Software Engineer, Backend

Synack’s Penetration Testing as a Service platform manages customers’ attack surfaces by discovering new assets, pentesting for critical vulnerabilities and gaining visibility into the root causes of security risks. We are committed to making the world more secure by harnessing a talented, vetted community of security researchers to deliver continuous penetration testing and vulnerability management, with actionable results. Synack's PTaaS platform has uncovered more than 71,000 exploitable vulnerabilities to date, protecting a growing list of Global 2000 customers and U.S. agencies in a FedRAMP Moderate Authorized environment. For more information, please visit www.synack.com.

Are you ready to leverage your software development skills to build a platform that is transforming cybersecurity? As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend you will be part of a fast-paced, collaborative team. You will be a critical contributor to the development of the system while implementing engineering best practices to our cybersecurity platform.  If you enjoy pivoting between different problems and meeting new challenges every day while developing a solution that is mission critical to the organization, this role is for you! Sounds interesting? Keep reading…
Please note: This is a remote position based in the U.S. We can only hire U.S. citizens for this position due to federal government contract requirements.

Here’s what you'll do

• Design, implement and deliver well-tested, scalable, highly available software services  
• Actively engage and participate in design and code reviews
• Take software through CI/CD all the way to production and be responsible for availability
• Utilize GCP platform from running containers to integrating with hosted services
• Identify performance bottlenecks across components
• Collaborate on a cross-functional team, working with Product, Operations, and DevOps
• Integrate monitoring and alerting capabilities with backend services to allow proactive improvements to availability and response times

Here's what you'll need

• BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• 2+ years of Go programming experience
• Network fundamentals (TCP/IP, UDP)
• Solid engineering fundamentals (security, resilience, availability, performance, load balancing, synchronous and asynchronous programming models, etc)
• Experience and understanding of microservices, modular monoliths, REST API design,  writing unit testing, BDD testing
• Experience with asynchronous messaging technologies such as Google PubSub, Kafka 
• Experience with NoSQL and RDBMS technologies 
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Environments (GCP preferred)
• Experience working on agile teams
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in all mediums

Ready to join us?

Synack is committed to embracing diversity. Our people are our strength.  Each addition to our team is an opportunity to grow and diversify our ideas, experiences, and viewpoints. We strive to be inclusive of Race, Ethnicity, Religion, Sex, LGBTQ+, Veterans, Disabilities, and Age.  Synack welcomes you!

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This position has responsibility to ensure Synack’s security and privacy posture is maintained.

$85,000 - $110,000 Salary is determined by a combination of factors including location, level, relevant experience, and skills. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. The compensation package for this position may also include equity, and benefits.
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