Principal Software Engineer, SIEM (Ruby/Rails)

Huntress is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead delivery of high-quality features for its SIEM platform, which supports automated detection and human-powered threat hunting. The role shapes technical strategy and architecture, drives cross-functional initiatives, and improves the platform’s performance, reliability, and development practices.

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 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
• 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 of large scale database experience
• 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
• 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, 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
• Experience using AI coding agents to accelerate development
• 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