Software Architect, Expel
$191.8-278.1k
+ Bonus and equity.
Cyber security threat detection & management
Be an early applicant
Cyber security threat detection & management
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$191.8-278.1k
+ Bonus and equity.
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Expel is on a mission to make security easy to understand, easy to use, and easy to continuously improve.
Role
Who you are
- Does the idea of owning the architectural vision for a cloud-native data platform that powers security detection and analytics across petabytes of event data excite you?
- Do you love making complex systems elegant, scalable, and resilient — all while helping teams move faster and more securely? If so, read on
- If you can toggle between high-level strategy and hands-on support, and you love enabling others through great platform design, we’d love to meet you
- 8+ years of experience building data infrastructure at scale, preferably in cloud-native or security-first environments
- Deep knowledge of AWS cloud services for data (S3, LakeFormation, Glue, IAM); GCP experience is a bonus
- Hands-on experience with Apache Iceberg or Delta Lake; schema evolution and partitioning best practices
- Strong software engineering skills in Python and another general-purpose language (e.g., Go, Node, Java)
- Familiarity with distributed processing (Spark, Flink) and logging/observability platforms (e.g. ElasticSearch, DataDog)
- Strategic thinking around platform testing, security guardrails, and identity management
- Passion for platform thinking, collaboration, and mentoring across teams
What the job involves
- We want a pragmatic architect who collaborates with engineers, product managers, and data scientists to create real, scalable solutions
- Drop you into the middle of a fast-growing cybersecurity company with bold goals and a collaborative culture
- Give you ownership over the evolution of our multi-tenant AWS-based data platform
- Surround you with strong engineers and product folks who care deeply about doing things right
- Let you influence strategic initiatives while staying connected to the technical challenges
- Provide support for continued learning, public speaking, and growing your technical brand
- Architect our data lakehouse using AWS services like S3, Iceberg, Glue, and LakeFormation
- Define patterns for ingestion, transformation, normalization (e.g. OCSF), and governance across billions of records
- Work with product, engineering, and compliance partners to ensure platform capabilities meet business and regulatory needs
- Guide architectural decisions across multiple teams, unblocking complexity and ensuring interoperability
- Jump in when needed to code a POC, debug a platform issue, or mentor an engineer through a tough design problem
- Lead by listening — fostering inclusion, curiosity, and shared technical direction
Our take
As ransomware and hacking threats rise, identifying and resolving breaches in security must be done quickly. Lack of transparency in cyber-security makes it difficult for engineers to detect, understand, and fix the issues as fast as possible. Expel is aiming to redefine what a security operations center and managed detection service looks like in the modern age.
Though the company faces competition from the vast number of cybersecurity platforms, Expel positions itself as a viable alternative to the service delivery model of managed security service providers (MSSPs) by offering a comprehensive management platform that connects to its customers’ tech remotely through APIs, providing fast detection and clear solutions.
Having reached unicorn status, the company is establishing a stronger presence in the European and Asia-Pacific markets, capturing business in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore. Its 2022 funding is being used to accelerate sustainable growth, continue the company's international expansion, and push forward with go-to-market initiatives.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2022
$31m
SERIES E
Nov 2021
$140.3m
SERIES E
Total funding: $288.8m
Company benefits
- Flexible work hours and locations
- Unlimited time off - includes vacation, personal days, and an annual company-wide restorative day
- 24 weeks parental leave when you, your spouse or your domestic partner gives birth to a child, adopts a child or becomes a foster parent (first 12 weeks paid)
- Military leave
- Paid annual conference - we reimburse you up to $2,500 to attend at least one conference every year that helps you move your career forward
- One month sabbatical after hitting your 5 year anniversary
- Zero-meetings week each quarter - where all Expletives are challenged to reduce the number of internal meetings on their calendar all the way to zero
- Medical insurance through the Cigna Open Access Plus HRA plan
- Dental & vision insurance through Guardian
- Team touchdowns - Expel Teams are encouraged to come together quarterly for planning, for connecting, for energizing and maybe a little fun
- Fitness stipend
- Cell phone stipend
- Employee Assistance Program
- Telemedicine (Cigna’s Telehealth Connection)
- Access to the popular mental health platforms, Ginger and Talkspace
- BenefitHub - a web portal where Expel employees can enjoy discounts, cash back rewards and perks on thousands of brands in a variety of categories!
- Retirement 401(k) account provided by Principal
- Health Reimbursement Arrangement (Cigna)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Student loan refinancing
Company HQ
Herndon, VA
Leadership
Dave Merkel
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previous CTO of both FireEye and Mandiant (also VP, Products and Threat Management Services). Previously worked as the Senior Technical Director at America Online and for the US Air Force as an Assistant Chief of Intrusion Invasions.
Justin Bajko
(VP of Strategy & Business Development & Co-Founder)Previous Managing Director (MCIRT Operations) at Mandiant and Senior Manager of Global Security Analysis at Symantec. Previously worked as a Network Administrator at Clinical Trial Management Services, and was a Network and Systems Administrator at MiniFibers.
Yanek Korff
(Chief of Staff & Co-Founder)Previous COO at Expel. Current Board Member at ThreatSwitch and Investor at Berg Capital Group. Previous Member of the Technical Advisory Board at Ntrepid Corp and CP an CTO at FireEye.
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