Senior Software Engineer – Scalable, Secure Systems

Tanium; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 293,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity awards

Medical/Dental/Vision

Family planning

Health Savings Account

Flexible spending account

401(k) with company match

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

Employee assistance programs

Well-being benefits

Job summary

Tanium, the Autonomous IT company, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Durham, NC, with a focus on building scalable, secure software in a hybrid environment. You will design, develop, test, and deploy products from ground up while iterating with product management and customers for feedback and input.

Ideal candidates have 8–12 years of production software experience, strong distributed systems background, and proficiency in Go, C++, Java, or Python, plus familiarity with Docker,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8–12 years of professional software engineering experience
• Experience designing and implementing distributed systems or large-scale, high-availability apps
• Experience with full software development lifecycle from requirements to deployment
• Preferred: cybersecurity/SaaS/enterprise software experience
• Preferred: cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Proficient in one or more modern languages (Go, C++, Java, Python)
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes; CI/CD pipelines and automated testing

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust, scalable software features and systems across full SDLC
• Architect technical solutions balancing performance, reliability, and security
• Collaborate with product management, UX, and engineers to define requirements and estimates
• Lead code reviews and raise engineering standards
• Identify and resolve complex defects and performance bottlenecks
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
• Contribute to improving processes, tooling, and development practices
• Partner with security and infrastructure teams for secure deployment

Skills

Go

C++

Java

Python

Distributed systems

Git

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Tanium, the Autonomous IT company, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Durham, NC, with a focus on building scalable, secure software in a hybrid environment. You will design, develop, test, and deploy products from ground up while iterating with product management and customers for feedback and input.

Ideal candidates have 8–12 years of production software experience, strong distributed systems background, and proficiency in Go, C++, Java, or Python, plus familiarity with Docker,