Senior Backend Software Engineer, Corelight
Python
$154-183k
Network and cloud security
Job no longer available
Network and cloud security
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$154-183k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help defend the world's most sensitive, mission-critical organisations.
Role
Who you are
- Strong appreciation and support for our core values: low ego results, tireless service, and applied curiosity
- 7+ years of professional software development experience
- Experience building REST APIs / GraphQL to support a rich data-heavy visual user interface
- Experience using AWS Services (Lambda, AppSync, API Gateway) or equivalent
- Experience with Python, Java/Scala and/or Go
- Knowledge of Relational and NoSQL databases
- Experience adopting & using Agile development methodologies
- Excellent communication skills. You thrive by collaborating with multiple teams and use your communication skills to influence product directions
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Experience using Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized microservices
- Knowledge of Network-based Security Detections and Attack techniques desirable
- Experience with Search and Analytics tools like Splunk, Elasticsearch etc
- Experience with frontend technologies such as React is desirable
- Experience working in a distributed team
What the job involves
- As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in leading the development and architecture of the backend systems that power our products and services
- You will be responsible for overseeing a team of backend engineers, guiding their work, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable software solutions
- Your deep understanding of SaaS and cloud technologies, combined with your leadership skills, will be vital in shaping the future of Corelight's Open NDR SaaS Platform
- Lead the technical design discussions within the team and collaborate with other teams across the organization
- Design, develop and operate scalable, elastic and secure microservices based on serverless architectures
- Build REST APIs / GraphQL services to interface with large datasets and analytics using AWS technologies and services like AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, and Cloudwatch
- Work in an Agile development team to design and deliver service features end-to-end from design to production deployment and monitoring
- Evangelize and drive adoption of software development best practices in code health, quality, test stability and maintainability
- Work closely with offshore teams on various development projects
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Corelight is a software company that integrates machine learning into cyber and cloud security, developing NDRs (Network Detection and Response systems) and virtual, software, and cloud sensors to better protect enterprises and institutions.
With clients such as Amazon and Mozilla using Corelight’s most flexible and popular product - the Zeek Network Security Monitor - the company has stayed in the startup field for quite some time now. In 2024, Corelight secured $150 million in Series E funding, but it was launched way back in 2013, suggesting that the company’s founders are capitalising on the booming AI and cyber defense markets. Corelight is continually developing new products (such as a Cloud Sensor for Amazon Web Services) as the nature and complexity of cyber threats continue to grow.
The three founders of Corelight all worked at the International Computer Science Institute and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, suggesting that their backgrounds as researchers will hone their instincts for innovation at Corelight for quite some time yet.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2024
$150m
SERIES E
Sep 2021
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $309.2m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
Company values
- Low-ego results: With humility, Corelight turns expertise into execution. Corelight takes thoughtful risks and builds on each others’ work to uncover the best ideas
- Applied curiosity: Corelight questions constantly but not aimlessly. They incorporate data, ideas, and evidence from anywhere and use them to drive success..
- Tireless service: Helping is a high-calling. Corelight serves customers, their open source communities, and each other
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Founders
Robin Sommer
(Co-Founder)Currently Affiliated Researcher at ICSI and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Previously General Chair at the IEEE International Symposium on Security And Privacy.
Seth Hall
(Co-Founder)Currently Affiliated Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Previously Research Engineer at ICSI and Team Member at Dragon Research Group.
Vern Paxson
(Co-Founder and Chief Scientist)Previously Director, Networking Security Group at ICSI.
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