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Senior Software Engineer

170k – 196kSunnyvale, CAOnsite4+ YOE
Summary

Develops containerized microservices in Go for a distributed multi-tenant system processing cloud telemetry for security insights. Owns full lifecycle of features, mentors juniors, requires 4+ years experience with Kubernetes and major clouds.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Develop containerized (micro)services for a distributed multi-tenant system that processes data, real-time events, and network telemetry from multiple public clouds to provide insights, visibility, and security recommendations.
  • Design services, defend architecture before peers, and deliver robust implementations.
  • Mentor junior engineers, new-grads, and interns.
  • Own critical features and subsystems through the entire software development lifecycle, from requirements to deployment.
  • Own operational aspects of the system.
  • Ensure code quality with early developer testing and functional/integration testing.
  • Partner with Product Management to refine requirements.
  • Develop deep understanding of customer problems through stakeholder interaction.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s in computer science or equivalent degree (Master’s a plus).
  • 4+ years building distributed & scalable software and systems.
  • Passion for software development, constant learning, and teamwork.
  • Extensive experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP at the API/programming level.
  • Experience in Go and SQL.
  • Kubernetes experience delivering containerized services.
  • REST API client experience.
  • Unix/Linux programming environment experience.
  • General TCP/IP networking knowledge.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with networking and security controls.
  • CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible.
Skills
GoSQLKubernetesAWSAzureGCPREST APIUnix/LinuxTCP/IPTerraform
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