Sr Software Engineer

PlexTrac is the #1 AI-powered penetration test reporting tool and platform for real time threat exposure management. It helps cybersecurity teams address the most critical threats and vulnerabilities efficiently. This innovative approach has allowed PlexTrac to gain significant traction among companies and teams of all sizes, including several of the Fortune 500.

Having recently closed a $70 million Series B funding round as of February 2022, PlexTrac is poised for exponential growth and is seeking top notch talent for strategic roles to join the team. Candidates interested in leveraging extensive professional experience to build innovative programs around a new concept in the cybersecurity market and who love working in a fast-paced, energetic start-up environment should apply!

PlexTrac Mission and Culture is to empower teams to win the right cybersecurity battles. PlexTrac is culturally a mission-oriented organization, by which we mean that we seek to make the lives of our customers better knowing that their improved efficiency and effectiveness has a direct impact on the security of our world. Likewise, we seek to improve the lives of our employees by creating a workplace in which they can flourish professionally and personally. We are flexible, creative, collaborative, detail oriented, humble, hard workers who practice what we preach. Those attributes in our team members lead to and are rewarded with a fast-paced, never boring, fun loving work environment — whether we are physically or virtually present with one another.

Our core values describe us as humans and leaning into them is how we define success:

• Integrity through transparency and accountability
• Aggressive innovation
• Positively impact people

We are actively seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join us. In this role, you will collaborate closely with product and engineering leadership, development teams, technical delivery teams, and external partners to drive the successful design, development, and deployment of technology solutions.

As an experienced technologist, you will leverage your expertise to solve complex challenges for both our customers and our product and engineering organization. You will play a key role in shaping software change and release management processes while contributing to the overall maturity of our software development lifecycle.

As a senior member of the engineering team, you will help ensure that software deliverables meet high-quality standards and are delivered on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software components across the entire technology stack, including frontend, backend, APIs, and data layers
• Build and evolve scalable, maintainable UI architecture using modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (e.g., React), contributing to shared component libraries and frontend infrastructure
• Build and maintain robust, scalable APIs to support application functionality, system integrations, and external partners
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve complex software issues, ensuring long-term, maintainable solutions
• Collaborate with and provide technical guidance to internal and external development teams, helping uphold engineering standards
• Stay current with emerging technologies, frameworks, and vendor offerings; evaluate and recommend tools or solutions when appropriate
• Identify and implement process improvements, coding standards, and best practices to enhance team efficiency and software quality
• Work closely with cross-functional teams and leadership to ensure alignment, transparency, and timely delivery of projects
• Contribute to task planning, estimation, scheduling, and resource allocation within the development lifecycle
• Participate in on-call rotations to address urgent production issues and high-priority incidents

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript with React.js (frontend) and Node.js (backend)
• Experience with Postgres, Redis, and large-scale event system design
• Familiarity with GCP or other cloud platforms
• Proven ability to diagnose and solve complex technical issues with clarity
• Excellent reasoning, debugging, communication, and time-management skills
• Demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring, and ownership of outcomes

Benefits

• Competitive wellness benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life
• 401(k)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible work schedule - WFH, WFO
• Flexible Time Off
• World Class Culture

The typical pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD [$130,000.00] to [$179,000.00] per year. PlexTrac utilizes different base pay ranges for different work localities, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently based on their home market. The range above reflects the potential base pay across the U.S. for this role; the specific applicable base pay range will depend on the candidate’s work location. In addition to a candidate’s work location, an individual’s base pay will also depend on a number of factors, such as complexity and responsibility of the posted role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.

Kindly note that PlexTrac may decline applications from individuals located outside the United States. Remote work opportunities are reserved for employees permanently situated within the United States. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

At PlexTrac, certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and equity options. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. Benefits listed here vary depending on the nature of employment the Company and the employee’s work location. Employees also have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan, employee-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, uncapped time-off, and several paid holidays.

PlexTrac provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. If you require assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruitment process, please send a request via email to [email protected].

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