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Description
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! 🥷
We’re growing to be an AI-first company, you can read more about what this means here…
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.
💸 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-Coding Challenge with Engineers
Stage 4: Culture Fit call with one of our Co Founders
Role tech stack
React
Node.js
MongoDB
Express.js
Life at
TryHackMe
Culture overview
We’re a fast-moving, ambitious team that takes ownership of our work and values people who go above and beyond their roles. Continuous learning is important to us - we provide dedicated training budgets and encourage time for personal growth projects.
As a remote-first, global company, we stay connected through regular team events and an annual retreat to build strong relationships. If you’re passionate, proactive, and eager to grow, you’ll thrive here.
Employee benefits
Flexible Hours
Flexible Working
Home office allowance
Learning/Development days
Wellbeing Programme
Office vibe
Clubs & Meetups
Hackathons
Remote-first
Social Events
Team Building Days
Location
Tech at
TryHackMe
Leadership
Robert Sugars
Head of Engineering
Tech overview
We build a secure, scalable platform that delivers hands-on cybersecurity training to millions of users worldwide.
Frontend: We use modern JavaScript frameworks like React to create smooth, intuitive, and responsive user experiences across devices.
Backend: Our backend is powered by Node.js and Python, handling real-time lab environments, user progress tracking, and challenge orchestration.
Infrastructure: Hosted on AWS, we leverage Kubernetes for container orchestration, ensuring high availability, scalability, and efficient resource use.
Security: Security is central to everything we do, with best practices embedded across development to protect our platform and users.
Our engineering culture encourages ownership, rapid iteration, and continuous learning, with dedicated time and resources for personal growth. If you’re passionate about building impactful software that empowers people to learn cybersecurity, TryHackMe is the place to grow your skills and make a real difference.
