Senior Software Engineer | Middleware

ExtraHop Networks, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible PTO

Annual bonus

401k with employer match

Parental leave

Hybrid/Remote work

Job summary

ExtraHop Networks, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to join the Middleware team. The role is remote within the United States (Seattle area preferred but not required). You will design, develop and maintain services in Go and Python to power our security-focused platform.

You’ll work with AWS and GCP, Terraform IaC, REST APIs, and data pipelines, delivering scalable, secure, and customer-centric features while mentoring teammates and tackling technical debt.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Solid knowledge of Go, Python, or an equivalent language.
• Experience in API development and PostgreSQL/SQL performance.
• Experience building and scaling distributed, highly available systems.
• Strong problem-solving, self-starter mindset and ownership.
• Effective communication in fast-paced, agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain services in Go and Python powering ExtraHop’s products.
• Lead and participate in agile development processes, code reviews, and technical strategy discussions.
• Provide technical leadership to junior team members and leverage design and mentorship experience.
• Act as a technical expert, fostering a culture of excellence, curiosity and collaboration.
• Address technical debt proactively, continually improving our codebase and technical stack.

Skills

Go

Python

TypeScript

React

Distributed systems

Self-starter

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

Tools

Go

Python

PostgreSQL

Terraform

AWS

GCP

Django/FastAPI

Job description

Location

This position is remote within the United States. Living in the Seattle, WA area is preferred but not required.

Position Summary

Join the Middleware team as a Sr. Software Engineer and help us build a fault-resilient, highly available, and customer-centric platform. In this role you will work with the team to build a scalable and secure platform and build customer-facing features that enable security and engineering teams to stop threats in their place! This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is obsessed with customer success, passionate about simplification, and eager to dive deep into technology best practices.

Our services and features are written primarily in Python, Golang, TypeScript and React with a focus on security, scalability, stability and type-first design. Our team develops public REST APIs, solves database scalability challenges, implements data migrations, and enables configuration management across our fleet of services.

The R(x) 360 Platform is built on AWS and GCP. It utilizes Terraform to define Infrastructure-as-Code and our services. This platform allows us to build native product and service integrations, first-class customer-facing workflows, and high throughput data pipelines. Our goal is to build a reliable platform for customer-facing services while encouraging healthy work-life balance via automated remediation and fault-tolerant designs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain services written in Go and Python powering ExtraHop’s products.
• Lead and participate actively in agile development processes, code reviews, and technical strategy discussions.
• Provide technical leadership to junior team members and leverage design and mentorship experience to help enable the team
• Act as a technical expert, fostering a culture of excellence, curiosity and collaborative problem solving.
• Address technical debt proactively, continually improving our codebase and technical stack

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• 7+ years of professional backend development experience
• Solid knowledge of Go, Python, or an equivalent programming language
• Experience in API development, PostgresQL database design or SQL query performance optimization
• Experience building and scaling distributed, highly available systems
• Strong problem-solving skills, a self-starter mentality, and a track record of technical ownership.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in fast-paced, agile environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Django, FastAPI or another Python web framework
• Experience with cloud services on AWS or Azure (EKS / RDS / S3 / SQS / EC2 / IAM /Lambdas)

The base salary range for this role is $160,000 - $180,000 + bonus + benefits

ABOUT EXTRAHOP

ExtraHop is reinventing Network Detection and Response (NDR) to offer enterprises unparalleled visibility, context, and control against emerging threats. The platform integrates NDR with Network Performance Management (NPM), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), and forensics, providing a single, comprehensive solution. By decrypting and analyzing complete packet-level data at wire speed and leveraging cloud-scale machine learning, ExtraHop empowers Security Operations Centers (SOCs) to detect, investigate, and remediate modern cyber risks in real time across their entire hybrid infrastructure, including data center, cloud, and SASE environments.

This comprehensive approach and market innovation have earned ExtraHop unique recognition as the only NDR vendor acknowledged as a leader by all major analyst firms, including the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response™, the 2025 Forrester® Wave for Network Analysis and Visibility, the 2024 IDC® Marketscape for NDR, and the 2025 Gigamon® Radar Report for Network Detection and Response. Since 2007, ExtraHop has consistently helped organizations worldwide extract in-depth network telemetry and contextual insights, affirming its commitment to protecting and empowering the connected enterprise.

OUR VALUES

• Lead with Purpose: We are driven to deliver results that create a positive impact for our customers, partners, and colleagues.
• Act with Integrity: We operate with transparency, authenticity, and always in the best interest of the company.
• Find a Way: We are resourceful, tackle hard problems with a sense of urgency and ownership, and do what it takes to get the job done.
• Innovate: We listen to customers, partners, and the market, and respectfully push boundaries and challenge the status quo.
• Share Success: We run together, we win together. We value diverse perspectives, hold space for all voices, and achieve the best results as a team.

BENEFITS

Employees' wellbeing is top of mind for the ExtraHop team.

Employees and their families will have the option to participate in the following benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Flexible PTO, Sick Time Prorated Based on Date of Hire, and All Federal Holidays (US Only) + 3 Days of Paid Volunteer Time
• Non-Commissioned Positions may be eligible to participate in the Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan
• FSA and Dependent Care Accounts + EAP, where applicable
• Educational Reimbursement
• 401k with Employer Match or Pension where applicable
• Pet Insurance (US Only)
• Parental Leave (US Only)
• Hybrid and Remote Work Model

Our people are our most important competitive advantage, leading the charge against cyber criminals. Join the fight today!

To learn more, visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn .