[Remote] Senior Software Engineer, Application Platform

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Synack is a cybersecurity company that provides a Penetration Testing as a Service platform to enhance security for its clients. As a Senior Software Engineer for the Application Platform, you will develop high-performance, scalable software systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance cybersecurity products.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deploy high-performance, resilient, scalable cloud-based software systems and components for the best-in-class cybersecurity platform
• Drive the delivery of software capabilities from an idea to production, following SDLC processes, with an eye on quality and efficiency
• Utilize GCP platform to build and run highly-available software systems
• Identify and resolve performance issues across systems and components
• Collaborate on a cross-functional team, working with Product, Operations, and Platform Engineering
• Integrate monitoring and alerting capabilities with backend modules to allow proactive improvements to availability and response times
• Own and ensure the quality of systems through automated tests
• Ideate technical solutions for product requirements and user stories
• Actively engage and participate in design and code reviews
• Offer guidance and support to junior team members, encouraging and cultivating a culture of continuous learning within the team

Skills

• 7+ years of experience in distributed-systems and backend software engineering
• Expert knowledge of golang (4+ years)
• Strong experience and understanding of microservices, REST API design, gRPC, writing unit testing, BDD testing
• Strong design skills required
• Experience with asynchronous messaging technologies such as Google PubSub, Kafka
• In depth knowledge of NoSQL and RDBMS technologies
• Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Environments
• Experience working on agile teams
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in all mediums
• Experience working on and scaling a microservice-based application
• Experience with GitOps and DevOps principles, practices and tools
• A proven ability to thrive in a collaborative environment involving different stakeholders and subject matter experts
• Knowledge of Ruby is preferred, but is not required
• UML is a bonus; exposure to Domain Driven Design desirable
• GCP preferred

Benefits

• The compensation package for this position may also include equity, and benefits.
• For more details about our benefits, please see [here](https://synack.mybenefits.life). Then for the Employer code, enter: synack

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