Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ExtraHop is on a mission to protect and empower the connected enterprise by providing visibility into cyber threats and network performance issues. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Middleware team to build a fault-resilient, highly available platform and develop customer-facing features that enhance security and engineering teams' capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain services written in Go and Python powering ExtraHop’s products
• Lead and participate actively in agile development processes, code reviews, and technical strategy discussions
• Provide technical leadership to junior team members and leverage design and mentorship experience to help enable the team
• Act as a technical expert, fostering a culture of excellence, curiosity and collaborative problem solving
• Address technical debt proactively, continually improving our codebase and technical stack

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• 7+ years of professional backend development experience
• Solid knowledge of Go, Python, or an equivalent programming language
• Experience in API development, PostgresQL database design or SQL query performance optimization
• Experience building and scaling distributed, highly available systems
• Strong problem-solving skills, a self-starter mentality, and a track record of technical ownership
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in fast-paced, agile environments
• Experience with Django, FastAPI or another Python web framework
• Experience with cloud services on AWS or Azure (EKS / RDS / S3 / SQS / EC2 / IAM)
• Experience around containers and related technologies (Kubernetes / Docker / HashiCorp - Packer, Vault, and Terraform)

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Flexible PTO, Sick Time Prorated Based on Date of Hire, and All Federal Holidays (US Only) + 3 Days of Paid Volunteer Time
• Non-Commissioned Positions may be eligible to participate in the Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan
• FSA and Dependent Care Accounts + EAP, where applicable
• Educational Reimbursement
• 401k with Employer Match or Pension where applicable
• Pet Insurance (US Only)
• Parental Leave (US Only)
• Hybrid and Remote Work Model

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