Security Research Manager, Coverage Team

Semgrep

8d • $188,000 - $254,000 • Remote

About The Position

You will lead the team of Security Researchers responsible for driving the coverage through rules for Secrets, Code, and Supply Chain: across all of our products. This team owns:
Writing high-quality detection rules
Advancing research and automation to make rule writing faster and more accurate
Measuring and improving the overall quality and coverage of detections
As the Manager of the Security Research Coverage team, you’ll report to the Head of Security Research. You’ll set the roadmap, partner with Product Management to focus on the most impactful detection areas, and drive continuous improvements in both accuracy and breadth of our vulnerability coverage. Success in this role means leading a team that delivers world-class detections, scales rule generation through automation and AI, and pushes the boundaries of what modern vulnerability research can achieve.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience as a People Manager
• 5+ years experience as a Tech Lead in the Security space: App Sec Engineer, Security Researcher, Vulnerability Researcher, etc
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environments where prototypes are rapidly iterated or discarded
• Comfortable tech leading and mentoring Security Researchers
• Excellent proactive communication skills, both verbal and written
• Fit in our low-ego high-impact culture
• Excitement about building for customers, iterating fast, and seeing solutions solve real developer problems
• Curiosity and a love of new technologies, especially AI/ML
• Comfortable writing code, especially in Python or Rust

Responsibilities

• Hire, develop, and grow the team, cultivating a productive, engaging, diverse, and inclusive work environment that aligns with Semgrep's core values
• Work closely with product management, sales, and product development teams across all product lines
• Understand, measure, and elevate the velocity and quality of Semgrep detection rule delivery
• Prioritize your team’s work and schedules, balancing current product needs with strategic research that will help scale the team through AI and automation
• Contribute to the technical direction and to the research (depending on your profile)
• Directly impact the security posture of many customers by improving the quality of our detection

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed