Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join KnowBe4, a leading provider of security awareness training, as a Software Engineer to develop new products in a fast-paced, agile environment. Collaborate with other engineers, recommend solutions to engineering problems, and provide technical direction to team members. Translate strategic goals into operational plans and coordinate across functional boundaries. You will design and implement highly available and fault-resilient AWS infrastructure and microservices. KnowBe4 offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and a fun, engaging work environment.

Requirements

• BS or equivalent plus 8 years experience
• MS or equivalent plus 3 years experience
• Ph.D. or equivalent plus 2 years experience
• 3-5+ Years of experience managing cloud-native infrastructure in a CI/CD environment
• 3-5+ Years of experience working in a compiled programming language
• Solid hands-on Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) experience. (Python, C#, Rust)
• Solid understanding of software design patterns (best practices) and anti-patterns
• Solid hands-on experience implementing REST and/or GraphQL based micro-services
• Able to design and diagram highly available and fault-resilient AWS infrastructure and micro-services
• Solid understanding of relational database structures, indexes, theories, principles, and practices
• Strong fundamental understanding of AWS services (or Azure) and Cloud Native infrastructure solutions
• Experience working with container services in Docker

Responsibilities

• Develops software using the KnowBe4 Software Development Lifecycle and Agile Methodologies
• Recommends solutions to engineering problems
• Assist other team members by providing technical direction
• Defines approaches and solutions to complex technical problems
• Helps to translate KnowBe4's strategic goals into operational plans
• Provides coordination across functional boundaries
• May act as team lead for sub-projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Training in secure coding practices
• Experience with the Rust programming language is a plus

Benefits

• Company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets
• Employee referral bonuses
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Certification reimbursement
• Certification completion bonuses
• A relaxed dress code