Engineering Manager - Product
Cowbell Cyber
Cowbell is signaling a new era in cyber insurance by harnessing technology and data to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with advanced warning of cyber risk exposures bundled with cyber insurance coverage adaptable to the threats of today and tomorrow. Championing adaptive insurance, Cowbell follows policyholders’ cyber risk exposures as they evolve through continuous risk assessment and continuous underwriting. In its unique AI-based approach to risk selection and pricing, Cowbell’s underwriting platform, powered by Cowbell Factors, compresses the insurance process from submission to issue to less than 5 minutes.
Founded in 2019 and based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Cowbell has rapidly grown, now operating across the U.S., Canada, U.K., and India. This growth was recently bolstered by a successful Series C fundraising round of $60 million from Zurich Insurance. This investment not only underscores the confidence in Cowbell’s mission but also accelerates our capacity to revolutionize cyber insurance on a global scale. With the backing of over 25 prominent reinsurance partners, Cowbell is poised to redefine how SMEs navigate the evolving landscape of cyber threats.
Position: Engineering Manager, Products
We are seeking a highly experienced and results-driven Engineering Manager with a proven track record of delivering complex technology products in fast-paced environments. This role requires strong leadership, deep technical expertise, and the ability to manage cross-functional teams across geographies. You will play a pivotal role in aligning engineering execution with business objectives and driving measurable value for stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Product Delivery & Management
- Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise-scale products, ensuring scope, timeline, and quality targets are consistently met.
- Define delivery roadmaps, milestones, and resource allocation across multiple product lines.
- Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks, and drive resolution to keep execution on track.
Technical Leadership
- Provide hands-on technical guidance in backend architecture, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications.
- Ensure adoption of coding best practices, architecture standards, and high-quality engineering processes.
- Partner with Staff / Principal engineers to design scalable, resilient, and secure solutions.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the primary liaison with US-based Product & Delivery leadership.
- Translate complex business requirements into actionable technical deliverables.
- Communicate status, risks, and dependencies clearly to executives and business stakeholders.
Team Coordination & People Leadership
- Manage and mentor cross-functional teams of developers, testers, and product owners.
- Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture that encourages innovation and accountability.
Conduct regular stand-ups, retrospectives, and career coaching sessions. - Define and track performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.
Process & Delivery Excellence
- Champion Agile and DevOps practices to improve release velocity and reliability.
- Leverage metrics-driven decision making to optimize engineering processes.
- Continuously evolve delivery frameworks to support rapid product launches.
Qualifications
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering and delivery.
- 4+ years of experience in technical leadership and people management.
- Strong expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
- Deep hands-on experience with:
- Core Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, Elasticsearch (ELK), Kubernetes, Redis, AWS.
- Other Skills: CI/CD pipelines, Git, Docker, Agile/Scrum practices.
- Proven experience in insurance and cyber-risk domains, delivering products at scale.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
Technical Skills
Mandatory:
- Delivery & Program Management
- Agile / Scrum Leadership
- Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs
- Apache Kafka, Elasticsearch, RDBMS
- Kubernetes, AWS
- Git, CI/CD
Good to Have:
- Redis, PostgreSQL
- Cloud cost optimization & observability (Grafana, Prometheus)
- DevOps and Security best practices
- AI-driven tooling (Prompt Engineering, ML integrations)
Domain Experience
- Extensive experience in Insurance & Cybersecurity product engineering.
- Expertise in building configurable platforms to accelerate product launches.
What Cowbell brings to the table:
- Employee equity plan for all and wealth enablement plan for select customer facing roles
- Comprehensive wellness program, meditation app subscriptions, lunch and learn, book club, happy hours and much more
- Professional development and the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of cyber insurance, cyber security as well as continuing to build your professional skills in a team environment
Equal Employment Opportunity:
We are committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Cowbell is a leading innovator in cyber insurance, dedicated to empowering businesses to always deliver their intended outcomes as the cyber threat landscape evolves. Guided by our core values of TRUE—Transparency, Resiliency, Urgency, and Empowerment—we are on a mission to be the gold standard for businesses to understand, manage, and transfer cyber risk.
At Cowbell, we foster a collaborative and dynamic work environment where every employee is empowered to contribute and grow. We pride ourselves on our commitment to transparency and resilience, ensuring that we not only meet but exceed industry standards.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace where all voices are heard and valued. Our employees enjoy competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and continuous opportunities for professional development.
For more information, please visit https://cowbell.insure/.
Cowbell Cyber does not permit the use of AI tools during any stage of our interview process. By submitting your application, you agree to complete all assessments and interviews without the use of generative AI assistance.