Principal SIEM Engineer — Lead AI-Driven Security (Remote)

Huntress; United States; Remote; CAD 298,000 - 333,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Generous paid time off (vacation, sick

Paid holidays

Parental leave: 12 weeks

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with 5% contribution

Stock options for all full-time

Home office $500 reimbursement

Education and professional development

Digital reimbursement $75/month

BetterUp coaching access

Job summary

Huntress is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead a SIEM feature delivery team, shaping the technical vision and roadmap for automated detection and human-powered threat hunting. You will own complex features, collaborate with platform and architecture teams, and drive AI-assisted development to improve workflows and outcomes.

The role requires mentoring engineers, delivering high-quality software at scale, and aligning with strategic technical goals while engaging with customers when

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience developing complex software products.
• 8+ years of programming in Ruby on Rails.
• 8+ years scaling Postgres databases.
• 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 in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to distill complex technical topics so that they can be shared and understood by a non-technical audience.
• 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.

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 ensure the team meets technical expectations and strategy.
• Communicate critical trade-offs on technical approaches across the platform.
• Collaborate with product, security research, platform, and architect on strategic designs.
• Develop and enforce best practices for the team and department.
• Design and optimize workflows bridging traditional development and AI-assisted engineering.
• Build and evolve AI tooling and usage in daily development workflows.
• Experience using AI coding agents to accelerate development.
• Engage with customers as necessary.
• Contribute to and improve test frameworks and approaches.
• Develop cross-product understanding of features and architecture.
• Own and drive performance impact of team/department solutions.
• Lead and develop high-quality, scalable software, designs, and architecture; set standards for team excellence.
• Own visibility into software systems at scale, including monitoring and alerting.
• Focus on entire life cycle of the system, including evolution, configuration, and risk management.
• Ensure code quality and test coverage through reviews and security reviews.
• Lead the team in providing accurate estimates and timely completion of work.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering professional development and collaboration.
• Actively engage with the team and lead by example.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

PostgreSQL

Agile/Scrum

JavaScript & CSS

Problem solving

Education

BS in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Stimulus

Turbo

Hotwire

Tailwind CSS

Tailwind UI

Flowbite

Clickhouse

Vector

Job description

Huntress is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead a SIEM feature delivery team, shaping the technical vision and roadmap for automated detection and human-powered threat hunting. You will own complex features, collaborate with platform and architecture teams, and drive AI-assisted development to improve workflows and outcomes.

The role requires mentoring engineers, delivering high-quality software at scale, and aligning with strategic technical goals while engaging with customers when