Cybercrime is growing, and more businesses are getting hit by threats that used to target only the biggest organizations. Founded in 2015 by former NSA cyber operators, Huntress is a remote-first team working to make enterprise-grade cybersecurity accessible to businesses of all sizes. That’s why we build our technology in-house and back it with a 24/7 human-led Security Operations Center (SOC). As a result, our platform is never disconnected from the experts who manage it, ensuring our customers protection.
Huntress now secures more than 5M endpoints and 16M identities worldwide. Those numbers keep growing because more businesses rely on us to help carry the load and operate with more confidence. Every day, you can see that commitment in how we stand with our customers and how we show up for each other.
Location: Remote US
215,000 to $240,000 base plus bonus and equity
The Huntress team is looking for an innovative, highly motivated, and self-driven Principal Software Engineer to join our Huntress SIEM team. As a Principal Software Engineer at Huntress, you will be responsible for leading a feature delivery team in the design, development, and high-quality release of software features for the Huntress SIEM Platform that provides for automated detection and human-powered threat hunting. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will work closely with the platform and architecture teams to design and build the type of solutions Huntress has become known for, which are solutions that not only solve problems but drastically improve industry standards, workflows, and user experiences.
Own delivery, product quality, and up-time of complex mission-critical features/systems
Communicate critical trade-offs on technical approaches across the platform
Collaborate closely with the team engineering manager, product manager, security research, platform, and architect on strategic initiatives and technical designs
Design and optimize workflows that bridge the gap between traditional development practices and AI-assisted engineering.
Build and evolve AI tooling and usage in daily development workflows
Experience using AI coding agents to accelerate development
Engage with customers as necessary
Own and drive the performance impact of team/department solutions and the overall platform suite
Lead and develop high-quality, scalable software, software designs, and architecture, and set standards for team excellence
Own improving visibility into software systems at scale, including monitoring and alerting
Focus on the entire life cycle of the system, including evolution, configuration, and risk management
Ensure code quality and test code coverage through code reviews, test plan reviews, and security reviews
15+ years of experience developing complex software products
8+ years of programming in Ruby on Rails
8+ years of large scale database experience
A BS in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience gained through work
Experience with modern data storage and query systems for high-volume analytics workloads
Experience in Agile or Scrum environment
Experience with JavaScript and CSS
A deep understanding of ActiveRecord (Rails)
Passion for technology, strong motivation, and responsibility for high-quality software features
Experience working with SIEM platforms or security log/event data
Experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP cloud environments
Experience working in a Ruby on Rails monolith
A passion for building platform capabilities
Eagerness to work with Tailwind CSS, Tailwind UI and Flowbite
Experience with data-led product design
100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015
Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans
Life and Disability insurance plans
Stock options for
full-time employees
One-time $500 reimbursement for building/upgrading home office
75 USD/month digital reimbursement
Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth
We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected status.
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