Principal Software Engineer, SOC Experience (Ruby/Rails) in United States at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal Software Engineer, SOC Experience (Ruby/Rails) based in the United States.

This is a senior technical leadership role focused on building the core systems that power modern Security Operations Center (SOC) workflows at scale. You will shape the architecture and evolution of investigative and response platforms used by security analysts to detect, triage, and remediate cyber threats in real time. The role sits at the intersection of engineering, security operations, and applied AI, requiring deep backend expertise and strong systems thinking. You will design and optimize high-scale, event-driven systems that support automation, investigation workflows, and customer-facing security insights. In this role, you will partner closely with engineering, product, UX, and SOC stakeholders to translate operational security challenges into scalable software solutions. You will also influence how AI-driven capabilities are integrated safely and effectively into analyst workflows. This is a high-impact position where your technical decisions directly shape operational efficiency and customer protection at global scale.

• Provide technical leadership across SOC Experience systems, defining architecture and long-term technical strategy for investigative workflows, automation, and analyst tooling
• Lead the design and delivery of scalable, reliable systems that support SOC operations, including triage, investigation, remediation, and reporting capabilities
• Break down complex and ambiguous security and operational problems into executable engineering plans and drive alignment across teams
• Serve as a key technical representative in cross-functional discussions with engineering, product, UX, and SOC leadership, ensuring clarity and direction
• Guide the evolution of AI-assisted and agentic investigation capabilities, ensuring safety, auditability, and correctness in security-critical workflows
• Mentor and elevate engineers through code review, pairing, and technical coaching, improving overall team execution and engineering quality
• Prototype and validate technical approaches for high-uncertainty problems before scaling solutions into production systems
• Balance pragmatism and rigor in technical decision-making, making clear trade-offs between speed, reliability, scalability, and maintainability
• Improve system observability, operational metrics, and reliability of SOC workflows as new products and detection capabilities are introduced

• 15+ years of software engineering experience building complex, scalable production systems
• 8+ years of hands-on development experience with Ruby on Rails in backend-heavy environments
• Strong background in distributed systems, high-scale backend architecture, and concurrency-safe design
• Proven experience working with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, or similar platforms
• Deep expertise with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and in-memory systems such as Redis
• Experience building or integrating AI/LLM-based systems, including agents, tooling, evaluation frameworks, and guardrails
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code or similar)
• Solid understanding of frontend fundamentals (Hotwire, Turbo, Stimulus or similar), with ability to reason across the stack
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills in cross-functional environments
• Proven ability to mentor senior engineers and raise overall engineering standards across a team or organization
• Experience designing systems with high reliability, observability, and correctness requirements in security-sensitive environments
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

• Fully remote work environment with long-standing remote-first culture
• Competitive compensation with equity (stock options) for all full-time employees
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with 5% company contribution regardless of employee contribution
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance coverage
• Home office stipend ($500 one-time) and monthly digital reimbursement ($75/month)
• Annual learning and professional development budget
• Access to coaching and personal development platforms (e.g., BetterUp)
• High-impact work environment focused on protecting millions of endpoints and identities globally
• Strong culture of ownership, autonomy, and technical excellence