Senior Software Engineer (Java)

Summary

Join SentinelOne, a leading cybersecurity company, and become a Backend Engineer on the EventDB team. You will contribute to the development and maintenance of SentinelOne's highly scalable columnar database, handling petabytes of data daily. This role involves software development using Java, collaboration with cross-functional teams, code review, and on-call support. The ideal candidate possesses strong Java proficiency, experience with distributed systems, and a collaborative mindset. SentinelOne offers a competitive salary, relocation assistance (for EU-eligible candidates), annual bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package including private healthcare, flexible time off, parental leave, and professional development opportunities. The position offers hybrid work options in Prague, Brno, or remotely within the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Requirements

• Solid computer science/software engineering/similar background with multiple years of practical engineering experience
• Proven expertise in designing and operating distributed systems
• Strong proficiency in Java (multiple years of hands-on experience)
• You value elegant code that is concise and readable

Responsibilities

• Dive deep into coding, turning innovative specs into reality
• Write robust tests, tackle bugs with finesse, and ensure top-notch security in your code
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Champion code quality, security, and efficiency
• Your keen eye for detail will guide you in reviewing and elevating our codebase
• Build and Review Technical Specifications Deeply understand architecture of the EventDB solution and connected features; Architect end-to-end solutions for complex features with loose problem definition
• Document trade-offs in solutions/implementations; Document critical implementation details/data structures; Review and provide feedback on other specs
• Provide guidance and meaningful feedback, understanding broader patterns and downstream and upstream dependencies
• Be a problem-solver
• Respond to and troubleshoot outage incidents, and address security issues promptly

Preferred Qualifications

• You are excited about opportunities to serve as a mentor and to play a pivotal role in fostering both technical excellence and team unity
• You enjoy writing modern Java (we love lambdas) and prefer composition to inheritance
• You can identify relevant algorithms in the literature & bring them into production when they fit
• Your passion for understanding and solving complex engineering challenges is matched by your pragmatic approach to problem-solving
• You're comfortable weighing in on CAP theorem considerations, and are energized by selecting the data structure with the perfect trade-offs for a problem at hand
• You believe that honing ideas and technical designs with other engineers is crucial for achieving an optimal solution
• You’re looking for a challenge that doesn’t just require you to use technologies like Kafka and Cassandra, but requires you to rebuild them because they didn’t meet the project requirements
• Garbage collection doesn’t faze you because you know the JVM like the back of your hand. You can rattle off the available garbage collectors and their tuning parameters
• You value asking good questions, because you believe “a problem well-stated is half-solved.”

Benefits

• Grant of Restricted Stock Units with a 4-year vesting plan
• Annual performance-based bonuses
• An employee stock purchase plan
• Flexible Time Off
• On top of the standard 5 weeks vacation
• Flexible paid sick days
• Fully paid Short Term Sick/Nursing Leave
• 16-week parental leave
• Grandparent leave
• Additional company holidays
• Pension Insurance Contribution
• Premium life insurance
• Private medical care (for you and +1)
• A Global Employee Assistance Program
• Monthly meal and well-being allowance
• High-end MacBook/Windows laptop
• Work-from-home support
• In-office refreshments
• LinkedIn Learning
• Internal mentoring
• Educational support
• Generous referral bonuses
• Optional company events (sports, BBQs, charity)