Senior Software Engineer, Application Platform

Here's what you'll do

• Design, build and deploy high-performance, resilient, scalable cloud-based software systems and components for the best-in-class cybersecurity platform.
• Drive the delivery of software capabilities from an idea to production, following SDLC processes, with an eye on quality and efficiency.
• Utilize GCP platform to build and run highly-available software systems.
• Identify and resolve performance issues across systems and components.
• Collaborate on a cross-functional team, working with Product, Operations, and Platform Engineering.
• Integrate monitoring and alerting capabilities with backend modules to allow proactive improvements to availability and response times.
• Own and ensure the quality of systems through automated tests.
• Ideate technical solutions for product requirements and user stories.
• Actively engage and participate in design and code reviews.
• Offer guidance and support to junior team members, encouraging and cultivating a culture of continuous learning within the team.

Here's what you'll need

• 7+ years of experience in distributed-systems and backend software engineering.
• Expert knowledge of golang (4+ years). Knowledge of Ruby is preferred, but is not required.
• Strong experience and understanding of microservices, REST API design, gRPC, writing unit testing, BDD testing.
• Strong design skills required – UML is a bonus; exposure to Domain Driven Design desirable.
• Experience with asynchronous messaging technologies such as Google PubSub, Kafka.
• In depth knowledge of NoSQL and RDBMS technologies.
• Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Environments (GCP preferred).
• Experience working on agile teams.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in all mediums.
• Experience working on and scaling a microservice-based application.
• Experience with GitOps and DevOps principles, practices and tools.
• A proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.