Director of Engineering - MetaDefender Email Security

The role

You will lead the engineering for MetaDefender Email Security products across on-premises and cloud-native deployment models. This hands-on leadership role involves orchestrating AI agents, setting technical architecture, and managing a distributed team.

What you will do

• Lead as an AI-first effort using AI agents for specs, code, tests, and reviews.
• Remain hands-on in the codebase by setting architecture patterns and writing/reviewing code.
• Own end-to-end delivery of the product roadmap.
• Set technical direction and architecture for high-assurance environments.
• Recruit, develop, and retain engineers across Romania and Hungary.
• Drive performance-based management and rigorous performance culture.
• Champion a security-first quality bar for human and AI-generated code.
• Improve engineering velocity through CI/CD and AI-assisted workflows.
• Codify AI-native practices for the wider OPSWAT portfolio.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product Management, Design, and security leaders.

Required qualifications

• Full agentic development experience in B2B and high-security enterprise environments.
• Demonstrable experience launching a product via a full AI-powered SDLC.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years leading engineering teams, including managing managers/leads.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals in design patterns and SOLID principles.
• Experience building scalable, distributed solutions including relational/document databases and cloud-native services.
• Experience with CI/CD systems.
• Ability to lead distributed teams across countries and time zones.
• Security-conscious approach to design, code review, and incident response.

Nice to have

• Domain familiarity with email communication technology and protocols.
• Experience integrating products with M365 and/or Google Workspace API ecosystems.
• Hands-on or managerial experience with .NET Core / C#.
• Experience leading design or operation of cloud-native SaaS platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience writing AI context files like CLAUDE.md or .cursorrules.
• Familiarity running AI agents inside CI/CD pipelines.
• International team experience.
• Experience validating concurrency and thread-safety in high-throughput systems.

Benefits

• Work from anywhere with a worldwide, remote-friendly role.
• Attractive compensation with regular performance assessments.

About the company

OPSWAT is a global leader in IT, OT, and ICS critical infrastructure cybersecurity. It delivers an end-to-end platform to protect complex networks, secure devices, and ensure compliance.