Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Our Purpose

At SentinelOne we are driven by a clear purpose: to give the advantage to those who secure our future. As AI reshapes how organizations build operate and innovate the responsibility to protect them becomes more critical than ever. When you join SentinelOne your work helps protect global enterprises critical infrastructure and the technologies shaping tomorrow. If you are motivated by meaningful challenges and want your impact to be real measurable and global you will find purpose here.

About Us

SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. Our AI-native platform unifies protection across endpoint cloud identity data and AI systems to deliver autonomous detection and response with clarity and speed. By combining real-time analytics intelligent automation and a unified data foundation we reduce noise simplify complexity and empower security teams to focus on what truly matters.

Our teams are builders problem-solvers and innovators committed to shaping the future of security. If you are excited to solve hard problems alongside talented mission-driven people we invite you to help us build a safer future for humanity.

What Are We Looking For

Were looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business and we enable every team member regardless of role or level to build fluency in AI tools and concepts. Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions experiment thoughtfully and apply what they learn to drive better faster smarter outcomes.

As a Senior Software Engineering Managerwith a strong technical background in building and architecting large-scale multi-tenant SaaS platforms you possess the leadership maturity to manage both individual contributors and other managers effectively translating organizational strategy into clear actionable team goals. You are specifically driven to manage and grow high-performing engineering teams within the SaaS platform organization in Bangalore. Your expertise includes deep proficiency in high-load distributed systems and a hands-on understanding of modern cloud-native infrastructures.

What You Will Do

Build and Grow Our Bangalore Agent Platform Team: Be the key leader for our Agent Platform engineering team in India. Own the hiring management and retention of a high-performing team ensuring local growth aligns with our global SaaS platform objectives.

Lead Execution and Delivery: Drive the execution of team projects. Partner with individual contributors (ICs) to define tasks track progress and ensure timely high-quality delivery. Manage cross-team dependencies and coordinate with stakeholders (Product Managers senior leadership) to guarantee alignment and clear communication on status and risks.

Drive Technical Strategy: Oversee the architectural design and scalability for Agent Platform SaaS services. These services interact with millions of agents and process billions of daily requests. You will rely on designated Tech Leads and senior team members for detailed design and architecture.

Ensure Cross-Functional Success: Partner with the Agent Platform engineering leadership Product Management and UX designers to strategically define system requirements and deliver features that protect millions of endpoints worldwide.

Foster a World-Class Engineering Culture: Promote engineering excellence and continuous learning. Coach individuals and other managers to achieve their professional goals.

Engage with Leadership: Regularly interact with senior management and executives to influence decisions and gain acceptance for strategic initiatives.

Manage a Hybrid Team: Lead the local Bangalore team within our hybrid work model fostering strong in-person collaboration and a powerful sense of belonging.

What Experience or Knowledge You Should Bring

Leadership Track Record: A minimum of 8 years of progressive software engineering experience including 35 years of increasing managerial responsibility with at least 2 years operating at the Manager level or higher.

Management & Development Expertise: Proven success in managing hiring mentoring and developing high-performing engineering teams of 8 direct reports including experience managing internationally distributed and cross-functional IC teams.

Core Technical Skills: Strong proficiency and an ability to lead technical strategy in major programming languages such as Java Go or Python coupled with a deep understanding of software design principles.

Distributed Systems & Cloud Scale: Deep background in architecting building and scaling high-load resilient distributed systems within public cloud platforms like AWS or GCP.

Infrastructure & Observability: Solid hands-on and strategic experience with modern infrastructure tooling including Docker Kubernetes Helm and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform). Experience with modern monitoring and observability stacks is a strong plus.

Product Delivery & CI/CD: Comprehensive knowledge of the entire SaaS product development lifecycle. Expert-level understanding and application of modern CI/CD practices and tooling such as Github Actions or ArgoCD to drive engineering velocity and quality.

Strategic Communication & Business Acumen: Exceptional verbal and written communication negotiation and stakeholder management skills. Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical decisions into clear business outcomes and align engineering execution with broader company strategy.

Why SentinelOne

AI is redefining how the world operates and rewriting the rules of security in real time and SentinelOne was built for this moment. From day one we architected an AI-native platform designed to operate at machine speed not as an add-on to legacy systems but as the foundation itself. If you want to build where innovation and impact move together this is that place.

We invest in our Sentinels with comprehensive competitive benefits designed to support you and your family:

• Flexible working hours and hybrid/remote work model.
• Flexible Time Off.
• Flexible Paid Sick Days.
• Global gender-neutral Parental Leave (16 weeks beyond the leave provided by the local laws)
• Generous employee stock plan in the form of RSUs (restricted stock units)
• On top of RSUs you can benefit from our attractive ESPP (employee stock purchase plan)
• Gym membership/sports gears by Cultfit.
• Wellness Coach app with 3000 on-demand sessions daily interactive classes audiobooks and unlimited private coaching.
• Private medical insurance plan for you and your family.
• Life Insurance covered by S1 (for employees)
• Telemedical app consultation (Practo)
• Global Employee Assistance Program (confidential counseling related to both personal and work life matters)
• High-end MacBook or Windows laptop.
• Home-office-setup allowances (one time) and maintenance allowance.
• Internet allowances.
• Provident Fund and Gratuity (as per govt clause)
• NPS contribution (Employee contribution)
• Half yearly bonus program depending on the individual and company performance.
• Above standard referral bonus as per policy.
• LinkedIn Business platform for Hard/Soft skills Training & Support for your further educational activities/trainings
• Sodexo food coupons.