Sr. Software Engineer, Client Backend

Netskope (NASDAQ: NTSK) is a leader in modern security and networking for the cloud and AI era. We secure and accelerate cloud data and AI in real time everywhere. Thousands of customers including more than 30 of the Fortune 100 trust the Netskope One platform its Zero Trust Engine and the powerful NewEdge network to gain full visibility and control without performance trade-offs.

At Netskope our technology is driven by our greatest strength: our people. We believe that belonging powers innovation and success is both personal and organizational. We embrace differences in gender ethnicity beliefs ability and identity creating an environment where every voice is heard and respected. We empower our employees to bring their authentic selves to work grow their careers through continuous education and mentorship and lead with transparency and curiosity. Join a team where you belong where you are encouraged to be an entrepreneur and where together we continue to redefine the landscape of security.

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About the role

Please note this team is hiring across all levels and candidates are individually assessed and appropriately leveled based upon their skills and experience.

The client team creates and enhances the client software that runs on Windows Mac or other operating systems. Easy to use light-weight and deployed to perform at a high throughput Netskope Client steers user traffic through Netskopes enterprise security products (Secure Web Gateway (SWG) Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Cloud Firewall (CFW) Endpoint DLP) enabling holistic data protection and facilitating SASE deployments. Netskope Clients centralized configuration deployment support and troubleshooting delivers comprehensive security and control across the borderless modern threat landscape.

Whats in it for you

As a Staff Engineer on the Client team you will be responsible for designing implementing and enhancing cloud backend software for Netskope Cloud Security solutions and solving some of the most challenging cloud access & data security problems for enterprise customers.

What you will be doing

• Working with a group of brilliant engineers to build service technologies that enable a CASB and Next Gen Secure Web Gateway holistic solutions.
• Writing high-throughput code using the latest software development techniques.
• Understanding requirement specs researching appropriate solutions and designing and implementing high-quality features that ensure reliability sustainability scalability and observability.
• Working with Product Management to understand customer requirements.
• Writing and executing dev test routines for your modules.
• Working with QA to help them better test our product.

Required skills and experience

• 10 years of experience in developing cloud security network or endpoint solution or with a proven track record of building scaling and maintaining security software products.
• Strong programming skills in Golang Python .
• Experience designing and shipping APIs in highly scalable distributed environments.
• Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes deployments.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs HTTPS TLS and related technologies.
• Knowledge of cryptographic techniques and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins.
• Fluency with agentic coding systems and genuine curiosity about agent harnesses like Claude Code Pi and Codex so you should already be building with them or itching to.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate openly transparently and consistently with team members and stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving skills including debugging and performing root cause analysis for complex issues across distributed systems and cloud infrastructures.

Education

• BS Computer Science required MS Computer Science strongly preferred

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