Senior Software Engineer (Java) - Security Graph

What are we looking for?

We're excited to expand our new team with passionate and skilled backend engineers, who are interested in solving non-trivial scale and data problems with a unique blending of cloud, cybersecurity, distributed systems, and software optimisation techniques and services. On our team you will be key to improving the day-to-day experience of threat investigators & cyber analysts around the world by giving them new "Security Graph" ways to view, interpret, and take action on security data. 

As a Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for building these new features of our AI SIEM product, that underpins the core value we bring to our customers - who want to be protected and understand the signal we extract from the noise for them - from the ~3 trillion events & several Petabytes of ingested data, processed every day by our Security Data Lake. You will interact with engineers in and across the org, tech leads, architects, product management, sales, and marketing.

Because our team’s work is closely tied to the user’s experience of our platform, your work will have an outsized impact on the company and on future customer-facing features & 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, we're 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 hundreds of 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.

Your tools: Java (new codebase 6-12 months); Go; Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/GCP cloud & related data services (e.g. S3/GCS, SQS/PubSub, PostgreSQL/RDS/CloudSQL); Cassandra; DataSet.com, Kafka, Redis; GitHub

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.
• Leadership and Collaboration
  Lead technical initiatives and 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.
• Generate Technical Specifications
  Drive architectural decisions and provide technical guidance in the development of solutions. Articulate the rationale behind your technical choices and document key implementation details. Engage in thoughtful discussions, providing and receiving insightful feedback on specifications.
• 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.

 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/software engineering/similar background with multiple years of practical engineering experience.
• Proven expertise in designing and operating distributed systems.
• Technical Mastery
• Strong proficiency in Java (multiple years of handson 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 Go? 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.
• Your passion for understanding and solving complex engineering challenges is matched by your pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
• You're 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.
• You value asking good questions, because you believe “a problem well-stated is half-solved.”

Why Us?

You will work on real-world problems and make an impact by protecting our customers from cyber threats. You will be joining a cutting-edge project and will be able to influence the architecture, design, and structure of our core platform. You will tackle extraordinary challenges and work with the very BEST in the industry.

On top of that we offer you

• Flexible working hours, In Prague & nearby we're working in a hybrid model min 2xweek in the office. Our office is located in Karlin (brand new Missouri Park); remotely in the rest of CZ or SK, with optional Brno offices (Clubco Vlněna) for those who like to meet
• Generous employee stock plan in the form of RSUs (restricted stock units) grant not options; 4 years vesting with 1-year cliff and then quarterly
• Yearly bonus depending on the performance of the company, paid out in 2 installments
• Flexible Time Off (on top of the standard 5 weeks of vacation)
• Flexible Paid Sick Days
• Fully Paid Short Term Sick/Short Term Nursing Leave
• Global gender-neutral Parental Leave (16 weeks, beyond the leave provided by the local laws) & Grandparent Leave
• Volunteering paid day off & Additional paid Company holidays off (e.g. 4 days in 2022)
• Pension insurance contribution
• Premium Life Insurance covered by S1
• Monthly Meal & Wellbeing Allowance
• Private medical care membership (English speaking) for you and your +1
• Global Employee Assistance Program (confidential counseling related to both personal and work life matters), Wellness Coach:Mind Body Sleep app company access (sessions, audiobooks, classes, private coaching etc.)
• High-end MacBook or Windows laptop, Home-office-setup gear & on top of that additional WFH Allowance
• LinkedIn Learning platform for Hard/Soft skills Training, internal mentoring 'MentorOne' & Support for your further educational activities/trainings
• Above-standard referral bonus
• On top of RSUs, you can benefit also from our attractive ESPP (employee stock purchase plan)
• Refreshments and snacks at the offices
• Optional company events for those who like to meet outside of work too (sport, BBQ, charity etc.)