Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join ExtraHop's Detection Infrastructure team as a Senior Software Engineer | Security and help us reclaim the upper hand against cyber attackers. You will develop and maintain tools and platforms supporting detection engineering, troubleshoot automated processes delivering threat intelligence, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Mentorship and code review are key aspects, ensuring quality and upleveling other engineers. This role requires strong software engineering, networking, and cybersecurity fundamentals with a focus on Threat Intelligence. ExtraHop offers flexible work options, including fully remote arrangements.

Requirements

• Excellent engineering chops
• 5+ years of experience with software engineering in a team environment
• Experience developing and maintaining code for enterprise applications with emphasis on quality and maintainability
• In-depth knowledge of networking fundamentals, including the OSI model and excellent working knowledge of the key protocols from Layer 2 through Layer 7
• Experience developing solutions using cloud-native technologies and platforms
• Self-starter with a strong problem-solving track record and ability to grow and learn
• Excellent teammate and collaborator who can iterate on problems quickly
• Proficient at communication in both spoken and written forms, including documentation

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain tools and platforms that support detection engineering
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in automated processes responsible for delivering timely threat intelligence to customers
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure tools and processes are meeting developer, data scientist, and security researcher needs
• Mentor and coach other Software Engineers on software development best practices
• Actively participate in code review to ensure quality and uplevel other engineers

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python and Javascript
• Knowledge of Threat Intelligence and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)platforms, techniques, and tools
• Experience with network-oriented security tools such as Wireshark, Tshark, tcpdump, Suricata, Snort, or other packet capture and analysis tools
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Packer
• Knowledge of cloud and on-premise cybersecurity threat models - attacker behavior, tools, techniques, and practices. Ability to translate this knowledge into realistic scenarios and simulations

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