Senior Software Engineer | Middleware

extrahopnetworks; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Health coverage

401(k) match

Educational reimbursement

Volunteer time off

Job summary

ExtraHop Networks is seeking a senior backend engineer to join a Middleware team building a fault-resilient platform powering customer-facing security features. The role covers public REST APIs, large-scale data pipelines, and configuration management across a fleet of services with a focus on reliability.

This remote-friendly US-based position favors candidates in the Seattle area. You will design and implement backend services in Go and Python, mentor teammates, and drive initiatives to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong Go and Python skills; API experience.
• PostgreSQL design or query optimization experience.
• Experience building scalable, highly available systems.
• Self-starter with solid communication in agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services in Go and Python.
• Lead code reviews and contribute to technical strategy in agile ceremonies.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Address technical debt and improve code, tooling, and infrastructure.
• Build customer-facing features for security and incident response.
• Support database scalability, migrations, and high-throughput pipelines.

Skills

Go

Python

API design

PostgreSQL

Distributed systems

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Django

FastAPI

Job description

Role overview

A senior backend engineering role on a Middleware team focused on building a fault-resilient, highly available platform that powers customer-facing security features. The work spans public REST APIs, large-scale data pipelines, and configuration management across a fleet of services, with a strong emphasis on reliability and type-first design. The position is remote within the United States, with a preference for candidates based in the Seattle, WA area.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services in Go and Python that power the platform and its integrations.
• Take part in agile ceremonies, lead code reviews, and contribute to technical strategy discussions across the team.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers while fostering a culture of curiosity and collaborative problem solving.
• Address technical debt proactively and continually improve the codebase, tooling, and underlying infrastructure stack.
• Build customer-facing features that enable security and engineering teams to investigate and respond to threats.
• Support database scalability efforts, data migrations, and high-throughput pipeline work across the service fleet.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Go, Python, or an equivalent programming language.
• Hands-on experience with API development along with PostgreSQL design or SQL query performance optimization.
• Background building and scaling distributed, highly available systems.
• Self-starter mindset, strong problem-solving skills, and a track record of technical ownership, plus effective communication in fast-paced agile environments.

Nice to have

• Experience with Django, FastAPI, or another Python web framework.
• Familiarity with cloud services on AWS or Azure (EKS, RDS, S3, SQS, EC2, IAM, Lambdas).
• Working knowledge of TypeScript and React, or Infrastructure-as-Code tooling such as Terraform.

Benefits and work setup

• Base salary range of $160,000-$180,000 plus discretionary bonus eligibility and benefits.
• Remote-first model within the United States, with hybrid flexibility where applicable.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible PTO, prorated sick time based on date of hire, federal holidays, and three days of paid volunteer time.
• FSA and Dependent Care Accounts, plus EAP where applicable.
• Educational reimbursement program.
• 401(k) with employer match or pension where applicable.
• Pet insurance and parental leave (US only).