Senior Software Engineer, Scanning Engine

• Contribute to architecture and roadmap decisions for the scanning platform, evaluating tradeoffs and proposing solutions that balance speed, quality, and risk.

• Diagnose and resolve complex production issues related to scanning performance, accuracy, and stability, collaborating with SRE/Infra teams where needed.

• Mentor and support other engineers on the team through design feedback, pairing, and knowledge sharing around systems design and scanning domain concepts.

Skills and Qualifications

• Strong experience as a Senior Software Engineer (or equivalent) working on backend or systems-level services.

• Proficiency in at least one of Python or Go, with the ability and willingness to work in both languages over time.

• Demonstrated experience with systems design for distributed or high-availability services, including clear understanding of scalability, reliability, and observability.

• Hands-on experience building or maintaining scanning, detection, or similar engine-like systems (e.g., vulnerability scanning, security scanning, data processing pipelines, or similar high-throughput engines).

• Strong software engineering fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and performance optimization.

• Experience working in a cloud-native environment (e.g., microservices, containers, CI/CD, monitoring, logging).

• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams, including product, security, and platform/infra, and communicate tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Proven track record of owning projects end-to-end, from problem definition and design through implementation, rollout, and iteration.

• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment, making pragmatic technical decisions while maintaining quality and security.

• Experience with code quality practices (testing, static analysis, code reviews) and building maintainable systems.

Bonus Points

• Cyber security domain knowledge in scanning through endpoints.

Compensation

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The US base salary for this position ranges from $150,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $215,000/year in our highest geographic market. Consistent with applicable laws, an employee's pay within this range is based on a number of factors, which include but are not limited to relevant education, skills, job-related