Senior Software Engineer

About Cohesity

Cohesity is a leader in AI‑powered data security and management, helping organizations secure, protect, manage, and get value from data across the data center, edge, and cloud.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated engineer to design, develop, and deliver next‑generation, cloud‑native SaaS products. The role focuses on building large‑scale distributed data platforms and high‑performance services that power our modern data ecosystem. The ideal candidate is passionate about designing for scale, reliability, and operational excellence in a multi‑cloud environment.

• Must currently reside within commute radius of Santa Clara, CA
• Willingness to work onsite at Santa Clara 2 days per week (Hybrid)
• Expertise in coding in C++ (or Java or Go)
• Expertise in large‑scale distributed systems and system design

• Build and deliver next‑generation products designed to run efficiently as SaaS on leading public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Architect and implement large‑scale distributed data systems optimized for performance, scalability, reliability, and resilience to meet enterprise‑grade requirements.
• Design and operationalize high‑performance microservices and data pipelines, ensuring end‑to‑end system health, scalability, and fault tolerance.
• Collaborate efficiently with product management and cross‑functional leads to improve and build the future product roadmap for Cohesity’s infinitely scalable platform.
• Drive accountability for test‑driven development and delivery of high‑quality features and resilient enterprise‑class solutions.
• Lead a culture of team ownership and direct individual and team accountability to continuously improve how they work and achieve results.
• Participate in Agile development processes.

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• 7+ years of back‑end software development experience.
• Expert‑level programming and debugging skills in C++ or Go.
• Proven expertise in building cloud‑native, distributed systems on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and parallel processing.
• Strong knowledge of system performance and scaling.
• Familiarity with AWS ecosystem – S3, SQS, AWS data protection services.
• Proven skills to solve complex problems.
• Experience with debugging and diagnosing production software.
• Ability to drive tasks to completion and take ownership of projects.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced and agile development environment.
• Excellent communication and sharp analytical abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.

Pay Range: $ – $ (annualized hourly rate assuming normal full‑time employment).

Benefits: health and wellness benefits, vacation, paid holidays and refresh days, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the company may offer.

Cohesity is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact us at 1‑855‑9

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