Software Engineer Team Leader

Terra Security provides agentic AI-powered continuous penetration testing aligned to code changes and evolving attack surfaces, combining a swarm of trained AI agents with human supervision for safety and control. Fortune 500 organizations trust Terra to ensure every attack surface is covered across the web, AI, internal apps, APIs, mobile, networks, and the cloud.

Terra is on track to become the next breakout cybersecurity company with $38 million raised to date, including a $30 million Series A led by Felicis Ventures with participation from Dell Technologies Capital, Silicon Valley CISO Investments (SVCI), SYN Ventures, LAMA Partners, Underscore VC, and Capital One Ventures.

Summary

What You’ll Do

• Lead the Internal Network engineering team - set technical direction, mentor engineers, and own delivery
• Partner with security researchers and engineers to turn network and endpoint hacking techniques into automated product features
• Design and ship Internal Network capabilities from idea through production, monitoring, and iteration
• Turn ambiguous security problems into working solutions; learn fast from real usage and feedback
• Work closely with product, peers and teammates to ship together efficiently

Requirements

• Prior experience as a tech lead or team lead - you’ve led engineers, set direction, and owned delivery
• Deep expertise in network security and endpoint security
• 6+ years backend engineering; owns and ships production systems end-to-end at scale
• Deep hands-on experience with TypeScript, Node.js, and React
• Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity; takes problems from idea to production with little oversight
• Creative problem solver who moves fast without sacrificing quality
• Collaborative teammate who partners closely across functions and helps the team move faster together

Advantage

• Background in red teaming
• Prior experience in early-stage, high-growth startups
• BA/B.Sc. in Computer Science or a related technical field