Senior Software Engineer
Core
Building and monitoring backend services at scale and optimizing a state-of-the-art data pipeline processing millions of security events.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (Backend)
Builds
Backend services and data pipelines for security event processing
Domain
Cybersecurity
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend development, distributed systems, data pipeline optimization, time management, technical leadership
Preferred skills
Experience in fast-paced environments, ability to mentor others
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Build and monitor backend services at scale, optimize data pipelines processing millions of security events, provide mentorship and leadership to the team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
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## About the role
Reporting to the CTO of the company, you will have responsibility for building and monitoring backend services at scale. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with a talented team where you're supported in your efforts to grow professionally. You are able to manage your time well, communicate effectively, and collaborate in a fully distributed team all while providing mentorship and leadership to the team.
You will work on building and optimizing a stateof the art data pipeline, which process millions security events, machines, and plenty of other assets !
If you're excited about building and delivering impact to customers, working with other brilliant team member who share the same enthusiasm - this is the place for you!.
## What we offer
- Fast-paced environment with a talented team
- Support in your efforts to grow professionally
- Opportunity to provide mentorship and leadership to the team
- Collaborate in a fully distributed team
## About the company
Silk, a US based company backed by Insight Partners, Hetz and some of the most well known and respected security luminaries, such as Shlomo Kramer, Mickey Boodaei and Rakesh Loonkar.
Silk is tackling and solving the biggest pain point in the cyber security industry today, alert fatigue, all while taking a very novel and revolutionary approach to this daunting problem.
The company was founded by three security veterans who held key positions at companies like Palo Alto Networks, Goldman Sachs and Meta (Facebook).
At Silk, we are aware that all it takes is the right people and team to redefine all boundaries. This team spirit, together with our drive to deliver the most innovative and customer focused product is going to set us apart. If you're ready to join an amazing team of people who inspire and drive each other to do the best every day, we are ready for you.
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