Senior Software Engineer - Zero Trust & Cloud Platform

United States Digital Space LLC; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Barracuda, a leading cybersecurity company, is seeking an Intermediate Software Engineer (3–5 years) or Senior Software Engineer (5+ years) to help build our Zero Trust products and cloud services. You will design core components, implement a cloud policy enforcement engine, and integrate data plane services.

You\'ll work across distributed systems, tackle performance and scalability, troubleshoot production issues, and mentor junior engineers in a collaborative environment using Go, Rust,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Strong programming skills across modern languages.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/HTTP/HTTPS, TLS basics).
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced team environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core components of Barracuda’s Zero Trust platform.
• Build and enhance a cloud-native policy enforcement engine.
• Integrate services across distributed data plane and security systems.
• Analyze and improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot networking and system-level issues in production environments.
• Collaborate with engineers, technical leads, and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Go

Rust

TypeScript

C/C++

Networking basics

Docker

Kubernetes

JSON

XML

ProtoBuf

Git

CMake

Conan

Cargo

GDB

LLDB

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Go

Job description

Barracuda, a leading cybersecurity company, is seeking an Intermediate Software Engineer (3–5 years) or Senior Software Engineer (5+ years) to help build our Zero Trust products and cloud services. You will design core components, implement a cloud policy enforcement engine, and integrate data plane services.

You\'ll work across distributed systems, tackle performance and scalability, troubleshoot production issues, and mentor junior engineers in a collaborative environment using Go, Rust,