Senior Software Engineering Lead

Ready to embark on the quest to join Hack The Box?

At the end of this journey, you'll become a proud member of Hack The Box, with the ultimate mission to raise cyber resilience, so that every organization can stay ahead of tomorrow’s threats.🚀🔒💻 

✨The core mission of the Senior Software Engineering Lead

The Senior Engineering Leader will lead and develop three software engineering teams (six engineers in total). You’ll build high-performing, collaborative teams through trust, coaching, and empowerment, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous growth. As a bridge between business strategy and engineering execution, you’ll ensure alignment with the department’s vision while driving clarity, accountability, and technical excellence.

As this is a newly defined organizational role, the role’s scope and responsibilities will naturally evolve according to departmental needs, organizational growth, and feedback from team members and stakeholders. 

🏢 Location &  Work Mode:

When hiring in Greece, we’re open to candidates from all locations. Those based within 55 km of our Athens office will follow a hybrid work model. For candidates located beyond that radius, a fully remote arrangement is available.

🍺 The fellowship you’ll be joining:

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will be responsible for a team of 6 engineers (front-end and back-end). You will collaborate closely with QA, infrastructure, product, design, and engineering leadership to deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality solutions that support our customers and drive business impact.

📚 Interesting resources you should check:

• R&D team meetup #3: United we stand!

🚀 The adventures that await you after becoming a Senior Software Engineering Lead at Hack The Box:

• Team Leadership & Culture – Build high-performing, collaborative teams by fostering trust, innovation, and continuous improvement, while embedding company values and maintaining strong team morale.
• People Management & Development – Coach, mentor, and develop engineers and managers through regular feedback, goal setting, and growth planning, ensuring individuals are supported, unblocked, and set up for success.
• Resource Management & Hiring – Optimize team structure, allocation, and staffing to balance short-term project needs with long-term growth, contributing to hiring strategies, leveling discussions, and talent evaluations.
• Strategic Planning & Delivery – Drive the planning and execution of engineering initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals, technical vision, and delivery timelines while proactively managing risks, dependencies, and efficiency systems.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Partner closely with product, design, and other departments to streamline communication, planning, and delivery across teams, facilitating agile ceremonies and alignment on shared objectives.
• Stakeholder Communication – Maintain transparent communication with leadership and key stakeholders through regular updates, risk reporting, and progress metrics, ensuring clarity and trust across all levels.
• Engineering Excellence & Standards – Uphold high standards in code quality, security, documentation, and technical best practices, enabling modernization and reducing technical debt through empowered technical leadership.

🏆 Skills, knowledge, and experience points required to unlock the role of Senior Software Engineering Lead at Hack The Box:

• Previous experience in engineering leadership roles and successfully delivering complex initiatives
• Previous technical background with the ability to understand technical complexity and contribute to architecture and process decisions
• Proven leadership, mentorship, and team-building skills
• Experience working in cross-functional environments, driving alignment, and resolving communication gaps
• Deep understanding of modern engineering practices, secure development, testing, and DevOps workflows
• Comfortable managing project status reporting, risk management, and stakeholder communication
• Experience in resource planning, hiring, and supporting team growth and structure
• Nice to have: experience in enterprise software delivery

What your Hack The Box adventure will have in store: 

• 🎯You'll have the exhilarating opportunity to contribute to a product that is highly appreciated by users and the cybersecurity community at large
• 🎯 You'll experience a highly supportive and caring environment, fostering growth, fl