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Staff Software Engineer

Vectra AI

On-siteAustin, TXlead$186kโ€“$252kPosted 8h ago

Job description

  • We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Fusion engineering team, focused on building systems that ingest, process, and analyze network cloud telemetry such as flow and DNS logs

  • This is a high-impact, hands-on technical leadership role. You will design and scale distributed systems that power real-time detection, while influencing architecture, standards, and engineering practices across teams

  • Design and build scalable backend systems using Go and Python

  • Develop and evolve high-throughput data pipelines for network flow and DNS telemetry

  • Architect systems for real-time and near real-time data processing

  • Improve performance, scalability, and cost efficiency of platform services

  • Lead design and code reviews, setting a high bar for engineering quality

  • Drive cross-team architecture and platform alignment

  • Partner with product and detection teams to deliver shared platform capabilities

  • Mentor engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence and ownership

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO

  • Healthcare Packages

  • Global Wellness Days

  • Employee Assistance Programs

  • Parental Leave

  • Fertility Assistance- Solid understanding of network telemetry (e.g., flow logs, DNS)

  • Proven ability to lead technical initiatives across teams

  • Experience with streaming or data-intensive systems (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Flink)

  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)

  • Strong background in systems design, performance, and reliability

  • 8+ years of experience building distributed systems at scale

  • Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) and experience with Python

  • Expertise in data warehousing technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, Hadoop, Druid)

  • Experience with real-time analytics systems

  • Background in cybersecurity or network detection