software engineer team lead in cybersecurity

Hoxhunt develops AI-driven cybersecurity products for human risk management. Its products combine personalized security awareness training, threat detection, threat intelligence, and response tools to protect organizations against cyberattacks.

• Lead engineering delivery for data-intensive reporting and integration products, translating product strategy into delivery plans and shipped outcomes
• Partner with Product Management to solve customer problems and deliver value
• Make pragmatic architecture decisions and improve operational excellence
• Build alongside the team in the production stack while maintaining technical judgment and avoiding bottlenecks
• Own team development, performance management, and hiring for a growing team of 8+ engineers
• Build deep context of the people, product, delivery, and operations, establish trust, and take ownership of team management
• Shape roadmaps, drive technical solutions, and elevate the team’s technical and operational maturity
• Act as the link between engineering execution and business strategy, ensuring the team has clarity and support

• Proven hands-on Tech Lead or Engineering Manager experience with a product team
• Track record of shipping and operating large-scale, data-intensive SaaS systems with high standards for availability, latency, and data quality
• Full-stack competence in Node.js, TypeScript, React, GraphQL, MongoDB, K8s, and GCP
• Experience operating production systems, including observability, incident response, and performance optimization
• Strong product and engineering judgment, with the ability to balance speed and sustainability and know when to simplify
• Ability to mentor engineers, set high standards, and build a delivery system that scales with the team
• Ability to challenge product, peers, and management when customer or business interests are being shortchanged
• Practical, production-grade AI/LLM engineering experience or strong evidence of being able to ramp up quickly
• Ability to ship AI-driven capabilities safely and use AI tools to increase hands-on contributions, including designing and optimizing harnesses for agents and applying feedback loops and continuous improvement

• Monthly salary of €7,000 - €8,500 depending on experience
• Healthcare and other benefits
• Office includes a gym and swimming pool
• Take-home assignment of up to 6 hours, completed independently, as part of the recruitment process