Lead Developer

At Arctic Wolf were 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. Were 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 CRNs Products of the Year award in the inaugural Security Operations Platform category. Join a company thats not only leading but also shaping the future of security operations.

Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. Were looking for a Lead Developer to be part of making this happen.

About the Role

As a Tech Lead Full Stack Backend Development youll drive the technical vision architecture and execution of our backend services powering critical cybersecurity solutions. Youll lead a team of developers collaborate cross-functionally and ensure our systems are scalable performant and secure. This is a high-impact role where youll combine hands-on development with technical leadership and mentoring.

What Youll Do

Own the technical roadmap and architecture for backend systems and full-stack integrations.

Lead the design and development of scalable high-performance microservices and RESTful APIs.

Collaborate closely with front-end teams to build seamless end-to-end experiences using React/TypeScript.

Champion engineering excellence by enforcing best practices in code quality security performance and reliability.

Lead technical planning backlog grooming and code reviews to ensure alignment with product and business goals.

Drive system design discussions make architectural decisions and guide teams through technical trade-offs.

Partner with DevOps Security and Product teams to ensure efficient secure and observable systems.

Lead incident response and root cause analysis and implement improvements to increase system resilience.

Mentor and coach developers across experience levels fostering a culture of growth innovation and accountability.

Continuously improve team processes and tools supporting Agile methodologies and DevSecOps practices.

Skills and Experience

8 years of backend development experience with 2 years in a technical leadership or lead developer role.

Expertise in object-oriented programming languages such as Java.

Strong knowledge of microservices architecture RESTful APIs and distributed system design.

Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL DynamoDB).

Proficiency in performance tuning asynchronous programming and multithreading.

Hands-on experience with messaging systems such as Kafka RabbitMQ or SQS.

Solid grasp of security principles including authentication authorisation and secure coding practices.

Proficiency with AWS services such as Lambda API Gateway S3 DynamoDB and ECS.

Desirable Skills and Experience

Experience with containerisation (Docker Kubernetes/ECS) and cloud-native architecture.

Familiarity with CI/CD DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform CloudFormation).

Passion for cybersecurity and interest in security operations.

Strong Git proficiency and experience managing branching strategies and code collaboration workflows.

Experience working across the stack with a solid understanding of React/TypeScript front-end architecture.

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 7000 customers worldwide and more than 2000 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 thatby protecting peoples 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 entireemployeeexperience as accessible as possible and provideaccommodationsas 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