Staff Backend Engineer, Detection & Response

SentinelOne

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Work type: On-site
Location: Slovakia
Posted: 131 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday

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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.

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Staff Backend Engineer (Go, Java) - Detection & Response will join the team responsible for STAR, a leading AI SIEM product capability focused on real-time cloud-based automated hunting, detection, and response. In this role, you will design, develop, test, and operate large-scale, high-volume, and low-latency applications capable of handling millions of events per second. You will translate business requirements into scalable solutions while maintaining application stability and data integrity through monitoring and refactoring. The work involves building distributed data processing microservices to solve complex challenges involving massive data volumes. Key technologies include Go, Java, AWS or GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Postgres, Redis, and Kafka. The role requires expertise in developing high-quality, scalable data products within the cybersecurity domain to empower security teams to create custom detection rules and proactively respond to threats across networks.

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Skills

Go Java Distributed Systems Microservices AWS GCP Kubernetes Docker Redis Kafka Data Processing AI

What you'll do

Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications using Go and Java to handle millions of events per second.
Translate business and functional requirements into robust, scalable solutions within the existing data architecture.
Maintain application stability and data integrity by monitoring key metrics and refactoring the codebase.
Implement features and fixes while maintaining the quality of the existing codebase through regular updates.
Build and operate distributed systems to support real-time cloud-based automated hunting, detection, and response.
Research and adopt new technologies to solve complex challenges related to high volumes of data.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure technical solutions meet specific business requirements.

What we're looking for

Multiple years of software engineering experience in at least one high-level programming language (Golang and/or Java).
Strong background in distributed data processing microservices and building high-quality, scalable data products.
Ability to design, develop, and operate large-scale, high-volume, and low-latency applications handling millions of events per second.
Experience with AWS and/or GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Postgres, Redis, and Kafka (preferred).
Previous experience in developing security-related products (preferred).
Proven ability to collaborate effectively with local and remote teams across various time zones.
Excellent communication skills for liaising with product and engineering teams.
Ability to swiftly delve into new products and comprehend their inner workings.