At ExtraHop, we're on a mission to help organizations achieve complete visibility, real-time threat detection, and proactive security through cutting-edge network detection and response (NDR) technology. Our NDR product is a market leader, providing our customers with the ability to detect, investigate, and respond to threats faster than ever before.
We’re proud of the work we do and the recognition we’ve received, including our recent Gartner Peer Insights award, which reflects the trust and satisfaction our customers have in our solutions.
If you're passionate about innovation, dedicated to protecting digital infrastructures, and ready to make a real impact, we invite you to join our team and help us shape the future of cybersecurity.
Position Summary
At the heart of our Cloud team is a mission to build a powerful, secure, and scalable platform that sets new standards for innovation and reliability. As a Software Engineer III, you’ll take on a key role in shaping our cloud infrastructure, leading automation efforts, and driving best-in-class security practices.
This is more than just a development role - you’ll work alongside talented engineers across teams to build and enhance high-performance cloud systems that power our products. You’ll tackle complex technical challenges, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to strategic initiatives that push the boundaries of what’s possible in cloud technology for cybersecurity. If you’re ready to make a real impact, this is your chance to take your career to the next level.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and develop secure scalable, and fault-tolerant cloud services, ensuring high availability and system resilience.
- Lead automation efforts for infrastructure and operational processes using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes, driving efficiency and reducing manual interventions.
- Enhance cloud security and compliance, implementing best practices for IAM, encryption, and access controls across cloud environments.
- Optimize system performance and reliability through monitoring, logging and proactive incident resolution strategies.
- Drive DevOps best practices, improving CI/CD pipelines and automating deployment processes to support frequent, reliable releases.
- Mentor and collaborate with engineers across teams, fostering a culture of learning and technical excellence.
- Stay at the forefront of cloud technologies, evaluating and integrating new tools to continuously improve capabilities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with a focus on cloud infrastructure
- Strong proficiency in Go, Python, or equivalent languages, with expertise in designing scalable, distributed systems
- Deep understanding of container orchestration and infrastructure-as-code principles (Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm)
- Experience building and operating production-grade cloud services, with a focus onAWS (EKS, RDS, S3, SQS, EC2, IAM)
- 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
- Expertise in cloud security best practices, including identity management, encryption, and compliance frameworks
- Experience designing and scaling high-availability distributed systems with automated failover and self-healing capabilities
- Deep knowledge of monitoring, logging and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
- Hands-on experience with serverless architectures and event-driven microservices
- Familiarity with HashiCorp tools (Vault, Consul, Packer) and cloud-native networking.
The salary range for this position is 130,000-160,000 + bonus + benefits
ABOUT EXTRAHOP
ExtraHop is the cybersecurity partner enterprises trust to reveal the unknown and unmask the attack. We’re on a mission to protect and propagate trust by revealing the cybertruth, and we partner with every customer, every day, to uncover it. Our Reveal(x) 360 platform is the only network detection and response solution delivering the 360-degree visibility needed to see everything on the network. When organizations have full network transparency with ExtraHop, they can see more, know more, and stop more cyberattacks.
ExtraHop is recognized by leading organizations for both its innovation in the market and its commitment to building a world-class team. We’ve been recognized as a “Customer’s Choice” by Gartner Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer, and as a Leader in the Forrester Wave®: Network Analysis and Visibility, Q2 2023. ExtraHop has won AI Breakthrough Awards four times (2018-2020, 2023) and our Channel Partner program has received a 5-star rating from CRN for our 2023 Partner Program Guide. Our flagship product, Reveal(x), has received numerous accolades, including a 2022 Edison Award for Cybersecurity.
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
*Candidates should note that the Company may modify reporting relationships, job titles and compensation, including commissions and benefits, from time to time at its sole discretion, as it deems necessary, with or without prior notice.
We are intentional about our culture, diversity, and inclusion, and we welcome everyone to come ready to participate in contributing to this truly unique environment. At ExtraHop, we believe that the best products, services, and companies are built by strong teams that include a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, ideas, and experiences. We are committed to supporting and enabling growth and opportunity for every employee at every level. This is the foundation of our success.
We are equally committed to equal employment opportunity, and it is foundational to how we recruit and hire our talented team. Employment is determined based upon capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identification and expression, marital status, military status, pregnancy (including but not limited to potential pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, age , national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, disability ,, genetic information, or any other protected class as established by law.
Our people are our most important competitive advantage, leading the charge cyber criminals and insider threats.
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ExtraHop Seattle, Washington, USA Office
ExtraHop is located in the heart of downtown Seattle, with easy access to transportation, restaurants, retail, entertainment and stunning views.
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