Engineering Lead (Manager) - Platform at Cape

New York, New York, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Telecommunications, Technology, Privacy and SecurityIndustries

Requirements

3+ years experience leading software engineering teams, including managing managers
Skilled at developing engineers and managers through coaching, mentorship, and performance management
Deep experience building, deploying, and maintaining microservices in production
Strong knowledge of distributed systems design

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership: scope problems, provide technical mentorship, craft architecture, review technical designs, and manage technical execution to deliver solutions on relevant timelines
Manage career & personal development: manage and mentor teams of engineers and emerging managers, provide coaching, structured feedback, and career development paths for engineers across all levels
Drive product design & delivery: generate ideas, architecture, and execute on net new products & features to drive business direction and growth
Ensure distributed systems ownership: design and build distributed services with reliability, observability, and security, aligned with Cape’s standards for performance and scalability across on-prem and cloud
Lead cross-functional collaboration: work closely with other Engineering Leads, Product Managers, Designers, and Business Development to define scope, prioritize work, and ensure end-to-end delivery of product initiatives
Foster culture building: create an environment of trust, respect, collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement across teams
Drive hiring & scaling: lead hiring for teams, working with Talent and Engineering Leadership to attract, assess, and retain top technical talent
Champion process evolution: promote engineering best practices for feature development, code review, deployment, incident response, and technical documentation

Skills

Backend Engineering

Distributed Systems

Cloud Native

On-Premises Systems

Scalable Systems

Reliable Systems

Team Leadership

Mentoring

Technical Strategy

Cape

Subscription-based mobile network prioritizing privacy

About Cape

Cape provides a mobile network service that focuses on delivering secure and private wireless coverage. The service works on a subscription model, where customers pay a regular fee to access Cape's network, which is designed to keep their personal information safe. Cape uses advanced technologies to ensure that users' names, numbers, and locations are protected from hackers, allowing them to communicate without fear of their data being compromised. What sets Cape apart from other mobile network providers is its strong commitment to privacy; it minimizes data collection and never sells or misuses customer information. The goal of Cape is to meet the growing demand for secure mobile communications, making it a leader in the privacy-first movement within the telecommunications industry.

Chesapeake, VirginiaHeadquarters

1998Year Founded

$59.3MTotal Funding

SERIES_BCompany Stage

Consumer Software, CybersecurityIndustries

51-200Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

401(k) Company Match

Risks

Increased competition from established privacy-focused telecom players like Silent Circle.

Quantum computing advancements could threaten current encryption methods used by Cape.

Government regulations on data retention may conflict with Cape's privacy-first model.

Differentiation

Cape offers privacy-first mobile services, ensuring minimal data collection and no data selling.

The company uses advanced technology to make user data untraceable by hackers.

Cape's subscription model provides secure, anonymous wireless coverage for privacy-conscious individuals.

Upsides

Growing demand for privacy-focused mobile services boosts Cape's market potential.

Partnership with IT&E Guam enhances Cape's market reach and credibility.

Recent $61 million funding round indicates strong venture capital interest in privacy-first tech.

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