Senior Software Engineer | Security

Position Summary

We are ExtraHop. We're on a mission to provide security teams with the intelligence they need to confront and stop advanced threats like supply chain attacks, zero day exploits, and ransomware attacks. Cyber attackers still have the advantage. We’re taking it back with creativity, intellectual curiosity, and a sense of humor. Are you ready to help us reclaim the upper hand?

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer | Security to join our Detection Infrastructure (DI) team. An ideal candidate will have strong software engineering, networking, and cybersecurity fundamentals, with a focus on Threat Intelligence.

As a Senior Software Engineer | Security, you will be working as part of a team dedicated to delivering the tools and platforms that drive our industry-leading detection capabilities. This position works with security researchers, data scientists, and software engineers to develop systems that make them more efficient and effective. You'll deliver impactful solutions that empower research and development, as well as managing the systems that provide customers with actionable Threat Intelligence. You'll work with a high level of autonomy to mentor other team members, and to demonstrate a high level of ownership of your areas of responsibility.

We offer an engaging and innovative 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.

We believe in actively investing in a diverse engineering organization. We are seeking highly talented software engineers from all backgrounds, who bring in their own perspectives, influences, and experiences. Are you as passionate as we are about positive culture and amazing technology? If so, we can’t wait to chat with you. ExtraHop R&D supports fully-flexible work options that includes full time onsite, hybrid, and fully remote working arrangements. With the exception of 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

• Detection Infrastructure:

  • Develop and maintain tools and platforms that support detection engineering.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues in automated processes responsible for delivering timely threat intelligence to customers

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure tools and processes are meeting developer, data scientist, and security researcher needs.

• Mentorship:

  • Mentor and coach other Software Engineers on software development best practices

  • Actively participate in code review to ensure quality and uplevel other engineers.

Required Qualifications

• Excellent engineering chops

• 5+ years of experience with software engineering in a team environment

• Experience developing and maintaining code for enterprise applications with emphasis on 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

• Experience developing solutions using cloud-native technologies and platforms

• 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

• Proficiency in Python and Javascript

• Knowledge of Threat Intelligence and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)platforms,  techniques, and tools.

• Experience with network-oriented security tools such as Wireshark, Tshark, tcpdump, Suricata, Snort, or other packet capture and analysis tools

• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Packer

• Knowledge of cloud and on-premise cybersecurity threat models - attacker behavior, tools, techniques, and practices. Ability to translate this knowledge into realistic scenarios and simulations.

The salary range for this position is 160,000 - 190,000 + bonus + benefits