Principal Software Engineer - EDR (Ruby/Rails) at Huntress

Reports to: Engineering Manager 
Location: Remote US 
Compensation: $200,000 to $230,000 base plus bonus and equity

What We Do:
Huntress is a fully remote, global team of passionate experts and ethical badasses on a mission to break down the barriers to cybersecurity. Whether creating purpose-built security solutions, hunting down hackers, or impacting our community, our people go above and beyond to change the security game and make a real difference.

Founded in 2015 by former NSA cyber operators, Huntress protects all businesses—not just the 1%—with enterprise-grade, fully owned, and managed cybersecurity products at the price of an affordable SaaS application. The Huntress difference is our One Team advantage: our technology is designed with our industry-defining Security Operations Center (SOC) in mind and is never separated from our service.

We protect 3M+ endpoints and 1M+ identities worldwide, elevating underresourced IT teams with protection that works as hard as they do. As long as hackers keep hacking, Huntress keeps hunting.

What You’ll Do:
The Huntress team is looking for an innovative, highly motivated, and self-driven Principal Software Engineer to join our Huntress EDR team. Managed Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is a cybersecurity service that monitors and analyzes endpoint activity to detect and respond to threats in real-time.

In this role, you will be responsible for delivering server-side features of the EDR product, working in conjunction with EDR agent engineers to design, develop, and release features at scale for the Huntress EDR offering. You will focus on creating the technical vision for new and exciting features from the EDR roadmap. You’ll work alongside an innovative and diverse team of problem solvers who exhibit high energy, deep technical skills, and a drive to get things done. 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.

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 team and department
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 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 over 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

What You Bring To The Team:
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 in Agile or Scrum environment
Experience with JavaScript and CSS
Experience working with RPC
Experience reviewing code, problem-solving, and technical troubleshooting
Experience working on Linux-based infrastructure
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 and 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

Helpful experience, but not required:
Experience with AWS 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 & Flowbite  
Experience with data-led product design

What We Offer: 
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

Huntress is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where every single member of our team is valued, has a voice, and is empowered to come to work every day just as they are. 

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.  

We do discriminate against hackers who try to exploit small businesses.

Accommodations: 
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