Staff Software Engineer - SOC Platform (Ruby/Rails)

Role overview A remote US-based Staff Software Engineer opportunity focused on the human-analyst side of a Security Operations Center (SOC) platform. The work centers on building the investigation and triage experience, remediation actions, intelligent queue routing, and customer-facing reporting that analysts use every day. The role combines deep hands-on coding with technical leadership, architecture ownership, and mentorship, with a notable front-end emphasis on data-dense, interactive interfaces.

Responsibilities - Drive technical leadership across the SOC experience surface area, shaping architecture, data models, and design direction for case management, remediation, queues, and reporting workflows - Build analyst-facing interfaces end to end, from data model to browser, setting the standard for usability, performance, accessibility, and reusable front-end patterns in partnership with UX - Champion engineering excellence through rigorous code review, test plan review, security-by-design reviews, and hands-on pairing - Own the full lifecycle of shipped systems, including evolution, configuration, observability, reliability, and risk management - Mentor engineers across the team, helping them grow into harder problems while balancing technical rigor with delivery pragmatism - Partner with Product, UX, and SOC stakeholders to translate operational pain points into reliable, auditable systems

Requirements - 10+ years of experience developing complex software products - 5+ years of professional programming in Ruby on Rails - Strong front-end fundamentals in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, with experience building complex interactive UIs using modern component-based frameworks - Hands-on experience with AWS or another public cloud, and Linux-based infrastructure - Experience with relational databases such as Postgres - Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools

Nice to have - Experience with ClickHouse - Experience with Hotwire, Stimulus, and Turbo - Background building cybersecurity products or operating SOC platforms

Benefits and work setup - Fully remote work environment within the United States - Compensation range of $200,000 to $220,000 base salary, plus bonus and equity - Generous paid time off covering vacation, sick time, and holidays, plus 12 weeks of paid parental leave - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, with a 401(k) that includes a 5% employer contribution regardless of employee contribution - Life and disability insurance coverage - Stock options for all full-time employees - One-time $500 reimbursement for home office setup, a $75 USD monthly digital reimbursement, and an annual allowance for education and professional development - Access to a coaching and personal growth platform