Staff Software Engineer - Core Platform (Ruby/Rails)

Huntress
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have 10+ years of Ruby on Rails experience and a track record of leading technical design decisions in complex systems.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 10+ years of experience leading complex software teams and driving technical strategy
    — “10+ years of experience developing complex software products, with a proven track record of acting as the senior technical anchor for a team”
  • Individuals with experience managing and scaling large Ruby on Rails monoliths
    — “5+ years of programming in Ruby on Rails, ideally with experience managing and scaling large monoliths”
  • Candidates who have experience with Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) and system lifecycle management
    — “Drive the Architectural Decision Record (ADR) process for major technical changes that impact the wider codebase or require alignment across multiple functions”

Things to consider

  • This role requires a strong ability to coordinate across multiple engineering teams and manage technical dependencies.
    — “Take ownership of cross-team dependencies, actively collaborating with multiple engineering teams to eliminate roadblocks and ensure smooth feature delivery.”
  • The candidate must be comfortable with a remote-first work arrangement and have experience in remote collaboration.
    — “100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with system lifecycle management and technical risk mitigation in your resume and interviews.
    — “Focus on the entire lifecycle of the system, including evolution, configuration and technical risk management”
  • Showcase your leadership in driving technical decisions and setting team-level strategies.
    — “Partner directly with the Engineering Manager to steer the team’s technical direction, improve overall team function, and set the standard for engineering excellence”
  • Emphasize your ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
    — “Ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks at a time in a fast-paced environment, often operating independently”
  • Demonstrate your capability to adopt and responsibly implement AI coding tools in your prior work.
    — “Experience with AI coding tools and workflows, with the ability to help the wider team adopt them effectively, responsibly, and pragmatically”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • designed and implemented complex features
  • mentored engineers
  • improved cross-team dependencies
Typical background
software developmentbackend engineeringtechnical leadership

Skills & requirements

Required

Ruby On RailsKubernetesAWSLinuxDatabase Management

Preferred

GoPythonBackend ServicesAi/ml Infrastructure

Stack & domain

Ruby On RailsAWSLinux-based InfrastructureAdvanced Database ManagementCollaborationTechnical LeadershipMentorshipSoftware EngineeringCloud Environments

About the role

Original posting from Huntress via Greenhouse

Reports to: Engineering Manager

Location: Remote US

Compensation Range: $200,000 to $220,000 base plus bonus and equity

What We Do: 

Cybercrime is growing, and more businesses are getting hit by threats that used to target only the biggest organizations. That pushes defenders like us to operate at the highest level, and it deepens our need for good people who want to make a meaningful impact.

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 work closely with security teams and service providers protecting complex environments, often without the time or headcount to handle it all. 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 11M 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.

What You’ll Do:

Huntress is looking for a highly strategic and collaborative Staff Software Engineer to drive the technical vision and architectural evolution of the Huntress Core Platform.

Our Core Platform contains the foundational components that power the entire Huntress product suite, including the notification system, onboarding, authentication, integrations, and APIs. While you will remain deeply hands-on developing the most complex features for the platform, your scope expands beyond standard delivery. You will act as the technical anchor for your team, solving our most complex scaling challenges and eliminating cross-team dependencies. You will design the systems that empower all other engineering teams to build faster and more securely, acting as a technical thought leader who ensures our architecture anticipates future growth as we scale to protect the 99%.

Responsibilities:

Design, implement and mentor engineers on the most complex features the team builds

Partner directly with the Engineering Manager to steer the team’s technical direction, improve overall team function, and set the standard for engineering excellence

Take ownership of cross-team dependencies, actively collaborating with multiple engineering teams to eliminate roadblocks and ensure smooth feature delivery.

Drive the Architectural Decision Record (ADR) process for major technical changes that impact the wider codebase or require alignment across multiple functions

Focus on the entire lifecycle of the system, including evolution, configuration and technical risk management

Mentor and coach engineers across the team, acting as a positive role model who promotes collaboration and engagement

What You Bring To The Team:

10+ years of experience developing complex software products, with a proven track record of acting as the senior technical anchor for a team

5+ years of programming in Ruby on Rails, ideally with experience managing and scaling large monoliths

Strong architectural experience, including a history of driving technical design decisions (ADRs) and managing system lifecycles, configuration and technical risk

Experience with AWS or other public cloud environments, Linux-based infrastructure and advanced database management at scale

Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills

Ability to grasp new tools and technologies quickly

Ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks at a time in a fast-paced environment, often operating independently

Demonstrated ability to take highly ambiguous requirements or multi-team initiatives and decompose them into actionable work for the team

Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and coordinate smoothly across multiple teams, product managers, and leadership

Experience partnering directly with Engineering Managers or Product Leaders to set team-level technical strategy and balance tech debt with product delivery

Experience with AI coding tools and workflows, with the ability to help the wider team adopt them effectively, responsibly, and pragmatically

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: 

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete this application, interview, or pre-employment testing or participate in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to accommodations@huntresslabs.com. Please note that non-accommodation requests to this inbox will not receive a response. 

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Source: Huntress careers (Greenhouse)

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