Staff Defensive Security Software Engineer
Core
Design, prototype, and ship high-quality security capabilities (Tripwires, Rapid Response) within NodeZero using autonomous pentests and deception technologies to detect and respond to cyber threats.
Role type
Staff Security Researcher / Developer (IC)
Builds
Autonomous pentest features, honeytoken/honeypot systems, and threat detection logic for NodeZero
Domain
Cybersecurity, Deception Technologies, Network Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python (expert-level), Network Security (reconnaissance, lateral movement), Windows Internals (Active Directory, authentication), Network Protocols (SMB, WMI), Relational/Graph Databases (Postgres, Neo4j), Full-stack development
Preferred skills
Red teaming, Penetration testing, Incident response, Deception technologies, Cloud environments (Azure, AWS), Containerization (Docker), Identity services (Entra ID, Okta)
Technologies
Go, Rust, Python, Postgres, Neo4j, Docker, Azure, AWS
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end technical vision for workstreams, design and build production code for security features, partner with PMs to translate goals into roadmaps, mentor engineers, conduct design reviews and code quality checks
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership