Huntress

Manager, Software Engineering

United States

$170,000 – $195,000Compensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Cybersecurity, Software as a Service (SaaS)Industries

Manager, Software Engineering

Reports to: Director, Engineering

Compensation: $170,000 to $195,000 base plus bonus and equity

Location: Remote, US


What We Do:

Huntress is a fully remote, global team of passionate experts and ethical badasses on a mission to break down the barriers to cybersecurity. Whether creating purpose-built security solutions, hunting down hackers, or impacting our community, our people go above and beyond to change the security game and make a real difference.

Founded in 2015 by former NSA cyber operators, Huntress protects all businesses—not just the 1%—with enterprise-grade, fully owned, and managed cybersecurity products at the price of an affordable SaaS application. The Huntress difference is our One Team advantage: our technology is designed with our industry-defining Security Operations Center (SOC) in mind and is never separated from our service.

We protect 3M+ endpoints and 1M+ identities worldwide, elevating under-resourced IT teams with protection that works as hard as they do. As long as hackers keep hacking, Huntress keeps hunting.


What You’ll Do:

Huntress is looking for an innovative and highly motivated Manager, Software Engineering with excellent technical and leadership skills to manage a team of software engineers. As the manager, you will support our mission to build a Managed Security platform that helps small and medium-sized businesses improve their security with tools that best fit their needs, workflows, and budgets. You will work closely with the entire Engineering, Product, and Security teams to build the type of solutions Huntress has become known for—solutions that not only solve problems but drastically improve on industry standards, workflows, and user experiences.

Leaders at Huntress are focused on team building, coaching, mentoring, and fostering a collaborative and high performing culture. You will be working with an expert team of smart and diverse problem solvers who exhibit high energy, deep technical skills and a drive to get things done.

Responsibilities:

  • Able to bring both highly technical skills and an effective people manager leadership
  • Coach, and mentor a diverse team of engineers with an emphasis on collaboration, teamwork, creativity and timely quality delivery.
  • Work closely with internal recruiting to partner on strategic hiring, when needed
  • Work with your team and cross functional partners to influence roadmap content and be responsible for achieving timely and quality outcomes.
  • Participate in technical design and implementation.
  • Drive software quality and timely predictable software delivery while balancing the needs of the business and team members.
  • Set clear expectations, standards and goals for team excellence, driving performance improvements at both team and individual levels. Measure impact and adjust accordingly.
  • Ensure code quality and test coverage by ensuring the team performs proper code reviews and appropriate testing.
  • Use a servant-leadership mindset to ensure that engineers have everything they need to design, build, iterate on, and ship high-quality software in a timely manner.
  • Lead with transparency, candidly challenge assumptions, and exhibit integrity above all else.

What You Bring To The Team:

  • 5+ years of experience developing complex software products
  • 3+ years of experience hiring, managing, coaching, and mentoring software engineers
  • Experience with different software development methodologies such as plan-build-ship, scrum, and kanban
  • Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills
  • Ability to grasp new software architecture and technology quickly
  • Ability to operate independently, make decisions, take action, and take responsibility
  • Accountability for timely quality delivery
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to build strong interpersonal relationships

Skills

Software Engineering
Leadership
Team Building
Coaching
Mentoring
Cybersecurity
Managed Security Platform

Huntress

Managed endpoint detection and response services

About Huntress

Huntress provides managed endpoint detection and response (EDR) services to protect businesses from cyber threats, particularly ransomware. Their service includes 24/7 monitoring of clients' systems to identify potential cyberattacks. When a threat is detected, their team of security experts verifies the activity and alerts the client only if necessary, reducing the number of false positives that can occur with other services. In addition to threat hunting, Huntress offers security awareness training and resources like eBooks and webinars to educate employees about cybersecurity risks. Their commitment to high customer support and personalized reporting distinguishes them from competitors in the cybersecurity field. The goal of Huntress is to enhance the security posture of businesses by providing effective monitoring and education against cyber threats.

Columbia, MarylandHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$281.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
CybersecurityIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

100% remote work environment
Generous PTO including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
12 weeks paid parental leave
Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans
401(k) with 5% contribution regardless of employee contribution
Life and Disability insurance plans
Stock options for all full-time employees
One-time $500 stipend to build/upgrade home office
Annual allowance for education and professional development assistance
$75 USD/month digital reimbursement
Access to both Udemy and BetterUp platforms for coaching, personal, and professional growth

Risks

Exploitation of security flaws in data transfer tools could affect Huntress's clients.
Social engineering attacks may bypass AI security measures, posing a risk to Huntress.
Difficulty in finding specialized talent could hinder Huntress's expansion efforts.

Differentiation

Huntress offers a 24/7 Security Operations Center for continuous threat monitoring.
The company integrates with Microsoft 365, enhancing security for businesses using Microsoft tools.
Huntress eliminates false positives by verifying threats before alerting clients.

Upsides

Huntress raised $180 million to expand and accelerate product development.
Recognition in Inc.'s Power Partner Awards boosts Huntress's market credibility.
Increased demand for cybersecurity due to remote work benefits Huntress's growth.

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