Staff Software Engineer - Java
Staff Software Engineer - Java
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Job Description
What are we looking for
Were excited to expand our team with passionate and skilled backend engineers who are interested in solving non-trivial scale and data problems with a unique blending of cloud distributed systems and software optimization techniques and services. The SDL team as part of the Singularity Data Lake product line is responsible for Visualisation layer and backend services.
Were seeking a seasoned colleague able to lead features/epics inspire others as a Staff engineer and lead technically. You will interact with engineers in and across the org tech leads architects product management sales and marketing.
Because our teams work is closely tied to the users experience of our platform your work will have an outsized impact on the company on future customer-facing features and on how customers leverage our platform in order to protect their business. If you thrive in an environment where collaboration creativity and technical excellence are valued were looking for you!
You will be joining one of the fastest growing publicly-traded SaaS companies with a mission of Empowering the World to Run Securely. Together through our SW we will serve thousands of users from security teams at enterprise & government customers across the globe (incl. 4 of Fortune 10 and hundreds of Global 2000) and protect tens of millions of endpoints clouds & identities.
What will you do A day in the life:
- Software Development (70-80% of your time; primarily Java)
Dive deep into coding turning innovative specs into reality. Write robust tests tackle bugs with finesse and ensure top-notch security in your code. - Collaboration
Collaborate with cross-functional teams. - Code Review
Champion code quality security and efficiency. Your keen eye for detail will guide you in reviewing and elevating our codebase.
Build and Review Technical Specifications
- Deeply understand architecture of the SDL solution and connected features; Architect end-to-end solutions for complex features with loose problem definition
- Document trade-offs in solutions/implementations; Document critical implementation details/data structures; Review and provide feedback on other specs
- Provide guidance and meaningful feedback understanding broader patterns and downstream and upstream dependencies
- Support and On-Call Rotation
Be a problem-solver. Respond to and troubleshoot outage incidents and address security issues promptly. - Team Collaboration
Be a team player. Assist your colleagues share constructive feedback and contribute to our weekly syncs and daily Slack standups.
Tools
Primarily modern Java; AWS & GCP Kubernetes Docker Kafka Redis Ansible Jenkins GitHub and DataSet (we love to dogfood our own product and are very vocal customers of it)
What Do You Bring to the Table
We do not require a perfect match with everything below; however the more this describes you the better of a fit you will be for this role!
- Experience
- Solid computer science background with 6 years engineering experience.
- Proven expertise in designing and operating distributed systems.
- Technical Mastery
- Strong proficiency in Java (5 years of experience).
- You value elegant code that is concise and readable.
- Have you used tools like Jenkins Helm Docker Do you have infrastructure experience with AWS GCP K8s etc Experience with DynamoDB Redis or Druid Great that helps!
- A Collaborative Curious and Practical Mindset
If this sounds like you we should talk: - You are excited about opportunities to serve as a mentor and to play a pivotal role in fostering both technical excellence and team unity.
- You enjoy writing modern Java (we love lambdas) and prefer composition to inheritance.
- You can identify relevant algorithms in the literature & bring them into production when they fit.
- Your passion for understanding and solving complex engineering challenges is matched by your pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
- Youre comfortable weighing in on CAP theorem considerations and are energized by selecting the data structure with the perfect trade-offs for a problem at hand.
- You believe that honing ideas and technical designs with other engineers is crucial for achieving an optimal solution.
- Youre looking for a challenge that doesnt just require you to use technologies like Kafka and Cassandra but requires you to rebuild them because they didnt meet the project requirements.
- Garbage collection doesnt faze you because you know the JVM like the back of your hand. You can rattle off the available garbage collectors and their tuning parameters.
- You value asking good questions because you believe a problem well-stated is half-solved.
Why us
You will be joining a cutting-edge company where you will tackle extraordinary challenges and work with the very best in the industry.
- Medical Vision Dental 401(k) Commuter Health and Dependent FSA
- Unlimited PTO
- Industry-leading gender-neutral parental leave
- Paid Company Holidays
- Paid Sick Time
- Employee stock purchase program
- Disability and life insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Gym membership reimbursement
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Numerous company-sponsored events including regular happy hours and team-building events
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
