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Staff Software Engineer - Detection Platform (GoLang)

Huntress
Location
United States of America
Posted
17 days ago
Department
Platform Engineering
Salary
$200,000 - $220,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Deep experience designing, building, and operating production distributed systems at scale, primarily in Go.
  • Experience replacing or substantially re-architecting a live, high-throughput system without breaking its consumers.
  • Experience with high-volume event or data pipelines and understanding their behavior under load.
  • Strong operability instincts, designing observability and alerting into systems.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership across team boundaries.
  • Judgment about production quality and when a system is ready to ship.
Nice to have
  • A background in security operations or security engineering.
  • Experience with detection-as-code or rule- and DSL-driven systems.
  • Experience building platform tooling for non-engineer authors.
  • Ruby on Rails experience.
What the job really is

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Detection Platform team, you will lead the modernization of detection engines and pipelines, ensuring they operate reliably under load. Your role involves hands-on technical leadership, including writing and reviewing production code, and setting direction for other engineering teams. You will also focus on building observability and reliability into the systems that process billions of telemetry events for cybersecurity.

Benefits
  • 100% remote work environment
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans
  • 401(k) with a 5% contribution
  • Life and Disability insurance plans
Things to weigh
  • No salary listed beyond the range of $200,000 - $220,000 base plus bonus and equity.
  • The role involves significant responsibility and leadership, which may require navigating complex team dynamics.
  • The tech stack includes a mix of modern tools and some legacy components, which may require adaptability.
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