Staff Software Engineer – Java/Kotlin, Distributed Systems

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California (MO)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Tenable is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our core product engineering team. You will design, develop, and maintain cloud-based, scalable search solutions and microservices that support our customers' evolving data landscape.

You will lead architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers to deliver robust data ingestion, storage, and retrieval capabilities across a cloud-native platform.

Qualifications

Experience in Database performance tuning, schema design, query optimization in a distributed microservice architecture.
8+ years of software development experience in enterprise development and a desire to lead.
Experience in software development, particularly within a distributed, microservice architecture.
B.S. degree in Computer Science or a directly related field, or equivalent work experience.
Experience developing in Java or Kotlin, and a willingness to learn new languages as needed.
Experience of working in containerized microservice architecture in Kubernetes.
Experience in developing core libraries, infrastructure, and search engines.
Cross-platform development is a big plus.
Accountability for the behavior of your software in production.
Experience coaching and leading mid-level and junior staff in the design, implementation, and execution of highly technical development projects.
Experience in working in an Agile team, and an enthusiasm for working collaboratively within and across product teams.
The ability to work independently and as a part of a team, and to lead/drive projects as necessary.
Experience with operational datastores, Kafka, or similar.
The desire to continuously learn and be exposed to new technologies.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain cloud-based search solutions and data pipelines in a microservices setup.
Build scalable, reliable cloud-native UI and services for data ingestion, storage, and retrieval.
Lead architectural decisions and mentor engineers on technical execution.
Collaborate with product managers and designers to evolve platform capabilities for a broad customer base.
Drive innovation in cloud architecture and distributed systems with a focus on security and performance.

Skills

Database performance tuning

Schema design

Query optimization

Java development

Kotlin development

Microservice architecture

Containerization

Core library development

Search engine development

Operational datastores

Agile methodologies

Leadership

Collaboration

Coaching

Accountability

Independence

Education

B.S. Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

Cloud Architecture

Distributed Systems

Cross-Platform Development

Job description

Tenable is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our core product engineering team.
Focused on designing, developing, and maintaining cloud-based, state-of-the-art search solutions on top of our customers' ever-evolving landscape of infrastructure in a scalable way.
As a Staff Software Engineer on the team, you will have the opportunity to be part of implementing and maintaining a highly scalable, highly reliable cloud-native user interface and underlying microservices which utilize modern technologies and programming languages.
This role centers on crafting the services that enable data ingestion, storage, querying, and retrieval at scale.
It's about building the reliable and efficient 'plumbing' that powers the entire data ecosystem.
A critical aspect of this job is to build and manage services around data handling.
This role will be responsible for managing the ingestion, storage, and retrieval of data within the platform.
This includes ensuring the robustness and efficiency of these processes
As a senior member of the team, you will have the opportunity to architect, design and implement features to help drive the overall architecture of our platform.
Become a member of senior engineering teams driving on-going innovation of our global cloud architecture and distributed systems that serves our broad customer base with the latest cyber security technologies.
Bring your ideas and experiences to the table and help make a lasting impact.
Work closely with Product Managers, other engineers, designers, and stakeholders to continuously iterate on our products and drive consensus.

Requirements

Experience in Database performance tuning, schema design, query optimization in a distributed microservice architecture
8+ years of software development experience in enterprise development and a desire to lead
Experience in software development, particularly within a distributed, microservice architecture
B.S. degree in Computer Science or a directly related field, or equivalent work experience
Experience developing in Java or Kotlin, and a willingness to learn new languages as needed
Experience of working in containerized microservice architecture in Kubernetes
Experience in developing core libraries, infrastructure, and search engines
Cross-platform development is a big plus
Accountability for the behavior of your software in production
Experience coaching and leading mid-level and junior staff in the design, implementation, and execution of highly technical development projects
Experience in working in an Agile team, and an enthusiasm for working collaboratively within and across product teams
The ability to work independently and as a part of a team, and to lead/drive projects as necessary
Experience with operational datastores, Kafka, or similar
The desire to continuously learn and be exposed to new technologies.

Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing cloud-native applications, with a strong focus on data ingestion, storage, and retrieval within distributed microservice architectures. Proven ability to lead technical projects and mentor junior staff while collaborating effectively across teams.

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