Principal Software Engineer, SOC Experience

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HuntressCybersecurity
Remote US, OnlyFull-TimePrincipal
Salary$215,000 to $240,000 base plus bonus and equity
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Job Details

Experience
15+ years of experience developing complex software products; 8+ years of programming in Ruby on Rails
Required Skills
AWSPostgreSQLRuby on RailsAzureRedis

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience developing complex software products.
  • 8+ years of programming experience in Ruby on Rails.
  • BS or MS in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience with public cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.
  • Experience with relational databases (e.g., Postgres) and in-memory datastores (e.g., Redis).
  • Experience building production systems with LLMs, including agents, evaluation, guardrails, and tools.
  • Experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code.
  • Deep backend expertise with a track record of scaling production systems.
  • Frontend fundamentals including Hotwire, Turbo, and Stimulus.
  • Proven ability to build and maintain large, highly parallel systems with a focus on concurrency and throughput.

Responsibilities

  • Represent the team's technical perspective in cross-functional discussions and drive alignment on key architectural decisions.
  • Balance technical rigor with pragmatism to minimize technical debt while maintaining a bias for action and frequent customer feedback.
  • Break down ambiguous requirements into actionable tasks and manage team delivery timelines.
  • Mentor senior engineers, provide direct feedback, and foster an inclusive team culture.
  • Drive code review, pair programming, and the development of better patterns and tooling.
  • Design and ship agentic investigation capabilities to improve analyst efficiency and triage accuracy.
  • Prototype solutions for high-uncertainty problems to de-risk and prove out new technical approaches.
  • Define long-term technical strategy and oversee the evolution of data models, interfaces, and system architecture.
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