Senior Software Engineer - Python / Threat Intelligence

Job Overview:
Rapid7 is looking for a Senior Backend engineer - Python who will be responsible for creating a market shifting solution to detect, analyze and remediate all kinds of threats and malicious information in the clear, dark & deep web.
About the Team
Our team is a group of highly skilled and experienced professionals with diverse backgrounds and expertise in areas such as engineering, science, software development, and automation.
Our team is passionate about pushing the boundaries of what is possible and is constantly exploring new ideas and technologies to improve our products and processes. We are dedicated to continuous learning and staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in our respective fields.
Our technology stack:
Python, MongoDB, Redis, AWS SNS/SQS, Kubernetes, AWS Glue, Spark
In this role, you will:
You will be responsible for designing & developing high-scale solutions in a data-intensive environment.
You will take part in developing the company's most important systems and platforms.
You will work with very knowledgeable and experienced developers with a large scale of skills and capabilities.
The skills you'll bring include:
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
- 5+ years of experience in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, Scala is required (Python is our most commonly used language)
- Advanced level knowledge of databases (SQL/NoSQL)
- Experience in working with a major cloud provider (preferably AWS)
- Experience in bulding and maintaining microservices architecture
- Experience in building and maintaining hosted environments and applications using EKS or another container service
- Experience in SaaS companies
- Understanding of the full lifecycle development process, including business and functional requirements, developing technical designs, implementation of scalable solutions, and object-oriented design.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to develop and test new ideas and concepts
- Familiarity with common best practices, design and architectural patterns.
Nice to have:
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Analytics, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or another quantitative field or equivalent experience
- Experience in data engineering: working with modern data lakes, Spark, Spark Streaming, AWS Glue
- Experience with K8S, Docker and Redis
- Experience with DevOps practices (CICD pipelines etc.).
We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That's because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don't be shy - apply today.
About Rapid7
At Rapid7, we are on a mission to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by embracing tenacity, passion, and collaboration to challenge what's possible and drive extraordinary impact.
Here, we're building a dynamic workplace where everyone can have the career experience of a lifetime. We challenge ourselves to grow to our full potential. We learn from our missteps and celebrate our victories. We come to work every day to push boundaries in cybersecurity and keep our 10,000 global customers ahead of whatever's next.
Join us and bring your unique experiences and perspectives to tackle some of the world's biggest security challenges.