Joblaze summary

In this role, the Staff Software Engineer will focus on developing and enhancing the Endpoint Security Posture Management (ESPM) platform, creating innovative solutions to combat emerging cyber threats. Proficiency in Ruby on Rails and experience with AI coding tools are essential, as the engineer will work across the stack to build scalable systems and mentor junior team members. This position is ideal for seasoned professionals with over a decade of software development experience, particularly those who thrive in dynamic environments tackling complex challenges.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Huntress's careers page October 29, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
Starts above 37% of 35 comparable staff backend roles in United States that list PostgreSQL we track (median $200,000 across 25 companies). See PostgreSQL salary trends
PostgreSQL appears in 16.3% of 306 comparable staff backend roles in United States; Ruby on Rails appears in 3.9% of 306 comparable staff backend roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Staff Software Engineer-ESPM Platform (Ruby / Rails) role remote?: Yes — Huntress lists this as a fully remote position.
What's the salary range?: Huntress lists $200,000–$220,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Staff Software Engineer-ESPM Platform (Ruby / Rails) role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: PostgreSQL, Ruby, Ruby on Rails.
What seniority level is this role?: Huntress targets staff-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Staff Software Engineer-ESPM Platform (Ruby / Rails) role at Huntress.

From the original posting

Reports to: Engineering Manager

Location: Remote US

Compensation Range: $200,000 to $220,000 base plus bonus and equity

What You’ll Do:

The Huntress team is looking for an innovative and highly motivated Staff Software Engineer with excellent problem-solving and communication skills to join our Endpoint Security Posture Management (ESPM) team. This is a new product which will be generally available on October 1. You will be instrumental in building and growing this product from the ground up. You will be part of a growing product team that is strategically key to protecting the 99% from cyber attacks.

In this role, you will focus on creating the technical vision and implementing new and exciting features from the product roadmap. You will work closely with one of our co-founders to develop this market-defining solution. At Huntress, Staff Engineers are expected to be technical leaders, driving new ideas, building great software, and mentoring more junior engineers. We make full use of AI coding tools to enable you to accelerate your development. We do not cap token usage; we expect our engineers to use AI and all tools responsibly.

ESPM moves compromise prevention “further left”, ideally preventing more endpoints from being breached by encouraging better hygiene in everyday actions. In this role, you will build scalable solutions to emerging threats in a rapidly evolving landscape. In many cases, you will work on problems nobody has solved before, with no existing template, so the ability to learn quickly and think outside the box is critical. You will work across the stack, building new UI one day, scalable data models and event ingestions the next, then wrapping up the week with automated detectors to alert customers and our Security Operations Center to suspicious activity.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end solutions using primarily Ruby on Rails
Deliver code quickly and efficiently for rapid value delivery and testing
Implement efficient data pipelines to extract relevant information from massive amounts of noise
Collaborate with security researchers to understand hacking strategies and methods to combat them
Be a technical thought leader for your team, providing architectural and design direction
Continuously improve solution quality through code reviews, manual, and automated testing
Set standards for excellence and develop processes that make the team continuously more efficient
Lead more junior engineers to deliver larger projects, including breaking down ambiguous problems into well-defined tasks, validating designs, and serving as POC for stakeholders
Design the systems and architecture to support processing petabytes of data efficiently

What You Bring To The Team:

10+ years of experience developing complex software products
5+ years of programming in Ruby on Rails
Experience with AI coding tools, such as Claude Code
Experience with relational databases, such as Postgres

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Staff Software Engineer-ESPM Platform (Ruby / Rails)

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