Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ExtraHop is on a mission to protect and empower the connected enterprise by providing visibility into cyber threats and network performance issues. As a Senior Software Engineer in the Cloud team, you will own the design, delivery, and operation of critical cloud services, ensuring systems meet high standards of reliability, security, and scalability.
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture, development, and operation of scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant cloud services, with accountability for performance and reliability in production
- Drive technical design and architectural decisions for distributed systems, influencing patterns, standards, and long-term platform evolution
- Lead complex initiatives end-to-end, from design through deployment and ongoing optimization, ensuring alignment with business and technical priorities
- Build and scale cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm) and container orchestration (Kubernetes), improving system resilience and efficiency
- Advance cloud security and compliance practices, embedding secure design principles, IAM controls, and encryption into all layers of the platform
- Improve system observability and operational excellence, implementing robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response strategies
- Drive DevOps maturity, optimizing CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies to support rapid, reliable delivery
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and security teams to define solutions and resolve complex system-level challenges
- Mentor and guide engineers, providing technical direction, code reviews, and support for skill development while raising the bar for engineering quality
- Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies, making pragmatic decisions that improve system performance, scalability, and developer productivity
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 6–8+ years of software engineering experience, with significant focus on cloud infrastructure and distributed systems
- Proven ability to independently design, build, and operate production-grade systems at scale
- Strong proficiency in Go, Python, or similar languages, with experience building distributed services
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm)
- Strong experience with AWS services (EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, SQS, IAM), including designing and operating systems in production
- Demonstrated ownership of systems, including on-call, incident response, and long-term reliability improvements
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguous, complex technical challenges
- Effective communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across teams
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
- Expertise in cloud security best practices, including identity, encryption, and compliance frameworks
- Experience designing and scaling high-availability distributed systems with automated failover and self-healing capabilities
- Strong knowledge of observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
- Experience with event-driven architectures and microservices
- Familiarity with HashiCorp ecosystem tools (Vault, Consul, Packer)
- Experience contributing to or defining engineering standards, patterns, or platform strategy
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
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