Senior Director of Engineering

Summary

Join GreyNoise, a mission-driven security startup, as a Senior Director of Engineering. Lead the Platform Engineering team, improving observability infrastructure and driving efficient engineering practices. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions. This role requires proven leadership in cybersecurity engineering, strong technical expertise, and experience scaling engineering organizations. The position is fully remote within the US with optional office attendance in the DC area. GreyNoise offers competitive benefits, including comprehensive health coverage, a generous 401k match, unlimited PTO, remote-first culture, equipment budget, paid family leave, and a learning & development budget.

Requirements

• A track record of success in engineering leadership roles at cybersecurity companies
• Proven ability to lead large, diverse teams and manage cross-functional initiatives
• Strong technical expertise, with a deep understanding of modern software development methodologies
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills
• Experience with scaling engineering organizations and driving change in fast-paced environments
• Familiarity with internal developer platform (IDP) concepts from previous work experience
• 7+ years of production software engineering experience, including: Developing and maintaining RESTful APIs and integrations
• 7+ years of production software engineering experience, including: Working with Go (Golang) for backend development
• 7+ years of production software engineering experience, including: Automating cloud deployment with AWS using Terraform or CloudFormation
• 7+ years of production software engineering experience, including: Working with Elasticsearch or other NoSQL technologies at scale

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor other engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and technical excellence
• Work closely with developers to identify inefficiencies in product development and opportunities for standardization and re-use
• Drive the development of tools, processes, and best practices for code quality, scalability, and performance
• Encourage a philosophy of systems thinking, engineering rigor, and a “why not” attitude in all parts of GreyNoise engineering
• Define and execute engineering strategies to support company objectives and growth
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality products while maintaining technical excellence
• Collaborate with product, design, and other business teams to align on goals and priorities
• Be a player-coach, able to dive in with coding and troubleshooting to help make our startup successful

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with delivering data to customers through APIs, SDKs, or other data integration methods
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration technologies
• Strong interest in customer success and the ability to translate technical requirements into impactful solutions
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Benefits

• Equity in a high-growth, Series-A startup
• 100% covered health, dental, vision, and life plans for all employees
• Competitive 401k employer match of 6%, which is special for a startup. This will be 100% matched and vested from day 1
• Unlimited paid time off. To encourage time off from work and ensure overall employee health and wellness, GreyNoise strongly recommends each employee to take at least 120 hours of PTO (3 weeks) annually, including at least five consecutive business days
• Remote-first culture. While we are headquartered in the Washington DC area, we have a distributed workforce -- with the majority of our team working remotely from across the country
• Equipment budget. Every new employee gets $3,000 to spend on equipment, so you can pick whatever works best for you
• Paid family leave for all employees. We offer 4 months of paid leave (birth or adoption), plus 2 months of optional unpaid leave, so new parents have time to adjust to the new life (and work) schedule
• Learning & development budget. All employees receive an annual $1,500 towards professional development related to their job function. The stipend can be applied to tuition, books, conferences, and more
• Company offsites and monthly local hangouts to encourage team bonding