Principal Software Engineer, SIEM (Ruby/Rails)

About the role

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. You will focus on creating the technical vision for new and exciting features from the product roadmap. You’ll be working with a smart and diverse team of problem solvers who exhibit high energy, deep technical skills, and a drive to get things done.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery, product quality, and uptime 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

Requirements

• 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
• Able to grasp new tools and technologies quickly
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to prioritize and execute multiple tasks at a time in a fast-paced environment, often operating independently
• Able to distill complex technical topics so that they can be shared and understood by a non-technical audience meaningfully
• Able to work cross-functionally between multiple teams
• Passion for technology, strong motivation, and responsibility for high-quality software features
• Able to build strong interpersonal relationships with product, development teams, leadership, senior management, and internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

• Experience using AI coding agents to accelerate development
• 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
• Able to grasp new tools and technologies quickly
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to prioritize and execute multiple tasks at a time in a fast-paced environment, often operating independently
• Able to distill complex technical topics so that they can be shared and understood by a non-technical audience meaningfully
• Able to work cross-functionally between multiple teams
• Passion for technology, strong motivation, and responsibility for high-quality software features
• Able to build strong interpersonal relationships with product, development teams, leadership, senior management, and internal and external stakeholders

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

Pay

$215,000 to $240,000 base plus bonus and equity

Schedule

Remote US