Engineering Manager (Autofill & Desktop Native) Job at Bitwarden

Job Description

As the Engineering Manager for the Autofill and Desktop Native teams at Bitwarden, you will lead two teams of talented engineers responsible for some of the most user-facing and technically demanding parts of our product. The Autofill team owns browser autofill and form detection, including the inline menu, context menu, in-browser notifications, and passkey prompts in the browser extension. The Desktop Native team owns desktop autofill and native OS integrations including the SSH agent, Autotype, native passkeys, and the DuckDuckGo integration.

Job Responsibility

Hire, develop, and retain a strong team of engineers across browser autofill and desktop native domains
Set and report on measurable goals and objectives for both teams
Facilitate team ceremonies including weekly syncs, backlog refinements, retrospectives, and sprint planning
Monitor in-flight work to identify blocked items, proactively drive resolution, and provide contextual updates outside of the team to the rest of the organization
Own escalation and triage for production issues, community-reported bugs, and enterprise customer escalations related to autofill behavior and desktop integrations
Serve as a calm, informed, and empathetic voice in customer-facing and community interactions, helping users understand what's hard about autofill and why, while advocating internally for fixes and improvements that matter most
Maintain a healthy, sprint-ready backlog by prioritizing bugs and tech debt alongside feature work and ensuring all items are well-defined with accurate descriptions, technical breakdowns, and designs prior to refinement
Serve as the primary liaison between your engineers teams and Design, Product, Architecture, and other engineering teams, fielding cross-functional questions and maintaining alignment on priorities
Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to synthesize requests into prioritized, actionable work
Continuously identify friction points in team processes and develop solutions to improve efficiency, quality, and developer experience
Create an inclusive environment where teamwork and collaboration are valued
Conduct regular 1:1s, develop individualized performance goals and growth plans, and identify stretch opportunities to support each engineer's career progression
Perform annual or semi-annual performance reviews when required

Requirements

Ability to inspire and provide vision direction
Proven experience leading engineering teams, with hands-on involvement in front-end platform initiatives
Propensity towards leadership and mentoring
Ability to form good relationships with other leaders in the company
A strong sense of empathy and the ability to advocate for others
Collaborative and adaptable mindset
Openness and authenticity combined with excellent communication skills
Strength in evaluating the success of Bitwarden in reaching its goals and ensuring each strategic goal is measurable
Excellent problem-solving skills – you might not know all the answers, but you know how to find and communicate the solution
Technical background that enables meaningful engagement with engineers working across browser extensions, native desktop, or similar client-side domains
Comfortable reading and reasoning about TypeScript/JavaScript, Rust, or similar
hands-on development experience a plus
Proficiency with Git and modern software delivery practices

Nice to have

User of Bitwarden
Startup experience
Open source experience
Hands-on software development experience
Experience leading cross-functional, multi-discipline teams

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