Director, Engineering - Platform

Das ist der Job

That's why we build our technology in-house and back it with a 24/7 human‑led Security Operations Center (SOC).

Darum lohnt es sich

Founded in 2015 by former NSA cyber operators, Huntress is a remote‑first team working to make enterprise‑grade cybersecurity accessible to businesses of all sizes. We work closely with security teams and service providers protecting complex environments, often without the time or headcount to handle it all.

Every day, you can see that commitment in how we stand with our customers and how we show up for each other.What You'll DoHuntress seeks an experienced leader to elevate our platform engineering teams and deliver the underlying foundation for purpose‑built products that protect the 99%.

In this role, you'll be responsible for teams that develop our product platform, which powers our five (soon to be six and beyond) industry‑leading security products.

We're seeking a passionate, inclusive engineering leader who can bring state‑of‑the‑art engineering practices and deep experience in developing teams and people to accelerate our next growth phase. You will lead multiple teams of high‑performing engineers, equipped with the latest AI tooling.

At Huntress, we work with low walls between disciplines because we believe good ideas are everywhere and the best products come from teams working to deeply understand our customers, experiment, and validate our products.ResponsibilitiesDeliver performant, scalable products iteratively, helping your teams balance incremental customer value delivery with long‑term product evolutionDrive the technical roadmap and best practices for our product platform to enable scalability that will accommodate rapid growth and increased user demandInnovate new uses for AI development tooling and tune current use to be more efficient over timeAttract, recruit, and retain top engineering talentHire and coach engineering managers to continue to build and enable great teamsSet clear expectations with your leaders, provide regular feedback, and conduct regular performance conversations to foster a high‑performing engineering teamClearly measure engineering performance to make necessary adjustments to team structure and/or processes to increase throughput and efficiencyIdentify opportunities and implement improvements to both the product and engineering practices and processes to optimize efficiency, quality, and time‑to‑marketPartner with other engineering leaders, product leaders, and architects to ensure our teams and technology are in sync and meet customer needsCollaborate with Huntress' Architecture, Product Management, and Threat Operations teams to integrate their expertise and needs into our productsWhat You Bring To The Team10+ years of experience in engineering leadership building SaaS products in a modern SaaS environment5+ years of experience at the director level or higherHands‑on experience with Claude Code or similar AI development toolsExperience and knowledge of best practices for scalable delivery, core platform systems, site reliability engineering, and developer experienceExperience developing, evolving, and maintaining high‑volume, scalable solutionsDeep understanding of organizing engineering teams to deliver customer value iterativelySkilled at hiring, building teams, leading, and coaching managers, and performance managementDemonstrated success working with architecture and product management leaders to develop and execute a shared product and technical visionExperience in a fully remote environmentWhat We Offer100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays12 weeks of paid parental leaveHighly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans401(k) with a 5% contribution regardless of employee contributionLife and Disability insurance plansStock options for all full‑time employeesOne‑time $500 reimbursement for building/upgrading home officeAnnual allowance for education and professional development assistance$75 USD/month digital reimbursementAccess to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growthAccommodationsIf you require reasonable accommodation to complete this application, interview, or pre‑employment testing or participate in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to accommodations@huntresslabs.com.

Reports to: Vice President, EngineeringLocation: Remote USCompensation: $240,000 to $300,000 base with bonus and equityWhat We DoCybercrime is growing, and more businesses are getting hit by threats that used to target only the biggest organizations.

That pushes defenders like us to operate at the highest level, and it deepens our need for good people who want to make a meaningful impact. As a result, our platform is never disconnected from the experts who manage it, ensuring our customers' protection. Huntress now secures more than 5M endpoints and 11M identities worldwide.

Those numbers keep growing because more businesses rely on us to help carry the load and operate with more confidence.

Please note that non‑accommodation requests to this inbox will not receive a response.Huntress uses artificial intelligence tools to assist in reviewing and evaluating job applications, including resume screening, skills assessment, and candidate matching and comparisons.

These AI tools support our human recruiters in the initial review process, but do not make final hiring decisions without human involvement. By submitting your application, you acknowledge this use of AI in our recruitment process.

Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice for more details on our practices and your data privacy rights.We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected status.We do discriminate against hackers who try to exploit businesses of all sizes. #J-18808-Ljbffr