Forcepoint

Director, Software Engineering, DSPM

Forcepoint

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Poland

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

CloudMicroservices

About the role

  • Own and drive the engineering strategy and roadmap for Forcepoint’s DSPM product—designing and delivering a modern, scalable, cloud-native security platform.
  • Build and lead a high-performing engineering organization in Poland, attracting top talent and fostering an environment where engineers can do the best work of their careers.
  • Elevate engineering excellence, establishing standards for architecture, code quality, automation, observability, and secure development.
  • Collaborate across product, architecture, and UX to turn customer needs and business objectives into intuitive, robust security solutions.
  • Balance innovation with execution, making smart tradeoffs between feature delivery, long-term architecture investments, and operational reliability.
  • Mentor and grow engineering leaders and senior ICs, developing both technical and managerial career paths.
  • Engage directly with customers and partners to validate use cases, strengthen product-market fit, and ensure Forcepoint leads the DSPM category.
  • Shape culture, championing clarity, accountability, and a bias toward action across globally distributed teams.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of engineering leadership experience, including building and scaling high-performing software teams.
  • Proven ability to design and deliver complex, cloud-native products (SaaS, microservices, data platforms, or security products).
  • A strong background in data security, secure system design, data protection, cloud platforms, or related technical domains.
  • Deep knowledge of modern engineering practices: CI/CD, automation, testing, telemetry, quality, DevSecOps.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across engineering groups and business functions, synthesizing diverse perspectives into clear, actionable decisions.
  • A passion for developing people—growing leaders, elevating talent, and inspiring teams.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to represent engineering to executives, customers, and partners.
  • Experience with AI-led development techniques across the full engineering flow is a strong plus.
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • Growth opportunities
  • Chance to make a meaningful impact
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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud-native productsSaaSmicroservicesdata platformsdata securitysecure system designCI/CDautomationDevSecOpstesting
Soft Skills
engineering leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationteam buildingaccountabilityinnovationdecision makinginspiring teamsfostering talent