# Desktop Software Engineering Manager

Hiring organization: [AlphaSense](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/alphasense)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bad71ed9-bc1c-4e9f-a3a8-c61051505080

Listed on AlphaSense's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Salary: 110000 – 150000 USD per year

## Summary

This is a foundational leadership role building AlphaSense's desktop engineering function from scratch, managing a small team of platform engineers responsible for ensuring the company's applications run reliably across managed endpoints while collaborating with both IT and product teams. The role suits an engineer who has moved into management without losing technical credibility, enjoys designing processes and building capability, and can balance quality standards with pragmatic problem-solving.

_Our summary, not AlphaSense's wording._

## Skills named

CrowdStrike Falcon, Electron Framework, macOS, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Windows, Okta

## Required

- 5+ years endpoint engineering or desktop platform engineering experience
- 2+ years in people management or tech lead role
- Hands-on macOS and/or Windows systems experience beyond user support
- Experience with enterprise MDM platforms (Kandji, Jamf Pro, or Microsoft Intune)
- Experience managing or partnering with product engineering teams on client-side issues
- Ability to build and run a technical function with defined process and standards
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Experience hiring and developing technical talent

## Nice to have

- Kandji/Iru experience including Blueprint architecture and enforcement scripting
- Familiarity with Electron-based desktop applications and their deployment behaviors
- CrowdStrike Falcon, Cloudflare Zero Trust, or Okta enterprise endpoint experience
- Background at a SaaS product company with close Corporate IT and Engineering collaboration
- Qualys VMDR or similar vulnerability management experience
- Experience in formal security-focused IT programs (Zero Trust, SOC 2, endpoint compliance)
- Jira Service Management for ticket and change management

Apply on AlphaSense's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/alphasense/jobs/8538783002