Senior Software Engineer; Cortex Vulnerability Platform

Job Summary

Design, build, and maintain the features for the unified vulnerability and exposure management experience. Take part in architecture strategy sessions – design solutions that accommodate the requirements of the various groups across Cortex. Collaborate with teams to solve problems, reduce technical debt, and evolve development practices. Drive technical best practices and evangelize new technologies within the engineering org. Collaborate with other engineers and ensure that your team delivers high-quality output.

Take ownership of projects, drive them to completion, and support them in production. Be a champion of test‑driven development.

• Design, build, and maintain the features for the unified vulnerability and exposure management experience.
• Take part in architecture strategy sessions – design solutions that accommodate the requirements of the various groups across Cortex.
• Collaborate with teams to solve problems, reduce technical debt, and evolve development practices.
• Drive technical best practices and evangelize new technologies within the engineering org.
• Collaborate with other engineers and ensure that your team delivers high‑quality output.
• Take ownership of projects, drive them to completion, and support them in production.
• Be a champion of test‑driven development.

• 5+ years of experience as a professional software engineer writing software.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience with software development and best practices across backend.
• Able to switch between research, design, prototype, and implementation.
• Working knowledge of at least one of the major cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure), preferably GCP.
• Experience with CI/CD process.
• Strong problem solving skills.

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non‑sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.

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Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.