Senior Framework Engineer - High-Performance Networking

extrahopnetworks; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ExtraHop Networks is seeking a senior Software Engineer to build and optimize core software for real-time network analysis. You will own design and implementation across protocol support, data handling and performance on Linux, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You will work independently, drive features from design to delivery, participate in code reviews, and help shape architecture while improving reliability and observability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or equivalent background.
• At least four years of experience building and operating production software at scale.
• Strong C and C++ skills on Linux, including threading, memory management, and IPC.
• Experience with debugging performance issues using debuggers, core dumps, or profilers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain performance critical services from design through delivery with limited guidance.
• Implement and improve protocol support across networking layers.
• Contribute to technical designs, architecture decisions, and documentation.
• Collaborate with product, platform, infrastructure, and cloud teams to plan roadmaps and balance delivery with improvements.
• Diagnose production issues, identify root causes, and prevent recurrence.
• Participate in code reviews, agile planning, on-call rotations, and reliability/observability efforts.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Linux development

Networking fundamentals

Problem solving

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Python scripting

Performance profiling tools

Job description

ExtraHop Networks is seeking a senior Software Engineer to build and optimize core software for real-time network analysis. You will own design and implementation across protocol support, data handling and performance on Linux, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You will work independently, drive features from design to delivery, participate in code reviews, and help shape architecture while improving reliability and observability.