Software Engineering Manager

Bengaluru 💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead and bootstrap a new engineering team (Core Frontier) to translate complex identity features into a seamless user experience for Auth0's global platform.

Role type

Founding Engineering Manager (People leadership with hands-on technical contribution)

Builds

Core Identity features (Native to Web, Cross-App Access, Custom Token Exchange) for Auth0's developer-friendly identity platform

Domain

Identity and Access Management (IAM), Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Engineering management (3+ years), Individual contributor background (5+ years), Building scalable distributed systems, Coaching engineers, Technical architecture, Code reviews

Preferred skills

Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain experience, Node.js, AWS stack, Public-facing secure APIs

Technologies

Node.js, AWS

Responsibilities

Hire and bootstrap the Bengaluru team, Establish engineering culture and processes, Partner with global leaders on security and reliability, Prioritize roadmap with stakeholders, Conduct people management (coaching, 1:1s, reviews), Contribute to codebase and architectural decisions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC transitioning to management

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