Staff Software Engineer, Tripwires

Horizon3.ai
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 240,000 - 270,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 4+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Self-motivation","Collaboration","Technical writing","Secure technical design"]

Build and evolve Tripwires—NodeZero’s threat-detection and deception capabilities that use autonomous pentests to deploy honeytokens along high-risk attack paths. You’ll design, prototype, and ship secure backend features, focusing on honeytoken/honeypot creation, deployment, and detection logic. Partner with product managers and designers to turn threat-informed research into MVP and production capabilities, while providing lead/staff technical direction to raise engineering quality.

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Staff Software Engineer, Tripwires

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Job Summary

Build and evolve Tripwires—NodeZero’s threat-detection and deception capabilities that use autonomous pentests to deploy honeytokens along high-risk attack paths. You’ll design, prototype, and ship secure backend features, focusing on honeytoken/honeypot creation, deployment, and detection logic. Partner with product managers and designers to turn threat-informed research into MVP and production capabilities, while providing lead/staff technical direction to raise engineering quality.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the end-to-end technical direction for the Tripwires workstream, from early design through shipping and iteration.
  • •Design, prototype, and ship secure Tripwires capabilities within NodeZero using full-stack development and backend service contributions.
  • •Focus on honeytoken and honeypot creation, deployment, and detection logic for Tripwires and related features like Rapid Response.
  • •Partner with product managers and designers to identify high-impact opportunities and translate ambiguous goals into technical roadmaps and MVPs.
  • •Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar through design reviews, code quality, operational discipline, and risk surfacing in writing.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 240,000 - 270,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionParental LeaveRemote Work

Key Requirements

  • •Expert-level Python software development experience at large scale.
  • •Deep network security knowledge, including reconnaissance and lateral movement.
  • •Proficiency with Windows internals, Active Directory, and Windows authentication.
  • •Strong understanding of network protocols including SMB and WMI and their exploitation roles.
  • •Experience building offensive or defensive security solutions (minimum 4 years) plus a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field.
Experience:4+ yearsCybersecurityDetection engineeringDeception technologiesOffensive securityDefensive securityEndpoint securityThreat detection
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
Skills:Technical leadershipSelf-motivationCollaborationTechnical writingSecure technical design
Certifications:OSCPGCWN
Tech Stack:PythonGoRustNodeZeroTripwiresRapid ResponseActive DirectorySMBWMIPostgresNeo4jDockerEntra IDOktaAzure Service PrincipalsAWS IAM

Company Brief

Horizon3.ai
Builds NodeZero®, an autonomous penetration-testing platform that continuously finds, prioritizes, and verifies exploitable vulnerabilities across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments to help organizations reduce security risk.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2019
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