TryHackMe is the fastest-growing online cyber security training platform. Our mission is to make learning and teaching cyber security easier by providing gamified security exercises and challenges. Having only been around for handful of years, we've grown to more than 5 million community members and our growth isn't slowing down! ????

The Role

We're looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to help us scale TryHackMe to support millions of aspiring security practitioners to learn about cyber security.

Your role will involve everything from maintaining the current code base to developing awesome features to support our users. This exciting position will focus on growth engineering work, bringing concepts from ideation to completion through quick iterations and a cycle of build-measure-learn. You must be comfortable working in a small team (two engineers, a product manager, and a designer). The responsibilities for this role will include:

• Designing and implementing software solutions that meet business requirements across TryHackMe considering scalability, reliability, and security
• Collaborating with product managers, designers, tech leads and developers on project plans and technical execution
• Mentoring and coaching developers, providing technical guidance and feedback
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and other engineering meetings, providing feedback to ensure code quality and alignment with TryHackMe technical standards.
• Writing high-quality, maintainable code using modern programming languages and frameworks (e.g., JavaScript, Typescript, NodeJS, React)
• Developing and maintaining databases and data models, as well as creating and optimising queries
• Monitoring and analysing system performance to identify and resolve bottlenecks and issues
• Staying up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in software development and sharing knowledge with the team
• Participating in Agile development methodologies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of software development processes and practices.

Skills & Requirements:

• Ideally 5+ years of experience within software engineering including back and front end development
• Experience in hands-on software engineering within a startup or scale-up SaaS environment
• Experience leading a Software Engineering Team
• Relevant hands-on experience with the following technologies: Git, NodeJS, CSS, HTML, jQuery, Javascript, React, Typescript, Redux, MongoDB, AWS - (MERN stack)
• Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms (such as AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Excellent understanding of software development methodologies, including Agile and Scrum
• Interest in cyber security or edtech industries
• Strong leadership, problem-solving skills and be comfortable communicating in English

Benefits & Perks

Salary - We hire across 35+ countries. We determine salaries based on Geographic Location, Seniority, Interview Performance, and Market Rates using leading compensation benchmarking tools.

100% Remote - In a fully digital world, work from anywhere you want!

Flexi Time - Choose your own hours as long as you have at least 4 hours of overlap with the UK timezone (from 8am - 6pm)

Tools - a dedicated work laptop + any accessories you need to do your best work.

Swag Pack - start your TryHackMe journey with a branded swag bundle!

Personal Development - £2,500 training budget to acquire certifications, and more.

️ Company Retreat - an annual company retreat, fully paid for by us!

Lunch on us - whether you're a pizza-lover, salad obsessed or a big sushi fan, TryHackMe will cover the cost of your lunch order during our recurring company virtual lunches.

Health Insurance - if you're in a country that doesn't have public health care.

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity- an enhanced package on top of statutory requirements.

401k / Pension - TryHackMe makes it easy to save money for your retirement.

Our Hiring Process

• Stage 1: Intro to learn more about you, and vice versa!
• Stage 2: Interview with our Software Engineering Management
• Stage 3: Live-CodingChallenge with Engineers
• Stage 4: Culture Fit call with one of our Co Founders