Staff Software Engineer - Core Platform (Ruby/Rails)

Huntress is a remote-first cybersecurity company that builds technology backed by a human-led Security Operations Center to protect businesses from cybercrime. The Staff Software Engineer will drive the technical vision and architectural evolution of the Core Platform while developing complex features, resolving scaling challenges, mentoring engineers, and coordinating technical strategy across teams.

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

Requirements:

• 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