Principal Software Engineer, SIEM (Ruby/Rails)

What We Do

Reports to: Engineering Manager

Location: Remote US

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

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. We build technology in‑house with a 24/7 human‑led Security Operations Center.

We currently secure more than 5million endpoints and 11million identities worldwide.

What You’ll Do

Principal Software Engineer leading a feature delivery team for the Huntress SIEM Platform. You will design, develop, and release high‑quality features, set technical vision, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery, product quality, and uptime of complex mission‑critical features and 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

• Communicate strategic technical vision and set an example for the organization

• Work with the engineering manager to ensure the team meets technical expectations and strategy

• Communicate critical trade‑offs on technical approaches across the platform

• Collaborate closely with product managers, security research, platform, and architecture teams on strategic initiatives

• Develop and enforce best practices for the team and department

• Design and optimize workflows that bridge traditional development 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 performance impact of team/department solutions and the overall platform suite

• Lead and develop high‑quality, scalable software, designs, and architecture; set standards for team excellence

• Improve 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 coverage through code reviews, test plan reviews, and security reviews

• Lead the team in providing accurate estimates and taking ownership of timely completion of work

• Mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering an environment that values professional development and collaboration

• 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 B.S. in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent work experience

• Experience with modern data storage and query systems for high‑volume analytics workloads

• Experience in an 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 in a fast‑paced environment independently

• Ability to distill complex technical topics for a non‑technical audience

• 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

Helpful experience, but not required

• 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

What We Offer

• 100% remote work environment

• 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

Equality & Inclusion

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 businesses of all sizes.

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations to complete this application, interview, or pre‑employment testing or participation in the employee selection process may be requested. Requests can be directed to Non‑accommodation requests to this inbox will not receive a response.

AI in Recruitment

Huntress uses artificial intelligence tools to assist in reviewing and evaluating job applications, including resume screening, skills assessment, and candidate matching and comparisons. These AI tools support our human recruiters in the initial review process, but do not make final hiring decisions without human involvement. By submitting your application, you acknowledge this use of AI in our recruitment process.