Staff / Tech Lead Software Engineer - OpenGRC
🌀 The Company
Filigran, founded in October 2022, stands out in the cybertech ecosystem for its commitment to revolutionizing cyber threat management with a proactive approach. Its mission is to develop innovative open-source solutions designed to anticipate cyber threats, identify security gaps, and strengthen organizational security posture.
Filigran solutions are now trusted by over 6,000 public and private organizations worldwide.
🎯 The Role
We're looking for a Staff / Lead Software Engineer to be the technical founding pillar of our new OpenGRC team.
You'll work closely with the Engineering Manager and a small, agile squad to define the technical architecture and build the MVP. You will define the technical strategy, system architecture, and engineering standards for a solution that turns abstract threat data into verified, quantified action plans.
You will balance hands-on coding of the most complex components with high-level architectural decision-making, setting the trajectory for a scalable Open Source product.
💼 Your Responsibilities
Technical Vision & Architecture: Own the technical roadmap and system design. You will architect a clean, scalable Single Page App (SPA) and event-driven backend (Node.js/TypeScript) capable of deployment as both SaaS and On-Premise. You will anticipate scaling challenges related to heavy data ingestion and cross-platform integrations.
Core Engine Ownership: Architect and drive the implementation of the complex engines that differentiate OpenGRC:
Correlation Engine: Designing logic to link CTI feeds (STIX objects) to internal Assets and Controls.
Quantification Engine: Creating the mathematical models and algorithms to calculate financial risk dynamically based on changing threat landscapes.
Engineering Standards & Mentorship: As a Lead, you will set the bar for code quality, testing patterns, and documentation. You will mentor future hires, conduct code reviews, and foster a culture of technical excellence and psychological safety.
Strategic Product Engineering: Partner with Product Management to translate business goals into technical reality. You will play a key role in defining domain models for "Threat Contexts" and "Risk Scenarios," ensuring the technology can support future "What-If" simulations.
Ecosystem Integration: Lead the technical alignment with the wider ecosystem (OpenCTI, OpenAEV). You will ensure OpenGRC integrates seamlessly with these platforms, requiring deep collaboration with Principal Engineers across the organization.
Open Source Leadership: Act as the technical face of OpenGRC in the open-source community. You will engage with contributors on GitHub/Slack, guide community architecture decisions, and manage external contributions.
🤝 Who You’ll Work With
Direct report: You will report to the Engineering Manager of OpenGRC.
Team: You will lead the technical execution of the initial squad, with plans for the team to grow rapidly.
Collaboration: You will operate as a peer to the VP of Tech, CTO, and Principal Engineers, aligning on organization-wide technical standards and integration strategies.
🧬 Profile We’re Looking For
Experience: 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, with significant proven experience in mentoring software teams and leading technical topics.
Staff/Tech Lead Experience: You have a proven track record of designing and delivering complex systems from scratch. You have experience not just contributing to codebases, but owning the architecture and technical health of a product.
System Design Mastery: You excel at data modeling (Entities, Relationships) and designing distributed systems. You can articulate the trade-offs between different architectural patterns (SQL vs NoSQL, Event-driven vs REST, etc.) and make decisions that balance speed of delivery with long-term maintainability.
Full Stack Expertise: Deep proficiency in React, TypeScript, and Node.js. You can bridge a distributed SQL backend handling massive scale with a high-performance, intuitive React UI. You understand the nuances of end-to-end type safety and performance optimization.
Product-Minded Leader: You understand the "Why" behind the code. You are comfortable navigating ambiguity in the early POC phase and can pivot the technical strategy based on user feedback without losing sight of the long-term vision.
Communication & Influence: Fluent in English and French. You can explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and advocate for technical investments (refactoring, tooling) effectively.
Remote DNA: Comfortable working in a remote, async-first environment. You know how to communicate effectively in writing and document your decisions.
Bonus Points:
Previous experience in GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance) or Cybersecurity sectors.
Familiarity with Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) standards like STIX/TAXII or the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Interest in quantitative risk methodologies (e.g., FAIR model).
Experience maintaining or leading Open Source projects.
While our core stack is JS/TS, Python skills are highly valued for data processing scripts and tooling.
🛡️ About OpenGRC
OpenGRC is a new initiative designed to disrupt the Governance, Risk, and Compliance market. Unlike traditional GRC tools that rely on static checklists and subjective "High/Medium/Low" assessments, OpenGRC is built to be proactive, data-driven, and financially quantified.
Our vision is to fuse Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) with Risk Management. We enable CISOs to correlate real-time threat feeds (via OpenCTI) with their internal assets, verify defenses automatically (via OpenAEV), and translate technical vulnerabilities into dollars. We are building the bridge between the SOC technical reality and the Boardroom's financial language.
🌱 Why Join Filigran? More than just a job.
We’re a fast-growing, global, and fully remote company building open-source cybersecurity solutions, increasingly powered by AI, to help defense teams anticipate threats and act faster.
⭐ What we believe
We believe we do work that matters, uniting defenders into a global community to make security more open, resilient & collaborative.
💻 How we work
We do work that matters by combining strong engineering standards with emerging technologies, including AI, to move faster and smarter.
🧭 What guides us
We make our work matter by building a culture grounded in our CORE values of Cohesion, Openness, Responsibility, and Equity. The principles that guide how we make decisions, treat people, and grow together, especially when no one’s watching.
💰 Compensation & Benefits
Competitive pay + equity - everyone shares in our success
Remote-first, flexible, and balanced - work that fits your life
Your setup, your choice - pick the gear that works for you
Twice-a-year gatherings - we meet in person for regional and global offsites to connect, collaborate, and strengthen our culture beyond the screen
🌍 Equal Employment Opportunity
We enable cybersecurity through inclusion - from code to culture.
At Filigran, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity of our people make our products and our team stronger. We welcome talent of every background, identity, and lived experience, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
What matters here is what you bring, not what you look like, where you’re from, or how you identify.
🚀 Ready to Join Us?
Apply now and help us build the future of the cybersecurity ecosystem, together.