Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Huntress is a remote-first cybersecurity company founded by former NSA cyber operators, dedicated to making enterprise-grade cybersecurity accessible to businesses of all sizes. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead a feature delivery team in the design, development, and release of software features for the Huntress SIEM Platform, focusing on automated detection and human-powered threat hunting.
Responsibilities
- Own delivery, product quality, and up-time of complex mission-critical features/systems
- Impact objectives and initiatives that span across departments
- Lead technical decisions with company-wide impact
- Evolve our collective understanding of our technical domain
- Define long-term strategic technical goals and initiatives
- Effectively communicate strategic technical vision and set an example for the organization
- Work with the team engineering manager to make sure the team is meeting technical expectations and upholding strategy
- 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
- Develop and enforce best practices for the team and department
- 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
- Contribute to and improve the organization's test frameworks and approaches
- Develop a deep cross-product understanding of features and architecture
- 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
- Lead the team in providing accurate estimates and taking ownership of the timely completion of work
- Mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering an environment that values professional development and promotes collaboration and engagement
- Actively engage with the team and lead by being a positive role model
Skills
- 15+ years of experience developing complex software products
- 8+ years of programming in Ruby on Rails
- 8+ years scaling Postgres databases
- 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
- Experience reviewing code, problem-solving, and technical troubleshooting
- A deep understanding of ActiveRecord (Rails)
- Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to grasp new tools and technologies quickly
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks at a time in a fast-paced environment, often operating independently
- Ability to distill complex technical topics so that they can be shared and understood by a non-technical audience meaningfully
- Ability to work cross-functionally between multiple teams
- Passion for technology, strong motivation, and responsibility for high-quality software features
- Ability to build strong interpersonal relationships with product, development teams, leadership, senior management, and internal and external stakeholders
- Experience working with SIEM platforms or security log/event data
- Experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP cloud environments
- Experience with Stimulus, Turbo, and/or Hotwire (or similar frameworks)
- 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
- Experience with Clickhouse
- Experience with Vector
Benefits
- 100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015
- Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans
- 401(k) with a 5% contribution regardless of employee contribution
- Life and Disability insurance plans
- Stock options for all full-time employees
- One-time $500 reimbursement for building/upgrading home office
- Annual allowance for education and professional development assistance
- $75 USD/month digital reimbursement
- Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth
Company Overview
Huntress is the enterprise-grade, people-powered cybersecurity solution for all businesses, not just the 1%. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://huntress.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Huntress has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2024. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.