Staff Software Engineer

Wiz; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Wiz, a leader in cloud security, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their growing backend team. This role involves developing and maintaining robust backend systems critical for cloud security, requiring strong engineering skills and a passion for cloud technologies. You’ll work in a collaborative environment, taking on scaling challenges and contributing to the company's mission of securing cloud environments for businesses worldwide.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Backend Engineering.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure.
• Familiarity with Graph Databases is a plus.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end development of backend software components.
• Contributing to architectural decisions and code reviews.
• Analyzing and improving efficiency and scalability.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Cloud platforms

Database technologies

CI/CD

Microservices architecture

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Job description

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Come join the company that is reinventing cloud security and empowering businesses to thrive in the cloud. As the fastest-growing startup ever, Wiz is on a mission to help organizations secure cloud environments that will accelerate their businesses. Trusted by security teams all over the world, we have a proven track record of success and a culture that values world-class talent.

Our Wizards from over 13 countries work together to protect the infrastructure of our hundreds of customers, including over 45% of the Fortune 100, who trust us to scan and secure over 230 billion files daily. We’re the leading player in a massive and growing market, but it’s still early enough for you to make a significant impact. At Wiz, you’ll have the freedom to think creatively, dream big, and use your full range of skills to contribute to our record growth. Come join our team and help us create secure cloud environments that allow the best companies to move faster.

SUMMARY

About the Backend Team:

Secure everything built and ran in the cloud - organizations of all sizes and industries use Wiz to rapidly identify and remove the most critical risks in AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes so they can build faster and more securely.

Wiz is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our growing Backend Engineering team. The team develops and maintains large distributed components that run Wiz. We are looking for candidates who share a passion for scaling challenges, who take pride in writing elegant and maintainable code, to join our mission of securing the cloud.

We run a multi-cloud architecture (Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, Alibaba Cloud) using Golang, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Neptune, Docker, Kubernetes, and the list goes on.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• End-to-end development of backend software components (research, design, development, testing, rollout, monitoring)
• Contributing to technological and architectural decisions
• Conducting design and code reviews
• Analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various backend system components
• Interfacing with other teams (e.g. Frontend, DevOps) to deliver best-in-class features

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• 7+ years of experience with Backend Engineering in a high-level programming language (e.g. Java, C#, Golang)
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience with databases and message queue technologies
• Experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)
• Experience with developing high-scale, cloud-native SaaS products
• Experience with microservices based architecture
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field
• Familiarity with Graph Databases

If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfil all requirements, please apply. Wiz is on a mission to build a special company. To achieve our goal, we are focused on hiring Wizards with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Wiz is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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Job function

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