Software Engineer III | Security
About the role
Position Summary
An ideal candidate will have strong software engineering, networking, and cybersecurity fundamentals. This position works with security researchers and developers, developing systems to make them more efficient and effective. You'll deliver impactful solutions that empower research and development, as well as working directly with network data to emulate adversary behavior.
ExtraHop offers an exciting, high-energy, and versatile environment in which people are encouraged and supported to collaborate on industry-leading technology and create a world-class engineering team while they develop and enrich their individual growth. And we're doing it with creativity, intellectual curiosity, and deep critical thinking.
ExtraHop R&D supports fully-flexible work options that include full-time onsite, hybrid, and fully remote working arrangements. Except for a few roles that require physical access, we believe in supporting you in making the choice that works best for you and makes the team successful.
Key Responsibilities
- Support Threat Research and Detection Engineering teams by providing tools and automation to accelerate Research & Development.
- Develop and support internal systems, including:
- Software deployment pipelines supporting continuous delivery
- Pipelines for ingestion of new network identifiers to enable fingerprinting of device, software, and cloud services
- Threat Intelligence acquisition and sharing
- On-demand threat research labs using modern Infrastructure-as-Code and Cloud-based technologies
- Continuous Testing and Validation pipelines
- Work with a collaborative, dedicated and seasoned team of engineers
- Actively participate in code review to ensure quality and uplevel other engineers
Required Qualifications
- Excellent engineering chops
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering
- Solid knowledge of Python
- Experience developing and deploying code for enterprise software applications with emphasis on code quality and maintainability
- In-depth knowledge of networking fundamentals, including the OSI model and excellent working knowledge of the key protocols from Layer 2 through Layer 7
- Self-starter with a strong problem-solving track record and ability to grow and learn
- Excellent teammate and collaborator who can iterate on problems quickly.
- Proficient at communication in both spoken and written forms, including documentation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with network packet-level data using tools like tshark, tcpdump, tcprewrite, and Scapy to directly interact with this data.
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP and Layer 7 protocols
The salary range for this role is $125,000 - $149,000 + bonus + benefits.