Principal Software Engineer

Cobalt was founded on the belief that pentesting can be better. Our pentests start in as little as 24 hours and integrate with modern development cycles thanks to the powerful combination of a SaaS platform coupled with an exclusive community of testers known as the Cobalt Core. Accepting just 5% of applicants, the Core boasts over 400 closely vetted and highly skilled testers who jointly conduct thousands of tests each year. 

Our award-winning, fully remote team is committed to helping agile businesses remediate risk quickly and innovate securely. Today, over 1,000 customers use Cobalt to run pentests on demand via Pentest as a Service, AKA PtaaS, a space which Cobalt pioneered (you could even say we wrote the book on it) and continues to lead. 

Our success naturally means growth. With doubling the team in 2021 and significant growth plans in 2022 Cobalt Engineering clearly recognizes the need to proactively stay ahead of its maturity curve. As a Principal Software Engineer you’ll focus on mission critical work across different areas, driving progress and supporting the team. Some of the areas requiring your attention will be:

• Technology: topics like architecture, technology choices, monitoring, observability and more which require regular communication and alignment between the different engineering groups. Our current stack consists of GCP/GKE, Ruby/Rails, Kotlin and ReactJS.
• Product: solving business challenges in many cases spans across different product development groups which increases the complexity of finding a common solution and implementation.
• The intersection between those two i.e. the ability to think across product domains and boundaries and solve complex business challenges for our users.

If you are a person with technical leadership experience in big engineering groups, able to speak both Product and Technology, welcoming growth and change and passionate about software security we’re excited to hear from you.

• Drive decisions that span through technological areas (e.g. infrastructure, backend, frontend, data etc.) and in many cases impacts the whole product / architecture.
• Lead engineering efficiency efforts and improve operational efficiency across product development.
• Collaborate across the product development organization on various initiatives, bringing tech knowledge to the table.
• Coordinate big initiatives or internal transformations that take up to 6-12 months.
• Contribute to the definition of Engineering's future strategy.
• Elevate the technical proficiency of the engineering team and the overall maturity of the organization.
• Make an impact as we build the world's largest and fastest Pentest as a Service (PtaaS) Platform.

• 15+ years of related professional experience across the whole technological stack. 
• 5+ years of technical leadership experience across big engineering organizations.
• Experience with B2B or B2C marketplaces and SaaS applications.
• Experience in the cybersecurity industry is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Ability to communicate effectively both synchronously and asynchronously.
• Comfortable working in a distributed multinational environment.

With over 45 nationalities already at Cobalt (and counting) we respect and celebrate diversity! We’re proudly committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, or place of origin. We support each other and are grateful for each Cobalter's contribution to our mission — let's make security dance! 

Please apply even if you don't think you meet all of the criteria above but are still interested in the job. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.

• Grow in a passionate, rapidly expanding industry operating at the forefront of the Pentesting industry 
• Work directly with experienced senior leaders with ongoing mentorship opportunities
• Earn competitive compensation and an attractive equity plan
• Save for the future with pension (EU) 
• Benefit from statutory healthcare (EU)
• Leverage stipends for:
  • Wellness
  • Work-from-home equipment & wifi
  • Learning & development
  • Unlimited books 
• Treat yourself to paid remote lunches
• Make the most of our flexible, generous paid time off
• Work remotely from anywhere in the UK, or Germany
• Explore the world with our travel bonus payouts at your 2, 3, and 5 year anniversary