This role pays less than
83%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,612–$229,312
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$157k
versus about
$202k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About SentinelOne
SentinelOne is a cybersecurity company that provides an AI-powered extended detection and response (XDR) platform. Its Singularity platform delivers autonomous endpoint, cloud, and identity protection for enterprises.
SentinelOne currently has
45 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$156,000–$215,000
across 31 roles with salary data.
Senior Backend Software Engineer - Agent Platform (Go/Python) joins the Agent Platform team to support the Endpoint Protection product line. This role focuses on building and evolving high-throughput, highly available services responsible for policy, configuration, and command distribution to millions of devices across Windows, Linux, and macOS. The engineer will manage complex distributed systems, perform root-cause analysis for production incidents, and improve platform reliability and scalability. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Go and Python, with experience in gRPC, REST, GraphQL, and Kafka. The candidate must navigate a data layer featuring Redis, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, and ClickHouse while operating within AWS and GCP environments using Docker, Kubernetes, and ArgoCD. This role solves critical infrastructure challenges by ensuring the stability of systems processing billions of security events daily to protect global enterprise assets.
Resolve customer-critical incidents by diagnosing and triaging complex production issues across multiple services.
Perform systematic root-cause analysis to implement durable improvements in reliability, scalability, and observability.
Design and operate high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems processing millions of events per second.
Build and evolve services for policy, configuration, and command distribution to millions of devices.
Develop and maintain backend services using Java, Go, or Python across cloud environments.
Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions while maintaining data integrity and application stability.
Refactor existing codebases and implement architectural enhancements to improve platform performance.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence technical direction and solve complex infrastructure problems.
What we're looking for
Must have 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
Must possess deep expertise in at least one of Java, Go, or Python.
Must demonstrate a reliability-first mindset to solve complex production incidents and perform root-cause analysis.
Must have experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems with an understanding of failure modes and performance trade-offs.
Must have experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP, along with Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes.
Must have experience with messaging systems and data platforms including Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, Cassandra, or ClickHouse.
Must possess excellent communication skills to collaborate across teams and mentor fellow engineers.
Experience in an enterprise SaaS or cybersecurity software company is highly desirable (preferred).
PostgreSQL
Go
Kubernetes
Infrastructure as Code
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
SQL
Cloud Infrastructure
Database-as-a-Service
High Availability
Replication
Backups
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