry-leading solutions in vulnerability management, detection & response, cloud security, and penetration testing. We are dedicated to fostering an unbeatable culture where every team member has the opportunity to drive impact, learn, and grow.
About The Role
In this role, you will lead our Vulnerability Management engineering responsible for supporting thousands of customers in closing the security achievement gap. You will shape product architecture, foster a culture of collaboration and leadership growth, and ensure we deliver the best possible outcomes for the security community. You will be a key driver in expanding our global footprint, ensuring our engineering teams thrive as we continue to scale our newest location.
In This Role, You Will:

• Set the bar and drive accountability for operational excellence, resilience, performance, and quality initiatives across the organization.
• Partner closely with Product Management, UX, and other stakeholders to establish strategy and roadmap commitments.
• Develop and maintain technical strategy and execution plans to achieve roadmap goals while driving high-fidelity delivery standards.
  
• Grow and develop technical and leadership skills locally and across the organization to create a thriving culture for both individual contributors and leaders.
• Invest in recruiting and mentoring the current and future stars of the engineering organization as the company continues to scale.
• Engage directly with customers to incorporate feedback and remove friction from their product experience.
• Ensure scalable development, testing, and deployment processes to maintain and improve product reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with support and cross-functional teams to ensure customers have a seamless experience.
  

The Skills Youll Bring Include:

• 10+ years of global development and agile engineering leadership experience at scale.
• Technical Expertise: A proven track record of building, delivering, and running complex enterprise-class SaaS at scale.

• Looking to get Placed? Try our Placement Guarantee Plan

  Get Hired
  Organizational Leadership: Experience growing and developing a diverse, distributed, and thriving team of leaders and engineers.
• Collaboration: The ability to influence cross-functional partners in product management, support, and strategy to ensure alignment on customer success.
• Results Oriented: A history of leading teams to build and ship high-quality platforms in a fast-paced, continuous deployment environment.
• Strategic Orientation: The facility to synthesize industry trends and set courses that enable the company to respond to evolving customer needs.
  

We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. Teams reflecting a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please dont be shy - apply today.
About Rapid7
At Rapid7, we are on a mission to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by embracing tenacity, passion, and collaboration to challenge whats possible and drive extraordinary impact.
Here, were building a dynamic workplace where everyone can have the career experience of a lifetime. We challenge ourselves to grow to our full potential. We learn from our missteps and celebrate our victories. We come to work every day to push boundaries in cybersecurity and keep our 11,000+ global customers ahead of whatevers next.
Join us and bring your unique experiences and perspectives to tackle some of the worlds biggest security challenges.
About Rapid7
At Rapid7, our vision is to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by harnessing our collective expertise and passion to challenge whats possible and drive extraordinary impact. Were building a dynamic and collaborative workplace where new ideas are welcome.
Protecting 11,000+ customers against bad actors and threats means were continuing to push the envelope just like we ve been doing for the past 20 years. If you re ready to solve some of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity, were ready to help you take command of your career. Join us.