Engineering Manager for SaaS Platform & Security

ANDREW CRANSTON

Engineering Manager Director of Engineering Platform & SaaS Systems

San Francisco, CA Remote/Hybrid 619-***-**** ***************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/acranston PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Engineering leader with 10+ years of experience building scalable SaaS platforms across cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, gaming, and e commerce. Proven ability to lead cross functional teams of 5–10 engineers while delivering high impact software in both startup and enterprise environments.

Combines strong technical and visual design expertise with product thinking to translate complex requirements into scalable systems and high quality releases. Experienced in cloud platforms, distributed systems, developer platforms, and UX driven engineering execution. TECHNICAL STACK

Languages & Frameworks: Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, ReactJS, AngularJS, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS/SASS/SCSS, PHP, Perl, Python

Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, S3, CloudFront, Route53, RDS, Lambda), Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux

Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis

Tools: Jira, Confluence, Git, Lucidchart, Figma

Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, CI/CD, Test Driven Development CORE SKILLS

Engineering Leadership Distributed Systems SaaS Architecture Cloud Infrastructure API Platforms DevOps Collaboration Technical Roadmapping Agile / Scrum Leadership System Scalability Platform Architecture Performance Optimization Cross Functional Leadership Engineering Process Improvement CI/CD UX Collaboration PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Thales / Imperva / CloudVector

Product Owner / Senior Engineering Manager 2018 – Present Lead product strategy and delivery for cloud-native cybersecurity platforms focused on API and cloud workload protection. Manage distributed SCRUM teams across engineering, UX, and product stakeholders.

Key Impact

● Introduced Definition of Ready framework, reducing engineering rework 10-15% and cutting project costs 5%

● Built executive usage dashboards revealing 40% low-usage features, enabling SKU redesign and improved retention

● Accelerated delivery velocity 15% through roadmap clarity and cross-team planning UpMetrics

Engineering Manager 2016 – 2018

Led development of a multi-tenant SaaS analytics platform used by nonprofit organizations. Key Impact

● Improved sprint velocity 10-15% through stronger backlog refinement

● Delivered KPI dashboards enabling data-driven decision making

● Strengthened collaboration between founders, product leadership, and engineering teams

Sideband Networks

Product Owner/UX Lead 2014 – 2016

Owned product interface development from concept to launch in an early-stage startup. Key Impact

● Introduced shared frontend libraries improving engineering productivity

● Improved UX clarity and reduced cross-team friction in platform design Earlier Roles

Engineering and product leadership roles at Nokia, Nook, OpenFeint/GREE, Zoom Photos Key contributions:

● Supported consumer platforms reaching 10M+ users

● Contributed to three startup exits through acquisitions.

● Reduced development cycle time through improved planning and engineering alignment.

● Enabled faster feature delivery through UX and engineering collaboration.

● Delivered sustainability dashboard at Nokia enabling KPI-driven environmental initiatives EDUCATION

MS Software Engineering — Carnegie Mellon University BFA Fine Arts — State University of New York

Certifications

AWS Cloud Practitioner

Professional Scrum Product Owner II

Yale School of Management – Global Leadership

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