Software Engineer II

HackerOne is the global leader in human-powered security, harnessing the creativity of the world’s largest community of security researchers with cutting-edge AI to protect your digital assets. The HackerOne Platform combines the expertise of our elite community and the most up-to-date vulnerability database to pinpoint critical security flaws across your attack surface. Our integrated solutions, including bug bounty, pentesting, code security audits, spot checks, and AI red teaming, ensure continuous vulnerability discovery and management throughout the software development lifecycle. Trusted by industry leaders such as Coinbase, General Motors, GitHub, Goldman Sachs, Hyatt, PayPal, and the U.S. Department of Defense, HackerOne was named a Best Workplace for Innovators by Fast Company in 2023 and a Most Loved Workplace for Young Professionals in 2024.

Software Engineer IC2

Position Summary

At HackerOne, we’re on a mission to empower the world to build a safer internet. We’re a growing engineering team with an outsized impact, and we’re looking for a Software Engineer IC3 to help us innovate and propel our platform forward.

As a Software Engineer, you will work with your squad on a variety of challenging projects. You are a collaborative and effective software engineer and team member. You will interact with CSM’s, who are the voice of our customers You will work with Senior and Staff level engineers to gain experience quickly and build delightful features and products for our community, as well as the thousands of companies who trust HackerOne with their cybersecurity posture..

Your Journey at HackerOne

• Your day will start with a warm welcome online and get your tools to start!
• Your first 30 days will be focusing on getting to know our HackerOnies. You will join your new squad and being onboarded - get to learn the technology stack (Ruby on Rails + GraphQL + ReactJS + many more)
• Within 60 days, you will have committed a bunch of code to our repositories and will start developing a knack for being a fast and effective software engineer on our codebase
• Within 90 days, you will start getting ready to lead your first project as Software Engineer - you will have branched out and talked to Sales, Marketing and various other functions, and developed a good sense of cross-functional collaboration and communication
• Beyond 90 days, you will be a fully-fledged software engineer
• By that time you will be able to understand the business value of our products and features, and the needs of our customers
• And you are able to translate feature requests into simple, but robust engineering (or non-engineering) solutions
  
  

You are:

• A tech enthusiast who likes to work with people and teams
• Willing to learn from Senior and Staff Software Engineers
• Based remotely in UK or Poland. HackerOne is a digital-first company. You must be able to work and excel in a remote environment.
• Owner of your own progress as an individual
  
  

You have:

• 2+ years of experience in full-stack software engineering, preferrably within a SAAS environment.
• Experience in Ruby on Rails, ReactJS and TypeScript. Generative AI, ElasticSearch/ OpenSearch, GraphQL are a plus.
• Proven positive impact in your past professional experience
  
  

You can:

• Make an impact on a squad and project level.
• Coordinate efforts around new initiatives with the senior engineers
  
  

Compensation Bands:

Estimated Base Salary:

EMEA 50,000-75,000 GBP

Poland 140-185k PLN

We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to responding to every applicant.

We're committed to building a global team! For certain roles outside the United States, U.K., and the Netherlands, we partner with Remote.com as our Employer of Record (EOR).

Employment at HackerOne is contingent on a background check.

HackerOne is an Equal Opportunity Employer in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, pregnancy, disability or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by international, federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all HackerOne employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. HackerOne makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

For US based roles only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position.

HackerOne Values

HackerOne commits to maintaining a strong, inclusive culture built for our employees and our community of hackers. We are driven by our five core values. We recognize that our mission is bigger than us, and therefore act with integrity at all times. As a team, we believe that transparency builds trust so we default to disclosure in our communications. Each individual executes with excellence, creating an environment of greater alignment and greater autonomy. We win as a team and respect all people to empower everyone to learn from each other, innovate, and grow.