Senior Software Engineer (Java) - Security Graph

at  SentinelOne

ABOUT US:

SentinelOne is defining the future of cybersecurity through our XDR platform that automatically prevents, detects, and responds to threats in real-time. Singularity XDR ingests data and leverages our patented AI models to deliver autonomous protection. With SentinelOne, organizations gain full transparency into everything happening across the network at machine speed – to defeat every attack, at every stage of the threat lifecycle.
We are a values-driven team where names are known, results are rewarded, and friendships are formed. Trust, accountability, relentlessness, ingenuity, and OneSentinel define the pillars of our collaborative and unified global culture. We’re looking for people that will drive team success and collaboration across SentinelOne. If you’re enthusiastic about innovative approaches to problem-solving, we would love to speak with you about joining our team!

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We’re excited to expand our new team with passionate and skilled backend engineers, who are interested in solving non-trivial scale and data problems with a unique blending of cloud, distributed systems, and software optimisation techniques and services. Our team will be key to improving the day-to-day experience of threat investigators around the world by giving them new ways to view, interpret, and take action on security data.
As a Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for building new features on top of our Security Data Lake product which ingests Petabytes of data & hundreds of billions of events per day. You will interact with engineers in and across the org, tech leads, architects, product management, sales, and marketing.
Because our team’s work is closely tied to the user’s experience of our platform, your work will have an outsized impact on the company and on future customer-facing features & how customers leverage our platform in order to protect their business. If you thrive in an environment where collaboration, creativity, and technical excellence are valued, we’re looking for you!
You will be joining one of the fastest growing publicly-traded SaaS companies, with a mission of ‘Empowering the World to Run Securely’. Together through our SW, we will serve thousands of users from security teams at enterprise & government customers across the globe (incl. 4 of Fortune 10 and hundreds of Global 2000), and protect tens of millions of endpoints, clouds & identities.
Your tools: Java (new codebase ~6 months); Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/GCP cloud & related data services (e.g. S3/GCS, SQS/PubSub, PostgreSQL/RDS/CloudSQL); Cassandra; DataSet.com, Kafka, Redis; GitHub

WHAT SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE SHOULD YOU BRING?

We do not require a perfect match with everything below; however, the more this describes you, the better of a fit you will be for this role!

• Experience
• Solid computer science background with 5+ years engineering experience.
• Proven expertise in designing and operating distributed systems.
• Technical Mastery
• Strong proficiency in Java (4+ years of experience).
• You value elegant code that is concise and readable.
• Have you used tools like Jenkins, Helm, Docker? Do you have infrastructure experience with AWS, GCP, K8s, etc? Experience with Go? Great, that helps!
• A COLLABORATIVE, CURIOUS, AND PRACTICAL MINDSETIf this sounds like you, we should talk:
• You are excited about opportunities to serve as a mentor and to play a pivotal role in fostering both technical excellence and team unity.
• Your passion for understanding and solving complex engineering challenges is matched by your pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
• You’re comfortable weighing in on CAP theorem considerations, and are energized by selecting the data structure with the perfect trade-offs for a problem at hand.
• You believe that honing ideas and technical designs with other engineers is crucial for achieving an optimal solution.
• You value asking good questions, because you believe “a problem well-stated is half-solved.”

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (70-80% OF YOUR TIME; PRIMARILY JAVA)Dive deep into coding, turning innovative specs into reality. Write robust tests, tackle bugs with finesse, and ensure top-notch security in your code.
• LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATIONLead technical initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• CODE REVIEWChampion code quality, security, and efficiency. Your keen eye for detail will guide you in reviewing and elevating our codebase.
• GENERATE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSDrive architectural decisions and provide technical guidance in the development of solutions. Articulate the rationale behind your technical choices and document key implementation details. Engage in thoughtful discussions, providing and receiving insightful feedback on specifications.
• SUPPORT AND ON-CALL ROTATIONBe a problem-solver. Respond to and troubleshoot outage incidents, and address security issues promptly.
• TEAM COLLABORATIONBe a team player. Assist your colleagues, share constructive feedback, and contribute to our weekly syncs and daily Slack standups.

We do not require a perfect match with everything below; however, the more this describes you, the better of a fit you will be for this role!

• Experience
• Solid computer science background with 5+ years engineering experience.
• Proven expertise in designing and operating distributed systems.
• Technical Mastery
• Strong proficiency in Java (4+ years of experience).
• You value elegant code that is concise and readable.
• Have you used tools like Jenkins, Helm, Docker? Do you have infrastructure experience with AWS, GCP, K8s, etc? Experience with Go? Great, that helps!
• A COLLABORATIVE, CURIOUS, AND PRACTICAL MINDSETIf this sounds like you, we should talk:
• You are excited about opportunities to serve as a mentor and to play a pivotal role in fostering both technical excellence and team unity.
• Your passion for understanding and solving complex engineering challenges is matched by your pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
• You’re comfortable weighing in on CAP theorem considerations, and are energized by selecting the data structure with the perfect trade-offs for a problem at hand.
• You believe that honing ideas and technical designs with other engineers is crucial for achieving an optimal solution.
• You value asking good questions, because you believe “a problem well-stated is half-solved.