Software Engineer IV, Product Engineering

HackerOne; Ireland; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Software Engineer IV, where you'll collaborate with talented teams to create impactful cybersecurity solutions. You'll leverage your extensive experience in full-stack software engineering, particularly with Ruby on Rails and Python, to develop features that enhance the security posture of numerous organizations. This role offers the unique opportunity to work remotely from the UK or Poland, providing flexibility and a dynamic environment to grow your skills. If you're passionate about making a difference in the cybersecurity landscape and thrive in a collaborative setting, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health insurance (medical, vision, dental)

Equity stock options

Retirement plans

Unlimited PTO

Paid maternity and parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Digital First Stipend

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in full-stack software engineering, especially in SAAS.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails or Python is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work with seniors, Product Managers, and Designers to build features.
• Identify and improve technical weaknesses in codebases.

Skills

Full-stack software engineering

Ruby on Rails

Python

GraphQL

ElasticSearch/OpenSearch

Generative AI

Job description

HackerOne is the global leader in human-powered security, harnessing the creativity of the world’s largest community of security researchers with cutting-edge AI to protect your digital assets. The HackerOne Platform combines the expertise of our elite community and the most up-to-date vulnerability database to pinpoint critical security flaws across your attack surface. Our integrated solutions, including bug bounty, pentesting, code security audits, spot checks, and AI red teaming, ensure continuous vulnerability discovery and management throughout the software development lifecycle. Trusted by industry leaders such as Coinbase, General Motors, GitHub, Goldman Sachs, Hyatt, PayPal, and the U.S. Department of Defense, HackerOne was named a Best Workplace for Innovators by Fast Company in 2023 and a Most Loved Workplace for Young Professionals in 2024.

Software Engineer IV, Product Engineering

Position Summary

As a Software Engineer IV, you will work with the seniors of the team, and with Product Managers and Designers and build delightful features and products for our community, as well as the thousands of companies who trust HackerOne with their cybersecurity posture.

You are a collaborative and effective software engineer and team member. You will interact with CSM’s, who are the voice of our customers. You will guide and coach the more junior IC’s.

You’ll combine your technological expertise, domain knowledge, and an unquestionable dedication to business objectives as you intersect with the engineering organization. You identify and make systematic improvements to technical weaknesses you’ll find in your squad’s codebases, and in shared codebases across the company.

Your Journey at HackerOne

1. Your day will start with a warm welcome online and get your tools to start!

2. Your first 30 days will focus on getting to know our HackerOnies. You will join your new squad and being onboarded - get to learn the technology stack (Ruby on Rails + GraphQL + ReactJS + many more)

3. Within 60 days, you will have committed a bunch of code to our repositories and will start developing a knack for being a fast and effective software engineer on our codebase

4. Within 90 days, you will start getting ready to lead your first project as Software Engineer - you will have branched out and talked to Sales, Marketing and various other functions, and developed a good sense of cross-functional collaboration and communication

5. Beyond 90 days, you will be a fully-fledged software engineer

6. By that time you will be able to understand the business value of our products and features, and the needs of our customers

7. And you are able to translate feature requests into simple, but robust engineering (or non-engineering) solutions

You are:

1. A tech-savvy person who likes to work with people and teams

2. Willing to learn from Senior and Staff Software Engineers

3. Based remotely in UK or Poland. HackerOne is a digital-first company. This model offers our employees flexibility in time and location. You must be able to work and excel in a remote environment.

4. Owner of your own progress as an individual.

You have:

1. 8+ years of experience in full-stack software engineering, especially within a SAAS environment.

2. Experience developing applications with Ruby on Rails or Python.

3. Preferable experience or interest in generative AI, ElasticSearch / OpenSearch, GraphQL

4. Proven positive impact in your past professional experience

You can:

1. Make an impact on a squad and project level.

2. Coordinate efforts around new initiatives with the senior engineers

Job Benefits:

• Health (medical, vision, dental), life, and disability insurance*

• Equity stock options

• Retirement plans

• Paid public holidays and unlimited PTO

• Paid maternity and parental leave

• Leaves of absence (including caregiver leave and leave under CO's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)

• Employee Assistance Program

• Digital First Stipend

*Eligibility may differ by country

We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to responding to every applicant.

We're committed to building a global team! For certain roles outside the United States, U.K., and the Netherlands, we partner with Remote.com as our Employer of Record (EOR).

Employment at HackerOne is contingent on a background check.

HackerOne is an Equal Opportunity Employer in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, pregnancy, disability or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by international, federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all HackerOne employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. HackerOne makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

For US based roles only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position.

HackerOne Values

HackerOne commits to maintaining a strong, inclusive culture built for our employees and our community of hackers. We are driven by our five core values. We recognize that our mission is bigger than us, and therefore act with integrity at all times. As a team, we believe that transparency builds trust so we default to disclosure in our communications. Each individual executes with excellence, creating an environment of greater alignment and greater autonomy. We win as a team and respect all people to empower everyone to learn from each other, innovate, and grow.