Lead Backend Software Engineer

Do you want to help make the world safe from cyber attack?

At Corelight, we believe that the best approach to cybersecurity risk starts with the network. Attackers can evade endpoint detection, firewalls and many other technologies - but they can’t avoid leaving digital footprints on the networks they traverse. Built on open-source innovations from Zeek, Suricata and YARA and refined through years of real-world use, Corelight transforms network footprints from physical, virtual and cloud networks into actionable insights. Our customers use these insights to speed incident response and proactively hunt for threats.

As a Lead Backend Engineer for our Fleet team, you will be a technical architect behind the systems that power our Open NDR Platform. You will bridge the gap between complex network data and seamless user experiences by overseeing the development of our centralized management platform. By leading high-impact projects and collaborating across functions, you will ensure that our platform provides defenders with the intuitive tools they need to disrupt attacks in real-time.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Drive End-to-End Architecture: Lead the technical design, implementation, and operation of a centralized Sensor management platform known as Fleet. Responsible for Sensor lifecycle management, configuration, and real-time communication. 
• Build High-Performance APIs: Design and develop REST and GraphQL APIs to power service to service communication, enable top-notch user experience, and manage configurations through various supported authentication models.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide mentorship to other engineers through design guidance, rigorous code reviews, and the promotion of performant, maintainable coding standards.
• Security-First Engineering: Evaluate new projects and architectural changes for security implications, working closely with cross-functional teams to mitigate risks while balancing value and effort.
• Operational Excellence: Own the lifecycle of your features from design to production, implementing automated test suites, CI/CD pipelines, and proactive monitoring/alerting mechanisms.
• UX & Product Collaboration: Partner with UX design teams and Product Managers to refine epics and translate wireframes into backend requirements for complex user flows.
• Threat Intelligence Orchestration: Manage and distribute threat intelligence feeds (Zeek Intel, Suricata, Yara, etc.,)

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities needed to be successful:

• Core Values Alignment: You embody "low ego results," "tireless service," and "applied curiosity" in every interaction.
• Product & User Empathy: You care deeply about building backend systems that help users understand complex data quickly and make thoughtful tradeoffs in service of usability.
• Systems Thinking: You think beyond individual components, understanding how backend state, data, and API architecture work together across a large application.
• Decisive Problem Solver: You can weigh conflicting constraints and make rapid, high-impact decisions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strategic & Technical Communication: You thrive in a collaborative environment, using your communication skills to influence product direction, align distributed teams, and influence technical outcomes.
• Engineering Craft: You take pride in writing clear, well-structured, and maintainable code, prioritizing long-term quality and code health.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Professional Experience: 8+ years of professional software development experience, primarily on Linux or Unix-style platforms, with a track record in senior or lead roles.
• Technical Proficiency: Deep expertise in Golang including experience with multi-threaded applications in production.
• API Standards: Proven experience with formal API specifications such as OpenAPI.
• Database & Data Mastery: Proficiency with both Relational (SQL) and NoSQL.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Preferred Experience: Prior experience leading software teams, background in Enterprise Security/Network products, and familiarity with search/analytics tools like Elasticsearch or Splunk.

Fueled by investments from top-tier venture capital organizations such as Crowdstrike, Accel and Insight, Corelight is the fastest growing network detection and response platform in the industry. Our customers trust us to protect mission-critical assets in leading enterprises, government, and research institutions worldwide. We are leading the way with AI-assisted workflows, machine learning models, cloud security and SaaS-based solutions to arm defenders with the tools and knowledge they need to disrupt cyber attacks. Our team of passionate innovators are dedicated to solving some of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity, while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and growth-oriented culture. Corelight is committed to a geographically distributed yet connected employee base with employees working from home and office locations around the world. At Corelight, we take pride in the diversity of our backgrounds and perspectives, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that strengthens our company. By embracing a wide range of experiences, backgrounds, neurodiversity, talents, and approaches to problem-solving, we aim to create a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best.

We are looking forward to meeting you. Check us out at www.corelight.com