Software Engineer; C++​/Golang Cloud

Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 13,600 enterprise customers, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500, rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, the company’s solutions secure and protect data on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge.

Backed by NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, Cisco, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Cohesity is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with offices around the globe. We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design, and our culture.
Want to join the leader in AI-powered data security?

Seeking Engineers with experience building large-scale distributed backup systems and solving complex data protection challenges.

• Work on Cohesity Data Platform for SaaS backup, protecting critical cloud workloads at enterprise scale
• Industry's only hyperconverged platform consolidating SaaS backup and data protection services on web‑scale distributed architecture
• About Cohesity SaaS Backup Solution:
• Built to protect and consolidate backup of SaaS workloads and applications
• Comprehensive identity and access management data protection
• Unified platform for SaaS data protection eliminating multiple point solutions
• Enterprise‑grade backup with unlimited retention, snapshots, and instant recovery capabilities

• Design and build massively scalable SaaS backup systems
• Develop core backend for SaaS application backup services
• Implement robust data protection workflows for cloud workloads
• Required Qualifications:
• 4‑6 years of experience in software development
• Infrastructure and back‑end development background
• BE/BTech in Computer Science with strong data structures, algorithms, and software design skills (Master's degree is a plus)
• Experience with large‑scale cloud backup systems and highly available distributed architectures
• Understanding of cloud platform APIs and integration patterns
• Knowledge of OAuth, authentication protocols, and identity management systems
• Familiarity with identity and access management systems and APIs
• Knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, and parallel processing
• Strong programming and debugging skills in C, C++, or Golang
• Experience with cloud storage, RESTful APIs, and microservices (highly desirable)
• Knowledge of backup/recovery patterns and data protection principles (highly desirable)
• Proven ability to solve complex problems and debug production software
• Ability to work in fast‑paced, agile environments and drive tasks to completion
• Project ownership capabilities
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools to streamline workflows, enhance productivity, and support high‑quality decision‑making.

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Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty‑five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2‑3 days a week of their choosing.

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