Staff Software Engineer Scala to functional Kotlin
Staff Software Engineer Scala to functional Kotlin
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Job Description
Who is Tenable
Tenable is the Exposure Management company. 44000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500 45 percent of the Global 2000 and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!
What makes Tenable such a great place to work
Ask a member of our team and theyll answer Our people! We work together to build and innovate bestinclass cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging respect and excellence where we can be our best selves. When youre part of our #OneTenable team you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!
Your Role:
Tenable is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in the migration of our Web Application Scanner (WAS) from Scala to functional Kotlin. This position is ideal for engineers who have a strong background in functional programming and experience with either Scala or Kotlin (functional not objectoriented).
As part of our core product engineering team youll help design refactor and optimize highly scalable cloudnative security applications. Youll also work on the underlying architecture ensuring performance reliability and maintainability as we transition from Scala to Kotlin.
Your Opportunity:
- Lead a key transition: Drive the migration from Scala to Kotlin while maintaining high performance security and scalability
- Functional programming focus: Apply functional programming principles to build highly efficient typesafe and scalable services
- Architect & optimize: Ensure the architecture is futureproof leveraging Kotlins functional capabilities
- Enhance security: Contribute to the evolution of our Web Application Scanner (WAS) by refining how it processes scans and evaluates vulnerabilities
- Crossfunctional collaboration: Work closely with backend frontend and security teams to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance
- Mentorship & innovation: Guide engineers in best practices for functional programming in Kotlin while continuously improving the development workflow
What Youll Need:
- 8 years of software engineering experience with a strong backend focus
- Functional programming expertise: Strong experience with Scala (preferred) or functional Kotlin
- Kotlin proficiency: Experience with functional Kotlin (not objectoriented Kotlin)
- Microservices & cloud architecture: Deep knowledge of scalable distributed systems in cloud environments
- Strong database skills: Proficiency in SQL/NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL DynamoDB and Elasticsearch
- Eventdriven & messaging systems: Experience with Kafka SQS or SNS
- API & observability experience: Strong background in RESTful APIs monitoring tools (Datadog ELK Prometheus PagerDuty)
- DevOps & CI/CD: Handson experience with Kubernetes Terraform Jenkins Gradle
- Security experience (bonus): Understanding of web application security scanning
And Ideally:
- Prior experience working on onprem applications or securityfocused tools
- Experience migrating services from Scala to Kotlin
- Exposure to web application security scanning (WAS) tools
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This is the base pay range for this position. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors including the candidates qualifications skills competencies location and experience and may fall outside of the range shown. Employees are also eligible for variable compensation in addition to base pay (commission for sales roles bonus for nonsales roles) depending on company and individual performance. Tenable also offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits which include: medical dental vision disability and life insurance; 401(k) retirement savings with company match; an employee stock purchase plan; an employee referral program; flexible spending accounts; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); education assistance; parental leave; paid time off (PTO); companypaid holidays; health and wellness events; and community programs.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
