Senior Platform Engineer – Hybrid Backend & AI

Tanium; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 293,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity awards

Medical, dental and vision

Health savings account

401(k) retirement savings plan with 2%

Volunteer time off (VTO)

Job summary

Tanium is hiring a Senior Software Engineer focused on platform development. You will build and maintain Tanium's server and client with a highly agile team, while engaging with customers to shape product design from the ground up.

This hybrid role requires in-office presence at least three days per week in Durham, NC, with continued collaboration across offices. The role emphasizes high-performance backend services, APIs, cloud familiarity, secure design, and integration of AI tools in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years industry experience, 10+ preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of C++.
• Experience with public cloud technologies (AWS or Azure).
• Experience with cryptographic primitives, TLS, PKI.
• Experience with HTTP API design and development.
• Experience with Git, GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
• Experience integrating AI tools into software development.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Tanium's servers and client alongside a highly agile development team.
• Focus on a strong customer engagement model and feedback process to ensure products are designed the right way from the beginning.
• Design, develop and test new product ideas from the ground up with product management input.

Skills

C++

APIs

Public cloud

TLS PKI

Git/GHA/Jenkins

AI tools integration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

CS degree or related field

Tools

Git

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

AWS

Azure

Job description

Tanium is hiring a Senior Software Engineer focused on platform development. You will build and maintain Tanium's server and client with a highly agile team, while engaging with customers to shape product design from the ground up.

This hybrid role requires in-office presence at least three days per week in Durham, NC, with continued collaboration across offices. The role emphasizes high-performance backend services, APIs, cloud familiarity, secure design, and integration of AI tools in