Staff Python Software Engineer

Summary

Join SentinelOne's SentinelLabs team as a Staff Python SW Engineer and collaborate with threat hunters and security researchers to develop and maintain security tools. You will leverage your Python and Golang expertise to build tools that automate threat hunting processes, enrich telemetry data, and curate indicators of compromise. This role requires strong analytical and communication skills, along with experience in security telemetry data management. SentinelOne offers a competitive salary, bonus structure, flexible work arrangements, and a comprehensive benefits package including stock options, meal and wellbeing allowances, generous paid time off, and various professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Experience in software development, with strong proficiency in Python and/or Go, especially in developing and maintaining tools for security applications
• Comfort with rapidly prototyping and iterating on tools to ensure they meet the evolving needs of threat hunters and security researchers
• Knowledge of security telemetry data management, including the collection, analysis, storage, tagging, and enrichment of indicators of compromise and associated data sources such as VirusTotal Intelligence/Stairwell, and types like passive DNS, netflow, and scanning
• Strong analytical skills, capable of dissecting complex problems, synthesizing actionable information from diverse data sources, and finding opportunities for novel correlation
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to work effectively with cross-functional teams and surmise technical requirements from diverse stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with threat hunters and security researchers to identify their needs, translating these into technical specifications for tool development
• Develop (using primarily Python and also Golang) and integrate tools with Vertex Synapse, incorporating external enrichments, custom internal tools, and existing power ups to meet research requirements
• Rapidly prototype and refine tools to ensure they effectively support threat hunting processes and are seamlessly integrated into a repeatable pipeline
• Design and implement systems for telemetry enrichment and data curation to streamline the collection, analysis, storage, tagging, and enrichment of indicators of compromise and related data
• Codify threat hunting processes to maximize the value of diverse and unique data sources, meaningfully contributing to SentinelLabs threat research

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise working with threat intelligence platforms, particularly Vertex Synapse, with a strong understanding of how to leverage these platforms for data enrichment and threat intelligence automation
• A solid understanding of threat hunting processes and the ability to codify these processes into repeatable, scalable pipelines that enhance the efficacy of threat research efforts

Benefits

• Salary from 4500 EUR/month
• Yearly % bonus depending on the performance of the company, paid out in 2 installments
• Flexible working hours & Full remote within Slovakia; optional membership in major co-working spaces; in Czechia we also have offices in Prague or Brno
• Generous employee stock plan in the form of RSUs (restricted stock units) grant not options; 4 years vesting with 1 year cliff and then quarterly
• Meal Allowance (maximum value of the employer’s contribution per day: €4.27)
• Wellbeing Allowance (€120/month)
• Flexible Time Off (on top of the standard 5 weeks of vacation)
• Flexible Paid Sick Days
• Fully Paid Short Term Sick/Short Term Nursing Leave
• Global gender-neutral Parental Leave (16 weeks, beyond the leave provided by the local laws) & Grandparent Leave
• Volunteering paid day off & Additional paid Company holidays off (e.g. 4 days in 2022)
• Pension insurance contribution
• Premium Life Insurance covered by S1
• Global Employee Assistance Program (confidential counseling related to both personal and work life matters), Wellness Coach:Mind Body Sleep app company access (sessions, audiobooks, classes, private coaching etc.)
• High-end MacBook or Windows laptop, Home-office-setup gear & on top of that additional WFH Allowance
• LinkedIn Learning platform for Hard/Soft skills Training, internal mentoring 'MentorOne' & Support for your further educational activities/trainings
• Above-standard referral bonus
• On top of RSUs, you can benefit also from our attractive ESPP (employee stock purchase plan)
• Optional company events for those who like to meet outside of work too - mostly in Czechia expensed as business trip (sport, BBQ, charity etc.)
• DEI&B programs that promote employee resource groups like SentinelWIN (Women Inclusion Network), Blk@S1, Latinos@S1, Pan-Asian@S1, Out@S1 (LGBTQIA+) and Sentinels Who Served