Senior Software Engineer | Security

At ExtraHop, we're on a mission to help organizations achieve complete visibility, real-time threat detection, and proactive security through cutting-edge network detection and response (NDR) technology. Our NDR product is a market leader, providing our customers with the ability to detect, investigate, and respond to threats faster than ever before.

We’re proud of the work we do and the recognition we’ve received, including our recent Gartner Peer Insights award, which reflects the trust and satisfaction our customers have in our solutions.

If you're passionate about innovation, dedicated to protecting digital infrastructures, and ready to make a real impact, we invite you to join our team and help us shape the future of cybersecurity.

Position Summary

We are ExtraHop. We're on a mission to provide security teams with the intelligence they need to confront and stop advanced threats like supply chain attacks, zero day exploits, and ransomware attacks. Cyber attackers still have the advantage. We’re taking it back with creativity, intellectual curiosity, and a sense of humor. Are you ready to help us reclaim the upper hand?

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer | Security to join our Detection Infrastructure (DI) team. An ideal candidate will have strong software engineering, networking, and cybersecurity fundamentals, with a focus on Threat Intelligence.

As a Senior Software Engineer | Security, you will be working as part of a team dedicated to delivering the tools and platforms that drive our industry-leading detection capabilities. This position works with security researchers, data scientists, and software engineers to develop systems that make them more efficient and effective. You'll deliver impactful solutions that empower research and development, as well as managing the systems that provide customers with actionable Threat Intelligence. You'll work with a high level of autonomy to mentor other team members, and to demonstrate a high level of ownership of your areas of responsibility.

We offer an engaging and innovative environment in which people are encouraged and supported to collaborate on industry-leading technology and create a world-class engineering team, while they develop and enrich their individual growth.

We believe in actively investing in a diverse engineering organization. We are seeking highly talented software engineers from all backgrounds, who bring in their own perspectives, influences, and experiences. Are you as passionate as we are about positive culture and amazing technology? If so, we can’t wait to chat with you. ExtraHop R&D supports fully-flexible work options that includes full time onsite, hybrid, and fully remote working arrangements. With the exception of a few roles that require physical access, we believe in supporting you in making the choice that works best for you and makes the team successful.

Key Responsibilities

• Detection Infrastructure:
• Develop and maintain tools and platforms that support detection engineering.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in automated processes responsible for delivering timely threat intelligence to customers
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure tools and processes are meeting developer, data scientist, and security researcher needs.
• Mentorship:
• Mentor and coach other Software Engineers on software development best practices
• Actively participate in code review to ensure quality and uplevel other engineers.

Required Qualifications

• Excellent engineering chops
• 5+ years of experience with software engineering in a team environment
• Experience developing and maintaining code for enterprise applications with emphasis on quality and maintainability
• In-depth knowledge of networking fundamentals, including the OSI model and excellent working knowledge of the key protocols from Layer 2 through Layer 7

• Experience developing solutions using cloud-native technologies and platforms

• Self-starter with a strong problem-solving track record and ability to grow and learn
• Excellent teammate and collaborator who can iterate on problems quickly.
• Proficient at communication in both spoken and written forms, including documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python and Javascript
• Knowledge of Threat Intelligence and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)platforms,  techniques, and tools.
• Experience with network-oriented security tools such as Wireshark, Tshark, tcpdump, Suricata, Snort, or other packet capture and analysis tools
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Packer
• Knowledge of cloud and on-premise cybersecurity threat models - attacker behavior, tools, techniques, and practices. Ability to translate this knowledge into realistic scenarios and simulations.

The salary range for this position is 160,000 - 190,000 + bonus + benefits

ABOUT EXTRAHOP 

ExtraHop is the cybersecurity partner enterprises trust to reveal the unknown and unmask the attack. We’re on a mission to protect and propagate trust by revealing the cybertruth, and we partner with every customer, every day, to uncover it. Our Reveal(x) 360 platform is the only network detection and response solution delivering the 360-degree visibility needed to see everything on the network. When organizations have full network transparency with ExtraHop, they can see more, know more, and stop more cyberattacks.

ExtraHop is recognized by leading organizations for both its innovation in the market and its commitment to building a world-class team. We’ve been recognized as a “Customer’s Choice” by Gartner Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer, and as a Leader in the Forrester Wave®: Network Analysis and Visibility, Q2 2023. ExtraHop has won AI Breakthrough Awards four times (2018-2020, 2023) and our Channel Partner program has received a 5-star rating from CRN for our 2023 Partner Program Guide. Our flagship product, Reveal(x), has received numerous accolades, including a 2022 Edison Award for Cybersecurity. 

Employees' wellbeing is top of mind for the ExtraHop team. Employees and their families will have the option to participate in the following 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

*Candidates should note that the Company may modify reporting relationships, job titles and compensation, including commissions and benefits, from time to time at its sole discretion, as it deems necessary, with or without prior notice.

We are intentional about our culture, diversity, and inclusion, and we welcome everyone to come ready to participate in contributing to this truly unique environment. At ExtraHop, we believe that the best products, services, and companies are built by strong teams that include a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, ideas, and experiences. We are committed to supporting and enabling growth and opportunity for every employee at every level. This is the foundation of our success. 

We are equally committed to equal employment opportunity, and it is foundational to how we recruit and hire our talented team. Employment is determined based upon capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identification and expression, marital status, military status, pregnancy (including but not limited to potential pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, age , national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, disability ,, genetic information, or any other protected class as established by law.

Our people are our most important competitive advantage, leading the charge cyber criminals and insider threats.

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