Senior Staff Software Engineer, Data Streaming

Summary

Join SandboxAQ's Cybersecurity Group as a Data Streaming Engineer to contribute to AQtive Guard, a groundbreaking cybersecurity solution. You will design, build, and maintain high-performance data streaming pipelines using Kafka and KStreams. This role involves optimizing database queries, collaborating with a diverse team, and taking ownership of projects in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience with Kafka and KStreams, along with a strong background in data streaming and RDBMS. This position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth within a leading AI and quantum technology company.

Requirements

• You have experience with Kafka and KStreams
• You have production experience with data streaming, as well as traditional RDBMS
• You have a proven ability to thrive on a small team in a fast-paced, fluid environment, effectively managing uncertainty
• You have a solid understanding of standard IT security best practices
• 5+ years of production experience with Kafka
• 3+ years of production experience with KStreams
• Practical, "production scale" experience with RDBMS (e.g., PostgreSQL)
• Proficiency in Kotlin or a willingness to learn it, with a strong background in Java

Responsibilities

• Serve as the team's subject matter expert for Kafka and KStreams
• Design, build, and maintain the high-performance data streaming pipelines that form the core of the AQtive Guard platform, responsible for ingesting massive volumes of data from a wide array of sources, including first-party sensors, cloud provider APIs, and other cybersecurity platforms
• Optimize database queries and data access patterns to ensure efficiency and high performance at scale
• Take ownership of projects in a fast-paced startup environment, demonstrating a tolerance for ambiguity and a proactive approach to getting things done
• Collaborate closely with a diverse team of cryptographers, ML experts, and developers to integrate their research and advancements into new products and features

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of security-related concepts and technologies
• Familiarity with Bazel
• Proficiency in other languages, in order of preference: Golang, Rust, Python
• General knowledge of cryptography
• Experience contributing to the Kafka open-source project

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision
• Family planning/fertility
• PTO (summer and winter breaks)
• Financial wellness resources
• 401(k) plans