At Arctic Wolf, we’re on a mission to end cyber risk.
We are a global leader in security operations, helping organizations stay resilient against evolving cyber threats through industry-leading security operations, threat intelligence, and a people-first approach to cybersecurity.
More than 3,000 Pack members across the world work together every day to protect our customers and empower security teams with new levels of speed, accuracy, and intelligence at scale. What sets us apart is our relentless focus on our customers, innovation at scale, and a collaborative culture where talented people can do meaningful work that truly makes a difference.
We’re constantly looking for talented people to join the Pack and help us take our performance to the next level.
About the Position:
We are seeking a highly talented Senior Core Platform Services Developer to help build and evolve foundational platform capabilities that enable Arctic Wolf's engineering teams to move faster, reduce duplication, and deliver consistent, scalable solutions across the organization. You will be a key member of the Core Platform Services team, responsible for the Access Control Platform, a critical service that helps Arctic Wolf deliver world-class security operations at scale for customers around the globe.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, and develop well-structured, testable, efficient, and secure software solutions.
- Solve complex technical problems that require analysis, sound judgment, and the ability to adapt existing approaches to new challenges.
- Act as a force multiplier for the team through code reviews, design discussions, technical guidance, and collaboration with other developers.
- Participate throughout the full software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, continuous integration, and deployment.
- Mentor and support junior and intermediate developers, helping elevate engineering excellence across the team.
- Evaluate and resolve a broad range of technical issues, proposing creative and effective solutions.
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, design quality, implementation, testing, and code review processes.
Team & Culture
We foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. Teams regularly showcase their work through monthly Platform R&D Demos, providing visibility into projects and opportunities to learn from one another.
In addition, our annual department-wide Hackathon brings engineers together from across the organization for four days of collaboration and experimentation. While the focus is innovation and creativity, many Hackathon projects have gone on to influence or become part of our products.
About You
You are an experienced software developer who can independently deliver high-quality solutions with minimal guidance. You enjoy working on impactful projects, have a strong foundation in software engineering principles, and are comfortable tackling challenging technical problems. Beyond your individual contributions, you enjoy collaborating with others, sharing knowledge, and mentoring fellow engineers.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Professional programming experience with Golang, Java, C++, or another advanced object-oriented programming language.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience building and supporting scalable, highly available backend services.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- Experience working with AWS technologies and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience developing and operating applications in Kubernetes environments.
On-Camera Policy
To support a fair, transparent, and engaging interview experience, candidates interviewing remotely are expected to be on camera during all video interviews. Being on camera fosters authentic connection, improves communication, and allows for full engagement from both candidates and interviewers. We understand that technical, bandwidth, or location-related challenges may occasionally prevent video use. If this applies, candidates are required to notify us in advance so we can explore appropriate accommodations.
Benefits
All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:
- Equity for all employees
- Flexible time off and paid volunteer days
- RRSP contribution and matching
- Training and career development programs
- Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical, mental health, dental, disability, life and AD&D, and value-added services
- Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health services
- Family-forming benefits, enhanced maternity benefits, and paid parental leave
Security Requirements
At Arctic Wolf, protecting our people, customers, and data is fundamental to how we operate. All employees are expected to uphold our commitment to security, privacy, and compliance by following internal information security policies, standards, and controls designed to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of business, customer, employee, and other confidential information and to support compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Depending on the role and where permitted by applicable law, employment may be subject to background verification and additional regulatory, security, or compliance requirements, including obligations related to data protection and export control laws, and authorization requirements where applicable.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Professional programming experience with Golang, Java, C++, or another advanced object-oriented programming language
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience building and supporting scalable, highly available backend services
- At least 5 years of professional software development experience
- Experience working with AWS technologies and cloud-native architectures
- Experience developing and operating applications in Kubernetes environments
Arctic Wolf Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Arctic Wolf and has not been reviewed or approved by Arctic Wolf.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentive plans in sales roles are seen as strong when targets are met, with on‑target earnings positioned as competitive. This dynamic helps explain notably higher satisfaction in sales relative to other functions.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is included for all employees across offers, broadening ownership beyond limited groups. Broad access to equity can provide meaningful upside tied to company performance.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible paid time off and dedicated volunteer time off are core parts of the package. These options expand avenues for time away beyond standard vacation and holidays.
Arctic Wolf Insights
What We Do
The cybersecurity industry has an effectiveness problem. Every year new technologies, vendors, and solutions emerge, and yet despite this constant innovation we continue to see high profile breaches in the headlines. All organizations know they need better security, but the dizzying array of options leave resource-constrained IT and security leaders wondering how to proceed. At Arctic Wolf, our mission is to End Cyber Risk through effective security operations. To achieve this, we believe that organizations must do three key things:
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