Staff Software Engineer - Java

The Staff Software Engineer on the Vulnerability Coverage team will help set technical direction for delivering accurate vulnerability detections to our customers in a timely manner. They will serve as an expert and owner for a portion of the overall coverage portfolio participate in architectural discussions and successfully deliver new capabilities and coverage from conception to release. In addition to handson development they will work closely with the product management team mentor engineers and contribute to roadmap planning. The Staff Software Engineers role is responsible for providing technical leadership and does not have peoplemanagement responsibilities.

About the Team

The Vulnerability Coverage team is responsible for delivering expanding and maintaining Rapid7s extensive vulnerability detection portfolio aiming to provide customers with the expected level of accuracy and quality. Vulnerability Coverage team members develop a broad set of skills ranging from technologies such as Python Java Ruby AWS and Kubernetes to security domain expertise and systemlevel knowledge. The Vulnerability Coverage team is often considered the lifeblood of many Rapid7 products including InsightVM and InsightCloudSec. In addition to delivering daily coverage packages to ensure that customers always have the most uptodate coverage the team is also responsible for providing monthly Patch Tuesday coverage and responding to emerging vulnerability threats by releasing coverage as quickly as possible. As a result the team maintains extremely high standards for quality and accuracy of the coverage they deliver.

About the Role

The Staff Software Engineer on the Vulnerability Coverage team will help set technical direction for delivering accurate vulnerability coverage to our customers in a timely manner. They will serve as an expert and owner for a portion of the overall coverage portfolio participate in architectural discussions and successfully deliver new capabilities and coverage from conception to release. In addition to handson development they will work closely with the product management team mentor engineers and contribute to roadmap planning. The Staff Software Engineers role is responsible for providing technical leadership and does not have peoplemanagement responsibilities.

In this role you will;

• Build maintain and release highquality vulnerability coverage by becoming an expert in specific areas of our security coverage portfolio.

• Build maintain and release new services and plugins for generating new vulnerability coverage

• Be involved in driving the design and planning of upcoming features our engineers are first class stakeholders in all parts of the development process

• Partner with internal teams such as Product Management to ensure our customer needs are met

• Build a deep understanding of the processes involved in maintaining and improving our vulnerability coverage portfolio

The skills youll bring include;

• A minimum of 8 years experience in software development using Java

• Experience working with Python Spring and Databases is a plus

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins and proficiency with version control systems such as GitHub

• BEng BSc or related technical field

• Ability to plan organize and drive a complex project across multiple organizations

• Excited by technology curious and eager to learn with the ability to mentor junior team members

• The attitude and ability to thrive in a highgrowth evolving environment

• Collaborative team player who has the ability to partner with others and drive toward solutions

• Strong creative problem solving skills

• Solid communicator with excellent written and verbal communications skills both within the team and cross functionally

• Demonstrable experience of delivering complex solutions to customers

• Experience with cloud services and infrastructure such as AWS would be advantageous

We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multidimensional teams. Thats because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact please dont be shy apply today.

About Rapid7

At Rapid7 we are on a mission to create a secure digital world for our customers our industry and our communities. We do this by embracing tenacity passion and collaboration to challenge whats possible and drive extraordinary impact.

Here were building a dynamic workplace where everyone can have the career experience of a lifetime. We challenge ourselves to grow to our full potential. We learn from our missteps and celebrate our victories. We come to work every day to push boundaries in cybersecurity and keep our 10000 global customers ahead of whatevers next.

Join us and bring your unique experiences and perspectives to tackle some of the worlds biggest security challenges.

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