To be a good fit for our team as a Lead Software Engineer, you should have:

·        A demonstrable passion for the craft of software development

·        Interest in remaining a hands-on programmer for the next few years as you learn and contribute to the architecture of the system

·        A history demonstrating a team-based approach to problem solving

·        Experience defining contracts for coordinating development of software projects across multiple teams

·        A dynamic sense of ownership and responsibility for the quality of the software you create

·        At least 6-10 years of experience in software development, including active or recent Java experience

·        At least 1-3 years of team lead experience with successes you can describe, leading your team through full life cycle software development

·        Passion to collaborate with our wider teams (e.g. product, UX, support) to think strategically about how to solve problems for our users

·        Empathy for our users and the Rapid7 mission

Even better if you have:

·        Interest and/or experience in the security industry

·        Interest and/or experience in cloud-based architecture

·        Experience with Spring and/or SpringBoot

·        We value diversity in our team and we are eager to accept applications for our engineers across all backgrounds and life experiences.