Software Engineer IV

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote (Candidates located in London and surrounding metropolitan areas preferred for occasional in-person interaction)
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: £90K - £110K

HackerOne is a global leader in offensive security solutions, combining AI with a community of security researchers to find and fix vulnerabilities. Our platform offers bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure, pentesting, AI red teaming, and code security, trusted by industry leaders like Amazon, Anthropic, and the U.S. Department of Defense. HackerOne was recognized as a Best Workplace for Innovators by Fast Company in 2023 and a Most Loved Workplace for Young Professionals in 2024.

As a Software Engineer, you will be the technical lead for challenging projects, collaborating with Product Managers and Designers to build features and products for our community and client companies. You will interact with a vibrant community of security researchers and hackers, leveraging this experience to enhance our offerings. You will combine broad technological expertise, deep domain knowledge, and a dedication to business objectives, seeking leadership responsibilities, spearheading new initiatives, and making systematic improvements to codebases.

HackerOne embraces a Flexible Work approach, enabling remote work while maintaining productivity and collaboration.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in full-stack software engineering, particularly within a SAAS environment.
• Preferably with experience in Ruby on Rails.

Responsibilities

• Work with Product Managers and Designers to be the technical lead for challenging projects.
• Build delightful features and products for HackerOne's community and client companies.
• Collaborate effectively as a team member.
• Interact with the security researcher and hacker community.
• Seek leadership responsibilities and spearhead new initiatives.
• Make systematic improvements to technical weaknesses in codebases.
• Translate feature requests into simple, robust engineering solutions.

HackerOne Values

• Customer Obsessed: Prioritize customer outcomes in decisions and actions.
• Default to Disclosure: Operate with transparency and integrity, ensuring trust and accountability.
• Win Together: Foster empowerment, inclusion, respect, and accountability among employees, researchers, customers, and partners.

Onboarding and Development

• First 30 Days: Focus on onboarding, getting to know team members, and learning the technology stack (Ruby on Rails + GraphQL + ReactJS + many more).
• Within 60 Days: Commit code to repositories and develop proficiency as a software engineer on the codebase.
• Within 90 Days: Prepare to lead your first project, engage with cross-functional teams (sales, marketing), and develop cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Beyond 90 Days: Become a fully-fledged software engineer, understanding business value, customer needs, and translating feature requests into solutions.