Software Engineer, Synack
Backend
$85-110k
More information about location
Security testing platform
Open for applications
Security testing platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$85-110k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create technology that unleashes the best cybersecurity talent to secure our digital world.
Role
Who you are
- BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- 2+ years of Go programming experience
- Network fundamentals (TCP/IP, UDP)
- Solid engineering fundamentals (security, resilience, availability, performance, load balancing, synchronous and asynchronous programming models, etc)
- Experience and understanding of microservices, modular monoliths, REST API design, writing unit testing, BDD testing
- Experience with asynchronous messaging technologies such as Google PubSub, Kafka
- Experience with NoSQL and RDBMS technologies
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Environments (GCP preferred)
- Experience working on agile teams
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills in all mediums
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend you will be part of a fast-paced, collaborative team. You will be a critical contributor to the development of the system while implementing engineering best practices to our cybersecurity platform
- If you enjoy pivoting between different problems and meeting new challenges every day while developing a solution that is mission critical to the organization, this role is for you! Sounds interesting? Keep reading…
- Design, implement and deliver well-tested, scalable, highly available software services
- Actively engage and participate in design and code reviews
- Take software through CI/CD all the way to production and be responsible for availability
- Utilize GCP platform from running containers to integrating with hosted services
- Identify performance bottlenecks across components
- Collaborate on a cross-functional team, working with Product, Operations, and DevOps
- Integrate monitoring and alerting capabilities with backend services to allow proactive improvements to availability and response times
Our take
As the cyberthreat landscape continues to get more complex, there is a need for sophisticated solutions. Fuelled by expertise in countering kinetic and cyber threats, Synak was founded to deliver on-demand security testing to meet this need.
Synack fosters an ecosystem where world-class security researchers collaborate to provide continuous penetration testing and vulnerability management. This allows the company not only to supply actionable results but also to cultivate a community-based approach to knowledge sharing.
In 2022, Synack was integrated into Microsoft Intelligence. This allowed it to bolster its innovation through collaboration with Microsoft's vast resources and expertise. As a result, Synack has fortified its position at the forefront of cutting-edge security solutions, and continues to launch new capabilities to address the evolving challenges of cybersecurity.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
May 2020
$52m
SERIES D
Apr 2017
$21.3m
SERIES C
Total funding: $107.3m
Company benefits
- Ample Holidays and Time Off: Depending on where you are in the world, we offer the best and most accommodating time off policies, bar none. We believe in working hard to play hard
- Paid Parental Leave: Proud parent-to-be? We are thrilled for you and recognize this is a time you don't want to miss. Synack provides team members with a generous paid parental leave policy
- 100% Covered Health Plan Benefit: Our people are our greatest asset, and that's why we invest in high-quality healthcare coverage for our employees with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits in the U.S.
Company values
- Solving Big Problems: We love tough challenges and are always reaching for ambitious goals. We tackle them with innovative ideas, tenacity and by empowering our teams to solve big problems
- Passion for our Mission and Customers: We love helping to protect our customers by bringing deep expertise, experience and thoughtful partnerships
- Strive for Excellence: We have exceptionally high standards, are outcome driven and never stop focusing on improvements
- We are a Team: We believe that respect and trust of each other’s unique experiences are the foundations of great teams and we foster accessibility, openness and transparency
Company HQ
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA
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Leadership
Jay Kaplan
(Co-Founder & CEO)Graduated from the George Washington University with an MS in Engineering Management. Previously worked as a Computer Scientist at the Defense Information Systems Agency and as a Senior CNO Analyst at the National Security Agency.
Mark K.
(Co-Founder & CTO)Graduated from Auburn University with a Ph.D. in Computer Science. Previously worked as an Advisor at CloudKnox Security and as a CNE Analyst at Novetta.
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