Engineering Manager (Web Platform)

Bitwarden is the trusted identity security leader for millions of users worldwide, empowering enterprises, developers, and individuals to securely manage and share sensitive information anywhere. Bitwarden makes it easy for all users to extend robust security across their devices with password management, secrets management, and passwordless and passkey innovations. The company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California with team members located across the globe. Learn more at bitwarden.com.

As we establish our India Engineering Center of Excellence (COE), we are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager who can lead and grow the Web Platform team. As the Engineering Manager for the Web Platform team, you will be expected to lead a team of experienced software engineers responsible for the core web application tooling and client services that support all of our web-based clients. This includes our web application, Electron-based desktop client, browser extension, and CLI, as well as other clients and additional Products in the future. You will be expected to work closely with other managers and teams across the organization to understand their needs for ongoing feature development, anticipate future needs, and ensure the ongoing stability and security of the platforms.

• Hire, develop, and retain a strong team of engineers

• Set and report on measurable goals and objectives for the team

• Facilitate team ceremonies including weekly syncs, backlog refinements, retrospectives, and sprint planning

• Monitor in-flight work to identify blocked items, proactively drive resolution, and provide contextual updates outside of the team to the rest of the organization

• Own escalation and triage for production issues, community-reported bugs, and enterprise customer escalations related to autofill behavior and desktop integrations

• Maintain a healthy, sprint-ready backlog by prioritizing bugs and tech debt alongside feature work and ensuring all items are well-defined with accurate descriptions, technical breakdowns, and designs prior to refinement

• Serve as the primary liaison between your engineering team and Design, Product, Architecture, and other engineering teams, fielding cross-functional questions and maintaining alignment on priorities

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to synthesize requests into prioritized, actionable work

• Continuously identify friction points in team processes and develop solutions to improve efficiency, quality, and developer experience

• Create an inclusive environment where teamwork and collaboration are valued

• Conduct regular 1:1s, develop individualized performance goals and growth plans, and identify stretch opportunities to support each engineer's career progression

• Perform annual or semi-annual performance reviews when required

• 10-12 years of demonstrated experience leading engineering teams or complex cross-functional product engineering initiatives within a software engineering organization.

• Experience working in globally distributed Product Engineering, GCC, or Center of Excellence environments along with managing distributed or cross-regional teams, including working across time zones.

• Proven ability to successfully lead delivery across engineering organizations and influence multiple stakeholders.

• Strong understanding of Agile software development, modern engineering practices, and product delivery lifecycles.

• Experience in Engineering Management, Technical Program Management, Engineering Delivery, Product Operations, Design Program Management, or similar leadership roles.

• Ability to