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title: 'Sr. Manager, Email Security Engineering at Material Security'
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# Sr. Manager, Email Security Engineering at Material Security

- **Company:** Material Security
- **Location:** Remote
- **Compensation:** $235k–$260k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-23
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/materialsecurity/51c88f05-4620-4ea2-9347-dd3a25807147/application

**Skills:** Distributed systems, Backend infrastructure, Engineering management

> Lead and scale a high-performing engineering team responsible for the flagship Email Security product. Drive architectural decisions for distributed systems, mentor engineers, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver a robust security platform.

## Job description

Material Security was founded to protect the world's most sensitive data, starting with the most vulnerable point of entry: email. As a Senior Engineering Manager for Email Security, you will lead the team responsible for our flagship product. Our customers—ranging from the Fortune 500 to global nonprofits—rely on us to stop sophisticated attacks that bypass traditional defenses. You will join at a pivotal time to scale our distributed systems, mentor a high-performing team of engineers, and partner with leadership to define the future of email security. If you thrive in high-stakes environments and love building robust platforms that solve real-world problems, we want to talk to you.

## Responsibilities

- Lead and scale a team of high-performing engineers, providing mentorship and career development.
- Own the delivery and execution of the Email Security roadmap, ensuring high velocity without compromising on quality or reliability.
- Drive architectural decisions for complex, high-throughput distributed systems and platforms.
- Partner cross-functionally with Product and Security teams to align technical strategy with customer needs.
- Foster a culture of operational excellence, overseeing oncall rotations, incident response, and system health.

## What We're Looking For

- Extensive experience as a strong IC in distributed systems or backend infrastructure, with a proven track record of transitioning into successful engineering management.
- Experience managing teams of engineers in a high-scale, high-growth environment.
- Strong product sense and the ability to translate technical constraints into product tradeoffs.
- Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with cross-functional partners like Product and Security.
- Startup agility: A low-ego, "roll-up-your-sleeves" attitude with the ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced settings.

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Compensation at Material Security is determined by a range of factors, including but not limited to the individual’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected pay range for this position is $235,000 - $260,000 annual salary.

## Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Material Security is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

## About Material Security

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Material Security is a detection and response platform purpose-built to secure Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, protecting email, data, accounts, and configurations from modern threats.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Ryan Noon, Abhishek Agrawal, Chris Park

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Computer and Network Security (Cloud Office Security)
- **Target Customers**: B2B, primarily mid-market and enterprise security teams using Google Workspace or Microsoft 365
- **Mission Statement**: To build security that works — and works simply — by bringing pragmatism, productivity, and interdisciplinary thinking to cloud workspace security.

## Products & Services
Material Security offers a unified SaaS platform with several integrated modules:
- **Email Security**: Automatically detects and remediates sophisticated malicious emails that bypass native email controls.
- **File Security**: Protects sensitive content by managing sharing permissions and reducing data sprawl across cloud drives.
- **Account Security**: Hardens user accounts, detects risky behavior, and contains the blast radius of a compromise.
- **Data Security (DLP)**: Prevents data loss and protects sensitive information in emails & files at scale without hampering productivity.
- **Posture Management**: Monitors and remediates configuration drift and risky behaviors across the workspace automatically.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Total Funding**: $162.0M (3 rounds: Seed, Series A, B, C)
- **Key Investors**: Andreessen Horowitz (led Series A), Founders Fund (led Series C), Stripe, Elad Gil, and angel investors including Andy Bechtolsheim, Nat Friedman, and Drew Houston. [material.security](https://material.security/about)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue estimated at $3.0M (via LinkedIn company data). Note: As a private company, this figure is not officially confirmed and may lag.
- **Growth Signals**: 8,233 LinkedIn followers (YoY growth of +19.2%), recently posted 8 active job openings (up 700% YoY and 300% quarter-over-quarter). A notable hub for talent from companies like Dropbox, Okta, and CrowdStrike. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/materialsecurity)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Purpose-built for Cloud Workspaces**: Unlike legacy email security tools retrofitted for the cloud, Material's platform is natively designed for the architecture of Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.
- **Single-tenant Architecture**: Offers "Isolated Deployments" for full customer environment isolation, a strong differentiator for enterprise clients with strict data residency requirements.
- **Automation & Efficiency**: Focuses on built-in auto-remediations to reduce the manual workload for lean security teams.
- **Founding Team Pedigree**: The co-founders (Dropbox, Google, Microsoft Research, Stanford) bring deep experience in both building scalable productivity platforms and enterprise security.

## Strategic Focus
Material's current strategic priorities include:
- **Incumbent Disruption**: Competing against legacy email security gateways (e.g., Mimecast, Proofpoint) by offering a unified platform that covers email, data, account, and posture security in one view.
- **AI-native Threats**: Positioning its platform to handle the new wave of AI-generated phishing and social engineering attacks that bypass traditional signature-based detection.
- **Channel & Alliances**: Growing its go-to-market motion through strategic partnerships (e.g., Strategic Alliances Lead role recently hired).
- **Product Expansion**: Continuing to build out the "Check" product (posture management) to become the central security console for cloud workspaces.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-First Culture**: Material is a remote-first organization with a physical HQ in San Francisco. Employees can work from home, co-working spaces, or the office. They host in-person company gatherings twice a year. [material.security](https://material.security/careers)
- **Engineering Culture**: The founders come from a strong engineering background (Dropbox, Google, Microsoft Research). The company values "Act with urgency," "Start with yes," and "Engineer customer love."
- **Benefits**: 100% coverage of Health, Dental, & Vision for employees and dependents, unlimited vacation (that they claim is actually used), up to 16 weeks parental leave, cell phone & internet stipend, 401(k), and an AI-native tooling environment (including access to Claude, Cursor).
- **AI-First Workplace**: The company actively invests in AI tools for its own productivity, making it an attractive environment for engineers who want to work with cutting-edge tech.
- **Meaningful Impact**: The product protects critical infrastructure for thousands of businesses, solving a pressing and evolving problem.

## Sources
1. [material.security - Product & Security Overview](https://material.security/)
2. [material.security - About Us and Leadership](https://material.security/about)
3. [material.security - Careers Page](https://material.security/careers)
4. [material.security - Remote-First Culture](https://material.security/resources/remote-first-culture-built-on-flexibility-boundary-setting-autonomy-and-meetups)
5. [linkedin.com - Material Security Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/materialsecurity)

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