Engineering Manager, Language Security (TuxCare)
TuxCare offers a portfolio of security solutions for Linux and open-source software aimed at enterprise organizations. With TuxCare, enterprises can automate live vulnerability patching, minimize downtime, keep their applications secure and compliant, and get support from a team that knows Linux security best – covering the most popular Linux distributions, end-of-life systems, programming languages, and much more.
We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to take ownership of TuxCare's Language Security Research function — a group of four teams responsible for delivering security patches for end-of-life and non-EOL open-source language runtimes and frameworks.
TuxCare's Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS) helps organizations continue using end-of-life software securely. We provide security patches for unsupported versions of Linux distributions and language ecosystems — including Java, JavaScript/Node.js, Python, PHP, Go, Spring, Angular, Django, Flask, and more.
This is a manager-focused role within a technical delivery environment, where broad language ecosystem expertise and strong engineering leadership are both essential. You will manage four teams (~18 engineers) across Java, JavaScript/Go, Python, and PHP disciplines, setting the technical direction and operational standards for the entire function.
Useful links:
- CVE coverage:
- ELS for Languages documentation:
What You Will Own
People & Teams
- Lead and develop four teams (Java, JavaScript/Go, Python, PHP) totalling ~18 engineers
- Build a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Define hiring plans, conduct performance reviews, and drive career development for your reports
- Manage onboarding and ramp-up of new team members, projects, and libraries into the team's scope
Technical Direction
- Set and enforce standards for CVE analysis, vulnerability assessment, patch backporting, and security release processes across all language ecosystems
- Drive consistency in tooling and workflows across teams (CI/CD pipelines, patch delivery, release processes)
- Evaluate and guide AI-assisted automation for backporting and vulnerability discovery
- Serve as the final technical escalation point for complex or cross-team security issues
Delivery & Operations
- Own SLA compliance across all language platforms
- Align team efforts with client expectations and delivery commitments
- Organise and continuously improve development workflows and engineering processes
- Coordinate internal documentation and ensure it reflects the actual state of each project
- Ensure smooth coordination between language teams and OS, Docker, and platform teams
- Manage scope boundaries and overlap with OS and platform teams, particularly around shared dependencies and cross-ecosystem vulnerabilities
Requirements
Must have:
- Strong background in software development across multiple language ecosystems — at least 6 years of hands-on experience
- 3+ years of engineering leadership experience (Team Lead or Engineering Manager) in a product company
- Proven experience with technical delivery and accountability for team outcomes
- Solid working knowledge of at least 3 of the 5 languages your teams cover: Java, JavaScript, Go, Python, PHP
- Hands-on experience with security research or vulnerability analysis: CVE triage, patch backporting, or similar
- Ability to work effectively in distributed teams and within larger organisational structures
- Strong communication skills — capable of interfacing with stakeholders and meeting external delivery expectations
- Experience building or improving engineering processes from scratch
- Experience with CI/CD systems (GitLab CI, Jenkins) and dependency management tooling (Maven/Gradle, npm, pip, Go modules)
- Upper-intermediate or higher English (written and spoken)
Nice to have:
- Hands-on experience identifying and analysing vulnerabilities in language-ecosystem a