Staff Software Engineer, Detection Platform

Were looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts. Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes.As a Staff Software Engineer in the Detection Platform group, you will be responsible for defining and evolving the architecture of the cloud-native systems that power our AI SIEM detection, hunting, and response capabilities, including large-scale real-time detection engines, stateful detection engines, anomaly detections, ML pipelines, agentic SOC and threat-hunting capabilities.

You will participate in the design and execution of backend systems that process billions of events and several petabytes of data daily and serve tens of thousands of security specialists at enterprise and government customers worldwide.Requirements: 7+ years of software engineering experience with deep production-level mastery of Go and/or Java (Python a plus), and a strong track record of building and operating high-scale distributed backend services.A track record of being a recognized subject-matter expert others seek out to review and elevate their designs, with a passion for building high-scale distributed systems.Deep experience with AWS and/or GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Postgres, Redis, Kafka.Hands-on experience leveraging AI in the development process (e.g. AI coding assistants and agentic dev tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot) and a desire to reshape how a team builds software to better utilize AI.The ability to turn vaguely specified, complex requirements into efficient, future-proof end-to-end designs, and to drive multi-team initiatives and influence the engineering roadmap.Strategic communication: able to articulate complex technical trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Ability to swiftly delve into new products, and to collaborate effectively with local and remote teams across time zones.Customer focus: you care about delivering value and want to hear directly from customers on how to evolve your systems.Previous experience developing security-related products is a strong advantage.This position is open to all candidates.