Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join ExtraHop, a leader in network detection and response (NDR) technology, as a Senior Software Engineer. You will develop features and components for our appliances and cloud offerings, providing technical leadership to junior team members. This role requires extensive backend infrastructure experience, fluency in backend languages, and familiarity with Linux environments and security technologies. We offer a collaborative and innovative environment with opportunities for professional growth. Competitive compensation, including a bonus and benefits package, is provided. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and offer a hybrid/remote work model.

Requirements

• 5+ years working experience designing and implementing backend infrastructure components
• Fluent in back-end languages such as Python, Golang, Rust, or C/C++
• Experience with basic CPU, network, or storage performance analysis and tuning on Linux
• Familiarity with cryptography principles and applications
• Experience with authentication/authorization technologies such as SAML, OAuth, OIDC, Kerberos, or LDAP/Active Directory
• Proven aptitude for deeply understanding new network technologies, such as when adopting and debugging existing servers and client libraries to support new features
• Familiarity with navigating typical Linux server environments, including common tools, package management, and services
• Experience leading or mentoring other team members and maintaining strong software engineering practices
• Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Maintain a high standard for the team in code reviews
• Design and own development of features, collaborating inside the team and across the architecture team, product management teams, and other stakeholders as necessary
• Provide technical leadership to junior team members and leverage design and mentorship experience to help enable the team
• Occasionally expand into other areas of engineering — we encourage and support full-stack flexibility
• Collaborate with UX, PM, QA, and other engineering teams to define requirements, develop architecture, and implement new features
• Participate in agile development methodologies
• Demonstrate traits in line with our company values (have a sense of humor, be nice to each other, think about customers first, build cool stuff)

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with Docker containers and other build tools
• Familiarity with Linux kernel subsystems or driver development
• Experience developing, maintaining, or extensively customizing a Linux/Unix-based OS for cloud, server, or embedded use cases
• Experience with monitoring or analytics tools such as Prometheus/Grafana, QuickSight, or CloudWatch
• Basic experience using and/or administering an RDBMS such as PostgreSQL or MySQL
• Familiarity with principles of enterprise server and storage hardware technologies
• Working exposure to security certifications such as FIPS 140, FedRAMP, Common Criteria, SOC2, PCI DSS, or HIPAA

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Flexible PTO, Sick Time Prorated Based on Date of Hire, and All Federal Holidays (US Only) + 3 Days of Paid Volunteer Time
• Non-Commissioned Positions may be eligible to participate in the Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan
• FSA and Dependent Care Accounts + EAP, where applicable
• Educational Reimbursement
• 401k with Employer Match or Pension where applicable
• Pet Insurance (US Only)
• Parental Leave (US Only)
• Hybrid and Remote Work Model