Senior Principal Developer

About the job

At Arctic Wolf, we're not just navigating the cybersecurity landscape - we're redefining it. Our global team of dedicated Pack members is driving innovation and setting new industry standards every day. Our impact speaks for itself: we've earned recognition on the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, Fortune Future 50, and Fortune Cyber 60 lists, and we recently took home the 2024 CRN Products of the Year award. We’re proud to be named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Services and earning a Customers' Choice distinction from Gartner Peer Insights. Our Aurora Platform also received CRN’s Products of the Year award in the inaugural Security Operations Platform category. Join a company that’s not only leading, but also shaping, the future of security operations. 

Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Senior Principal Developer to be part of making that happen.   

About the role

You’ll be working as a senior principal software developer on our MR Team, responsible for delivering the cloud-based software that helps solve the real-world security problems that IT professionals face. The Arctic Wolf security operations platform ingests and processes upwards of 250 billion events a day from a wide variety of on-premise devices and cloud platforms. The security pipeline is a distributed system of loosely-coupled microservices that constitute our real-time analysis and threat detection systems. These services distill the incoming events into actionable intelligence that our Concierge Security Teams use to protect customers.
We are growing rapidly, with our data volume increasing ten-fold roughly every two years. 

The senior principal developer is responsible for providing the entire department, multiple teams technical direction to deliver high value, performant software solutions. The senior principal developer will provide technical guidance and direction to multiple teams of developers through the design, implementation and automated/integration testing of our software. They will also provide guidance on following our Arctic Wolf work stream blueprints and best practices for running, monitoring, and maintaining our system.

Some of your day-to-day responsibilities include:

·       Serve as an expert in the department’s field and represent group as an advisor to other teams.

·       Provide, guide and use professional concepts in developing resolution to critical issues by applying your extensive knowledge of theories, practices and design matters.

·       Lead the application of existing principles and guides development of new ideas. 

·       Deep understanding of the overall product with focus on department area and broadly aware of all aspects of how Security Services delivers the service.

·       Work on issues that impact program success or addresses future concepts and products, devising solutions devised based on limited information and requiring judgment.

·       Implementation of solutions requires a longer-term view, which impacts strategic goals and objectives.

·       Considering pragmatic trade-offs and appropriate technical debt to balance delivery and quality with the longer-term view.

·       Results achieved impact multiple functions, meaning this role has an impact with product and security services as well.

·       Provide input to Architecture work-streams as appropriate.

·       Sharing department wide technical goals and direction, and support the department teams understand cross department needs and standards.

Once a year we hold a department-wide Hackathon, teaming up across all R&D teams over four days to collaborate and build cool ideas outside the normal project scope. While innovation is the focus, some of these ideas do make it into our products.

About You

You’re an expert software developer and leader who influences the work of an entire department of several teams, with interlock across all departments in the VP area. You indirectly influence all of R&D and a subset of Product Teams. You are a strong mentor to R&D technical leaders across multiple domains. You will exercise a wide latitude in determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments. You will create formal networks with key decision makers and are widely recognized as an expert and thought leader by both the internal and external community who serves as an external spokesperson for the organization.

Here are some of the core technologies we use and teach across our Applications teams. You should have experience in one or more of these, or similar technologies:

·       Python/Go/Java

·       React/Typescript/Javascript

·       AWS + COGS

·       Gin/Django/Spring

·       Git

·       Docker

·       Kubernetes

·       Integrations with 3rd Party Vendors(Like Patch Management, SOAR, SIEM…..)

In addition, you have proven leadership experience from previous projects, regardless of title held. You have the ability to perform programming tasks and large engineering projects with independence and expertise. Strategically placed to handle migrations, deprecations and dealing with old systems. You will be responsible for guiding and mentoring other staff members and will regularly oversee the technical projects of several domains. You have a high level of mastery over software development best practices and building reusable design patterns. You have a history of delivering successful projects, as well as some lessons learned from failures.

At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2024), Best Places to Work – USA (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – UK (2024), and Kununu Top Company – Germany (2024). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 7,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remains the most trusted name in the industry. 

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.   

We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities.  

All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:  

·       Equity for all employees 

·       Flexible annual leave, paid holidays and volunteer days 

·       Training and career development programs 

·       Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical insurance for you and your family, life insurance (3x compensation), and personal accident insurance. 

·       Fertility support and paid parental leave 

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.