Principal Software Engineer SIEM Ruby Rails

Skills

About the Role

You will lead the design, development, and high-quality release of mission-critical SIEM platform features. You will define technical vision and strategy, make cross-functional technical decisions, improve system performance and observability, develop engineering practices, and mentor engineers. You will also build AI-assisted development workflows, collaborate on strategic designs, and ensure scalable, secure, well-tested software delivery.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience developing complex software products
• 8+ years of Ruby on Rails programming experience
• 8+ years scaling Postgres databases
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• Experience with modern data storage and query systems for high-volume analytics workloads
• Experience in an Agile or Scrum environment
• Experience with JavaScript and CSS
• Experience reviewing code, problem-solving, and technical troubleshooting
• Deep understanding of ActiveRecord
• Technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to communicate complex technical topics to non-technical audiences
• Ability to work cross-functionally across multiple teams

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery, quality, uptime, and performance of mission-critical features and systems
• Lead technical decisions and strategic initiatives with company-wide impact
• Define long-term technical goals and communicate technical vision
• Collaborate with engineering, product, security research, platform, and architecture stakeholders
• Develop and enforce engineering best practices
• Design and optimize AI-assisted engineering workflows
• Build and evolve AI tooling for daily development workflows
• Improve test frameworks, testing approaches, code quality, and test coverage
• Lead scalable software design, architecture, and development
• Improve system visibility through monitoring and alerting
• Manage the full system lifecycle, including evolution, configuration, and risk management
• Lead estimation and timely delivery of work
• Mentor and coach junior engineers
• Engage with customers as necessary

Benefits

• Remote work environment
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with a 5% employer contribution
• Life and disability insurance
• Stock options for full-time employees
• One-time $500 home-office reimbursement
• Annual education and professional-development allowance
• $75 USD monthly digital reimbursement
• Access to BetterUp coaching platform