Lead/Senior UI Engineer

What we do:

Halcyon is the industry’s first dedicated, adaptive security platform that combines multiple proprietary advanced prevention engines along with AI models focused specifically on stopping ransomware.

Who we are:

Halcyon was formed in 2021 by a team of cyber industry veterans after battling the scourge of ransomware (and advanced threats) for years at some of the largest global security vendors. Comprised of leaders from Cylance (now Blackberry), Accuvant (now Optiv), and ISS X-Force (now IBM), Halcyon is focused on building products and solutions for mid-market and enterprise customers.

What we offer:

A Remote Native Global Team
As a remote-first, completely distributed team, we recognize great talent can exist anywhere. We invite you to apply to a job you’re interested in and we'll work a plan to meet your needs.

Health & Wellness
We offer comprehensive health benefits to meet you and your family’s needs, including 100% covered Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for you and your dependents.

Competitive Compensation Packages
We offer competitive compensation packages with equity, depending on position, along with a generously matched retirement plan, PTO, paid sick time, and holidays.

 

The Role:

Halcyon’s goal is to deliver an anti-ransomware solution that breaks new ground as to what a security product can deliver. Aligned with this goal, Halcyon is looking for an experienced UI developer and software engineer to contribute to our Cloud Engineering Team and specifically the user interface for the Halcyon anti-ransomware solution. Our cloud applications, including the user interface, provide our customers with visibility into the activity across their fleet of deployed endpoints and allow them to take action across the fleet.

Responsibilities:

• Technology Leadership: Guide the adoption and implementation of advanced technologies like Next.js 14+, MUI v5, MUI-X v6, FontAwesome, React.js, Vercel, and Node 20+. Stay ahead of the curve in UI trends and innovations.

• Team Management and Strategy: Direct and manage the UI development team. Formulate strategies for UI development processes and establish best practices. Own the UI and empower the broader cloud team to deploy the UI.

• UI Developer Experience: Enhance the experience for UI developers within the team, ensuring a productive and collaborative environment.

• Collaboration with Design and Product Teams: Work closely with designers and product managers. Align UI design with product vision and user needs, ensuring consistency across platforms.

• Interface with Backend Teams: Coordinate with API and backend developers. Ensure that UI components and backend services are seamlessly integrated, focusing on API usability and user experience.

• Team Building and Expansion: Actively participate in the recruitment and expansion of the UI development team. Identify and attract top talent, ensuring a diverse and skilled team composition to meet the evolving demands of UI development projects at Halcyon.

• Mentoring and Code Quality: Mentor junior developers, oversee code reviews, and maintain high standards for code quality and documentation.

• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Continuously explore new techniques and tools to improve UI design and development processes. Encourage innovation within the team.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Extensive experience building enterprise quality user interfaces with React

• Experience leading and growing a team

• Ability to collaborate with backend engineering teams to create the best integration possible

• Ability to collaborate with designers and end users to create the best user experience possible

Bonus Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience with MUI and MUI-X

• Experience with Next.js and Vercel

• Experience with AWS infrastructure

We understand it takes a diverse team of highly intelligent, passionate, curious, and creative people to develop the exceptional product we are building. Our dynamic team has incredible perspectives to share, just as we know you do, and we take great pride in being an equal opportunity employer.