Principal Developer
Arctic Wolf
At Arctic Wolf, we're redefining the cybersecurity landscape. With our employee Pack members, spread out globally, committed to setting new industry standards. Our accomplishments speak for themselves, from our recognition in the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, Fortune Future 50, and Fortune Cyber 60 to winning 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 Developer to be part of making this happen.
About the Role
You’ll be working as a Principal Software Developer on our Security Services & Customer Experience (S2CX) Team, responsible for delivering the cloud-based software that helps solve the real-world security problems that IT professionals face. We develop the internal tools used by the security services team to keep our customers safe and informed, as well as the external web applications used by our customers. Our goal is to share the value Arctic Wolf provides to our customers and to improve and scale the abilities of our security engineers.
A Principal Software Developer sets the technical vision for the team, drives architectural decisions, and fosters a culture of excellence by mentoring and empowering other team members. They lead by example, sharing expertise and technical insight to guide the team.
Responsibilities
· Set and drive the technical direction for the department, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
· Architect and design scalable software solutions that meet team and organizational needs.
· Maintain deep technical knowledge of team technologies and their interactions, serving as the final voice on technical decisions
· Represent the technical needs of the team to other groups and stakeholders, advocating for necessary resources and support.
· Support team members by providing hands-on implementation guidance for complex or error-prone coding areas.
· Propose, review, and approve coding and pull request standards, mentoring others to support best practices.
· Demonstrate and promote the adoption of standards such as test automation across the team.
We value a culture of sharing and learning, so every member of the team has the opportunity to share their work with the entire department during our monthly R&D Demos. 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 experienced software developer with 10 or more years of experience architecting and shipping production quality software.
You enjoy solving complex technical challenges and setting a high bar for software quality and team collaboration. You thrive in a leadership role, setting the technical vision for the team and driving architectural decisions that enable us to deliver secure, scalable solutions for real-world security problems.
Here are some of the core technologies we use and teach across our S2CX teams. You should have experience in the following areas:
· React/Typescript (or similar modern languages)
· Go (or other object-oriented languages)
· AWS (or Azure/Google Cloud)
· Git
· Docker
· Kubernetes
In addition, you bring a strategic mindset and a proven track record of delivering cloud-based software at scale. Even if you haven’t worked with all of our specific technologies, you leverage a broad knowledge base to help the team solve complex problems and continuously improve. You have a deep understanding of software development best practices, architecture, and security, and you are committed to sharing your expertise to help others grow.
You have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineer or a related field.
Previous security experience is preferred but not required. We provide all the cybersecurity training you need during onboarding and on-the-job training.
Why Arctic Wolf?
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, colour, 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.