Software Engineer III | Data Science

At Extra Hop, we’re on a mission to protect and empower the connected enterprise. We reveal what is happening in the very infrastructure that sustains businesses, lives, and communities, and ensure the integrity of networks, data, systems, and processes. Organizations rely on Extra Hop to provide visibility into the cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and network performance issues that evade their existing security and IT tools.

With this insight, organizations can investigate smarter, stop threats faster, and keep operations running.

Our mission is fueled by a profound social and moral responsibility to be the best at what we do, ensuring a secure world where everyone can thrive. If this sounds like a place you’d like to spend the next chapter of your career, we’d love to hear from you.

Extrahop is at the forefront of innovation in the cybersecurity space, delivering cutting‑edge solutions to protect organizations against evolving threats. Our Network Detection and Response (NDR) products empower businesses to detect, respond to and mitigate cyber risks in real time.

We seek a motivated and experienced Software Engineer II to join our dynamic product development team. In this role, you will take on more complex development challenges, contribute to architecture and design discussions, and help scale secure systems that power our core products. You will work with cross‑functional partners to deliver customer‑facing features that enable detection, visibility, and automation s role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in collaborative environments, demonstrates initiative, and is driven to deliver impact through technical excellence.

• Design, develop, test, and deploy robust software components for our NDR products, taking ownership of moderately complex features with minimal guidance.
• Collaborate with product and architecture teams to translate business requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve production and performance issues, driving root‑cause analysis and preventive measures.
• Contribute to platform modernization initiatives and the adoption of new technologies or frameworks.
• Mentor junior team members through code pairing, reviews, and knowledge-sharing.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to best practices and agile methodology.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of professional experience developing production‑grade software.
• Solid knowledge of Go, Python, or an equivalent programming language.
• Proven ability to build and maintain distributed systems or cloud‑based services (AWS preferred).
• Understanding of REST APIs, microservice architecture, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to decompose complex problems into actionable engineering tasks.
• Excellent collaborator and communicator with a growth mindset.

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with machine learning applications in cybersecurity.
• Knowledge of tools and frameworks commonly used in NDR.
• Understanding of threat detection, intrusion prevention, and incident response strategies.

The salary range for this role is $145,000 - $160,000 + bonus + benefits.

• Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Flexible PTO, Sick Time Prorated Based on Date of Hire, and All Federal Holidays (US Only) + 3 Days of Paid Volunteer Time
• Non-Commissioned Positions may be eligible to participate in the Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan
• FSA and Dependent Care Accounts + EAP, where applicable
• Educational Reimbursement
• 401k with Employer Match or Pension where applicable
• Pet Insurance (US Only)
• Parental Leave (US Only)
• Hybrid and Remote Work Model