Engineering Manager, Anti-Abuse & Security

Replit2 days ago

Location

Foster City, CA

Type

Full Time

Salary

USD 210,000 – 275,000

Level

Manager

Role

Engineering Manager

Posted

May 26, 2026

Full TimeManager

The role

Summary

Replit is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to build and lead their Anti-Abuse team from the ground up. This critical role involves developing comprehensive anti-abuse strategies, designing progressive verification systems, and protecting the platform from emerging AI-driven abuse vectors while maintaining a seamless user experience.

What you'll do

Anti-Abuse Strategy: Define comprehensive threat model and prioritize abuse vectors including phishing, scam hosting, cryptomining, token farming, and payment fraud

Verification Infrastructure: Design and implement a progressive 'ladder of trust' system with escalating verification levels and policy engines

Metrics and Measurement: Establish key anti-abuse metrics such as abuse rate, fraud loss, false positive rate, time-to-detect, and time-to-mitigate

Team Development: Hire and grow a high-performance team of software engineers and data analysts specializing in anti-abuse technologies

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Support, Legal, Security, Infrastructure, and Growth teams to develop comprehensive anti-abuse strategies

What we look for

Technical

Detection SystemsExperience building detection and enforcement systems including rules engines, ML-based risk scoring, and reputation systems

Identity VerificationKnowledge of KYC, progressive verification systems, and identity signal integration

AI TechnologiesProficiency with AI coding tools and understanding of AI-native abuse vectors

Education

Technical DegreeBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field preferred

Experience

Management Experience6-10+ years of engineering experience with 2+ years of team management

Anti-Abuse DomainPrior experience in trust and safety, fraud prevention, or adversarial engineering domains

Skills

Required skills

Cross-Functional CommunicationAbility to translate technical concepts across different organizational teams

Hands-On CodingContinued technical skills including code writing, PR reviews, and prototyping

Metrics DesignCapability to define success metrics for complex, ambiguous problems

Nice to have

AI Abuse ExpertiseExperience with emerging AI-driven abuse mechanisms like prompt injection and token farming

Payment Fraud KnowledgeFamiliarity with payment fraud, card testing, and promotional abuse prevention

Compensation & benefits

Salary

USD 210,000 – 275,000 (annual)

Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Competitive salary with equity compensation package

Retirement Planning

401(k) program with 4% company match for US employees

Healthcare

Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage

Leave Policies

Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave

Flexible Work

Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy with additional holidays

Interview process

1
Initial Screening — Review of resume and initial qualifications
2
Technical Phone Screen — Discussion of anti-abuse experience and technical capabilities
3
Hiring Manager Interview — Detailed discussion of strategic approach to anti-abuse challenges
4
Technical Assessment — Practical evaluation of coding and system design skills
5
Team Interview — Meetings with potential team members to assess cultural fit
6
Final Leadership Interview — Comprehensive review with senior leadership