Engineering Manager, Product Engineering

BUILD A SAFER WORLD. TRM Labs provides AI-powered intelligence solutions that help public and private sector agencies investigate and disrupt crime. TRM's platforms enable investigators to trace illicit activity, build cases, and construct operating pictures of threat networks. Leading agencies and businesses worldwide rely on TRM to make the world safer and more secure. The Product Engineering team at TRM builds the core customer-facing experiences that power our platform. As an Engineering Manager, Product Engineering, you will lead a multidisciplinary pod of frontend, backend, and full-stack engineers responsible for shipping highly visible, workflow-heavy product features used by customers every day. This role blends people leadership, technical judgment, and execution ownership. You’ll partner closely with Product and Design to translate complex requirements into intuitive, scalable product experiences—moving quickly from idea to impact in a fast-paced environment. The impact you’ll have here: - Lead and develop a pod of engineers across frontend, backend, and full-stack disciplines. - Own execution of key product initiatives end-to-end, from scoping through delivery and iteration. - Partner closely with Product and Design on roadmap planning, tradeoffs, and prioritization. - Drive predictable delivery while maintaining high standards for quality, reliability, and maintainability. - Provide technical leadership through design reviews, architectural discussions, and unblocking engineers. - Collaborate cross-functionally with other engineering teams to ensure smooth integrations and shared ownership. - Establish strong engineering fundamentals: clear documentation, observability, testing, and operational rigor. - Foster a culture of ownership, velocity, and clear communication. What we’re looking for: - Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related field. - 5+ years of software engineering experience and 2–5+ years of people management experience. - Proven success leading multidisciplinary engineering teams (frontend + backend). - Strong product engineering background with experience shipping user-facing workflows or product surfaces. - Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous problem spaces and move quickly with incomplete information. - Technical grounding that allows you to evaluate designs, review code, and guide architectural decisions. - Excellent communication skills and strong cross-functional partnership instincts. Nice to Have: - Experience scaling or evolving product engineering pods. - Background in B2B or enterprise software. - Experience with data-rich, workflow-heavy, or real-time products. - Familiarity with event-driven systems or complex integrations. U.S. Citizenship Required: This role requires U.S. citizenship due to the nature of the work and applicable customer and government requirements. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS If you’re interested in joining TRM, we encourage you to apply directly. Every application is reviewed by our Talent team. Before applying, review the job description carefully and highlight the experience and impact that best demonstrate the required qualifications. Please also provide thoughtful and accurate answers to the application questions, as these will be used to evaluate your qualifications for the role. If you send your resume directly to someone at TRM, we can’t guarantee it will reach the appropriate hiring team. Applying directly is the best way to ensure you’re considered. WHAT TO EXPECT FROM OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS Our process is designed to understand how you think, solve problems, and deliver impact, while giving you the opportunity to evaluate TRM. Most interview processes include a case study, AI skills assessment, and Leadership Principles interview. - Recruiter Intro: Explore your experience, motivations, and alignment with the role. - Hiring Manager: Dive deeper into your relevant experience, skills, and impact. - First Round: Typically 1–2 interviews focused on the skills most critical to the role. - Final Round: Typically 3–5 interviews to go deeper on your craft, problem-solving, and alignment with TRM. - References: We’ll speak with former colleagues who can provide perspective on your work and impact. - Offer: If it’s a mutual fit, your recruiter will walk you through your offer and answer your questions. - Welcome to TRM: Once you sign, we’ll get you ready for your first day and onboarding. Your recruiter will share your specific interview plan and preparation guidance along the way. Learn more about interviewing at TRM https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/interviewing-at-trm-how-we-hire-and-what-success-looks-like LIFE AT TRM We are building a safer world. That promise shows up in how we work every day. TRM moves quickly. We are a high velocity, high ownership team that expects clarity, follow-through, and impact. People who thrive here are energized by hard problems, experimentation, and continuous feedback. If something takes months elsewhere, it will ship here in days. Our work sits at the intersection of AI, national security, and fighting crime. The problems are complex, the stakes are real, and the environment evolves quickly. The pace and intensity of the work reflect the importance of the mission. As a result, the way we operate requires a high level of ownership, adaptability, collaboration, and creative problem-solving. At TRM, you should expect: - Priorities and targets to change quickly as we experiment and iterate - Work that often requires operating with a high degree of ambiguity - A high level of personal ownership and accountability - Close collaboration across teams and functions - Frequent, high-touch communication - Creative problem solving and out-of-the-box thinking - A pace that rewards urgency, adaptability, and outcomes This environment is energizing for people who enjoy building, solving hard problems, and making progres