Software Engineer; Event Sourcing & Stream Processing

Software Engineer (Event Sourcing & Stream Processing)

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Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. 44,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 45 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies.

What makes Tenable such a great place to work?

We work together to build and innovate best‑in‑class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #One Tenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters.

Tenable is seeking a Software Engineer to join our VM Platform team. Our team sits at the center of our Tenable One architecture; we ingest massive volumes of assets and find data from collection teams, process it to calculate the “state of the world” for our customers, and feed it to downstream search and reporting products. You will build and maintain the high‑throughput, event‑driven pipelines responsible for processing the history of assets and vulnerabilities, ensuring that when we say an asset is vulnerable (or patched), that data is accurate and available in real‑time.

• Build the Future of Exposure Management:
  Develop the backend that powers Tenable’s flagship Exposure Management (EM) platform.
• Solve Complex Data Problems:
  Design logic that collapses millions of incoming findings into a single, accurate state record.
• Architect for Scale:
  Transition our systems to a new architecture designed to be faster, cheaper, and more reliable, unblocking integrations across the company.
• Own Your Stack (Dev Ops):
  Deploy, monitor, and ensure the health of services in production using Terraform and Datadog.

• 2+ years of Backend Engineering experience with a focus on high‑volume data processing or distributed systems.
• Strong JVM Proficiency:
  Deep experience with Java, Kotlin, or Scala and knowledge of memory management and performance.
• Event‑Driven Architecture:
  Proven experience with Apache Kafka (preferred) or Rabbit
  
  MQ.
• Distributed Systems Knowledge:
  Understanding of microservices, eventual consistency, and data resiliency.
• Stateful Processing Logic:
  Experience calculating “state” from a history of events.
• Dev Ops Mindset:
  Hands‑on experience with Terraform and observability tools like Datadog.
• Database
  
  Experience:
  
  Proficiency with SQL and No
  
  SQL stores (Postgre
  
  SQL, Dynamo
  
  DB, or similar).

• Experience with Event Sourcing or CQRS patterns.
• Background in migrating legacy services to modern architectures.
• Security background is a plus, but Big Data/Data Pipeline experience is the priority.

This is the base pay range for this position. Compensation depends on qualifications, skills, experience, location, and may fall outside this range. Employees are eligible for variable compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; 401(k) with company match; employee stock purchase plan; referral program; flexible spending accounts;
Employee Assistance Program; education assistance; parental leave; PTO; company‑paid holidays; health and wellness events; and community programs.

US Pay Ranges: $107,000—$143,000 USD

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Entry level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Computer and Network Security