[Hiring] Software Engineer @SpecterOps

Role Description

SpecterOps is searching for a mid-level back-end software engineer to join our Internal and Community Products team. This team develops and maintains internal and open-source projects such as Mythic and Ghostwriter. Because we believe in transparency and open source, we are committed to maintaining, growing, and supporting these projects for the benefit of the security community.

As a Software Engineer, you will:

• Design, develop, maintain, and document back-end components across our projects using languages and technologies such as Python, Go, Docker, and PostgreSQL.
• Work on web applications, REST and GraphQL APIs, command-line tools, containerized services, and infrastructure automation, including technologies such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Play an active role in authorized adversarial cybersecurity operations, including penetration testing and red team engagements.
• Work with a high degree of autonomy, taking ownership of problems, and collaborating with teammates when needed.

Salary Range: $125,000 - $150,000 base salary annually, commensurate with experience.

Location: This position is remote, based in the U.S. with optional travel quarterly for in-person company events and other ad hoc meetings.

Candidate must be authorized to work and reside in the United States; we do not currently sponsor immigration visas.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software design and application development experience.
• Experience developing extensible APIs and highly maintainable services.
• Professional experience with back-end languages such as Go, Python, or comparable languages.
• Familiarity with relational database technologies such as PostgreSQL.
• Experience working with Git and modern collaborative software development workflows.
• Experience developing or supporting containerized applications using Docker or similar technologies.
• Ability to independently investigate problems, make sound technical decisions, and take ownership of work through completion.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies and domain concepts as project needs evolve.
• Strong attention to detail, plus solid written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize groups of tasks.
• Desire to embody our core values of passionate curiosity, consistent improvement, empathy, sustainability, humility, and empowerment through transparency.
• Ability to successfully complete a criminal background investigation.

Requirements

• Experience with Django, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Docker Compose, Ansible, or Terraform.
• Experience developing command-line applications or tooling.
• Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source software.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, penetration testing, red team operations, or other adversarial security disciplines.
• Familiarity with Jira and Agile sprint planning.
• Experience working across multiple languages, services, or software projects.

Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision/life insurance: 100% covered for both the employee and their family.
• Flexible time off policy.
• 13 paid holidays annually.
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match.
• Stock Options & quarterly bonuses.
• Remote work: $1,500 new hire allowance to set up home office.
• $500 annual home office allowance after first year.
• $150 monthly cell phone and internet reimbursement.
• $5,000 annual professional development allowance.
• $5,250 towards continuing education or student loan repayment.
• $1,200 annual budget for lifestyle, wellness, pet insurance and more.
• A one-time $10,000 benefit towards family planning.
• In-person and virtual employee events throughout the year.
• And of course, company swag!