Lead Developer - Automated Detection

The Lead Software Developer will lead the development of complex and exciting platforms in our Arctic Wolf Labs department by contributing to Security Research and Threat Intelligence products and initiatives, developing cutting-edge systems, services, and frameworks for Arctic Wolf Labs. We are looking for experienced full-stack developers to join our pack and work with us to continuously evolve and expand the capabilities of our security products and services. 

Arctic Wolf Labs is the research-focused division at Arctic Wolf focused on advancing innovation in the field of security operations. The mission of Arctic Wolf Labs is to develop cutting-edge technology and tools that are designed to enhance the company’s core mission to end cyber risk, while also bringing comprehensive security intelligence to Arctic Wolf’s customer base and the security community-at-large. Leveraging the more than two trillion security events the Arctic Wolf Security Operations Cloud ingests, parses, enriches, and analyzes each week, Arctic Wolf Labs is responsible for performing threat research on new and emerging adversaries, developing advanced threat detection models, and driving improvement in the speed, scale, and detection abilities of Arctic Wolf’s solution offerings. The Arctic Wolf Labs team comprises security and threat intelligence researchers, data scientists, security development engineers with deep domain knowledge in artificial intelligence (AI), security R&D, as well as advanced threat offensive and defensive methods and technologies. Security Research Services Development partners with these groups to understand requirements, design & implement scalable, fault-tolerant solutions, and build the next generation of security capabilities for Arctic Wolf.  

AS A LEAD SOFTWARE DEVELOPER AT ARCTIC WOLF, YOU WILL 

• Own R&D of distributed, highly scalable, and fault-tolerant microservices 

• Use test-driven development techniques to develop beautiful, efficient, and secure code 

• Create and scale high-performance services that bring new capabilities to Arctic Wolf’s Security and Threat Research organizations 

• Document and maintain software functionality and specifications 

• Identify problems proactively and propose novel solutions to solve them 

• Continuously learn and expand your technical horizons  

WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WITH 

• Experience researching and implementing new and innovative software technologies and standards 

• Experience with designing and developing highly scalable and fault-tolerant distributed services for high throughput and low latency from the ground up in a complex production system 

• Excellent understanding of key design patterns (creational, structural, behavioural) and architectural patterns including MVC, Microservices Architecture, Functions as a service (lambda functions), serverless design, Async Programming Patterns, Reactive and Event Driven Programming 

• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Elastic Search), KV stores (Redis etc.), Message Queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka etc.), Event-Driven Compute Frameworks (Step Functions, Lambda Functions), Stream and Batch Data Processing (Apache Spark, Flink) in production 

• Excellent understanding of Object-oriented, Reactive and Event-Driven programming concepts 

• Has working knowledge of Data Lake technologies, data storage formats (Parquet, ORC, Avro), and query engines (Athena, Presto, Dremio) and associated concepts for building optimized solutions at scale  

• Maintains a proficient level in one of the following programming languages or similar- Python, Java, Go  

• Has experience with data pipelines tools (Flink, Spark or Ray) and orchestration tools such as Airflow, Dagster or Step Functions  

• Is an expert in implementing data streaming and event-based data solutions (Kafka, Kinesis, SQS/SNS or the like) 

• Good understanding of functional programming concepts 

• Willingness and ability to pick up new object-oriented and functional programming languages suitable for the job 

• Experience building and shipping scalable microservices and APIs 

• Demonstrable experience with integrating, refactoring, and troubleshooting services in a large production system 

• Experience with developing and deploying assets in the cloud - preferably AWS and Kubernetes using IAC (infrastructure as code) 

• Comfortable deploying software with CI / CD tools including Jenkins, Harness, Terraform etc. 

• Strong understanding of the SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) and product development processes 

• Experience architecting, designing, developing, testing, and delivering software in an agile environment 

• Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts is an asset 

• 5+ years of experience in building and shipping scalable microservices and APIs 

• 2+ years of experience leading/mentoring other technical contributors on standards and best practices 

About Arctic Wolf

At Arctic Wolf we’re cultivating a collaborative and productive work environment that welcomes a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and ideas to make our teams even stronger as we grow globally. We’ve been named one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the world for 2022 (Fast Company)—and the 2nd Most Innovative Security Company. We have won countless awards for our excellence in security operations and remain dedicated to providing an industry-leading customer and employee experience including:

• Top Workday USA (2021-2024)
• Great Place to Work (2022-2024) & Best Workplaces for Women (2024) in Canada
• Best Workplaces in Tech & For Women in the UK (2023)
• Top Company by Kununu in Germany (2024)

Our Values

Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good. 

We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here.  

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire employee experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodations by emailing recruiting@arcticwolf.com.

Security Requirements

• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes, and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies).
• Background checks are required for this position.