Staff Software Engineer, Tripwires

Horizon3.ai is an innovative, rapidly growing cybersecurity company on a mission to help organizations proactively identify, fix, and verify exploitable vulnerabilities before they can be leveraged by cybercriminals. Our flagship product, NodeZero™, delivers autonomous pentests and security assessments that scale across complex environments, including internal, external, cloud, and hybrid cloud infrastructures. From small educational institutions to global enterprises, our platform is trusted by a wide range of organizations—IT and SecOps teams, MSSPs, MSPs, and consulting pentesters.

Our team blends former U.S. Special Operations cyber operators, startup engineers, and seasoned cybersecurity professionals. Together, we’re tackling the industry's toughest challenges: ineffective tools, false positives, alert fatigue, skills shortages, and the high costs and long timelines associated with traditional consulting. We are a culture of learn-it-alls—focused on collaboration, respect, ownership, and delivering results.

As a fully remote company, we prioritize flexibility and require a minimum 25Mbps broadband connection.

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Detection & Deception (DnD) Team to help build Horizon3’s deception capabilities. The team works across product, design, and engineering to deliver features such as Tripwires and Rapid Response.

This role will focus initially on evolving Tripwires — a threat detection and deception capability within the NodeZero platform that uses autonomous pentests to place decoys (honeytokens) along high-risk attack paths. When an attacker interacts with a tripwire, the system generates an alert so defenders can investigate and respond.

It's a great fit for someone who thrives in an agile, fast-paced environment and is excited to ship high-quality work that has a real impact on the cybersecurity landscape.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Tripwires team, you'll combine deep security domain expertise with hands-on full-stack development to design, prototype, and ship new security capabilities within NodeZero. You'll partner with product managers and designers to identify high-impact opportunities, and work alongside product engineers to quickly turn those ideas into MVPs and production features. Day-to-day work spans product research, threat-informed design, and feature development — with a particular focus on honeytoken and honeypot creation, deployment, and detection logic for Tripwires and adjacent products like Rapid Response. By building these capabilities, you'll deepen customer engagement with our platform and deliver novel solutions that measurably improve their security posture.

• Sets and raises the technical bar (design reviews, code quality, operational discipline) by example rather than by mandate.

• Mentors and enhances the engineers around them; Build the frameworks and architecture for others to do the best work of their careers.

• Holds the team accountable to outcomes rather than activity; surfaces risks and tradeoffs early and in writing.

• Translates ambiguous product goals into concrete technical roadmaps.

• Partners closely with PM — comfortable in PRD reviews, not just sprint planning.

• Sequences an MVP without painting the team into a corner.
  

• We are a fully remote company, and this job may require up to 5% of travel to be successful.
  

  • Inclusive Team: We value diversity and promote an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.

  • Growth Opportunities: Be part of a dynamic and growing team with numerous career development opportunities.

  • Innovative Culture: Work in a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and out-of-the-box thinking.

  • Remote Work: We are a 100% remote company. Enjoy the flexibility to work in the way that supports you and brings out your best.

  • Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive salary and benefits which includes health, vision & dental care for you and your family, a flexible vacation policy, and generous parental leave.
    

Horizon3 is not just an equal opportunity employer - we are a community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental principles of our culture and success. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, hair length or any other legally protected status by law.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion means we strive to attract, develop, and retain a workforce that reflects the varied communities we serve. We believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation and strengthen our ability to create cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions. At Horizon3, every team member is valued and supported in an environment that encourages personal and professional growth.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we encourage all qualified individuals to apply. Come be a part of Horizon3, where your unique contributions are recognized, and your potential is limitless.

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