Senior Backend Software Engineer, SentinelOne
ObservoAI
$132-182k
+ Employee stock purchase program
AI-powered enterprise cybersecurity platform
Job no longer available
AI-powered enterprise cybersecurity platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$132-182k
+ Employee stock purchase program
1001+ employees
Company mission
To give the advantage to those who secure our future.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of software engineering experience focused on distributed systems, data engineering, or ML infrastructure with expert-level proficiency in Go, Rust, or Java
- Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), container orchestration (Kubernetes), and a proven track record leading and scaling data pipelines using Kafka, Spark, or Flink
- Deep expertise in database technologies (SQL and NoSQL) and advanced experience with machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) and MLOps practices for production ML systems
- Expert knowledge of observability tools and standards, including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, OpenTelemetry, and Parquet, alongside extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Strong leadership and technical communication skills, with a track record of mentoring engineers, planning technical strategy, and driving decisions across multiple teams and stakeholders
What the job involves
- We’re looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts
- Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes
- As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be tasked with leading the architectural design and technical strategy for high-performance systems that process massive volumes of telemetry data while reducing costs and improving insights for enterprise customers
- You will drive technical excellence and lead complex engineering initiatives at scale for the Observo.ai team, our cutting-edge AI-driven data pipeline optimization platform
- Lead the architectural design and technical roadmap for scalable, high-performance data processing pipelines capable of handling petabyte-scale telemetry data (logs, metrics, traces)
- Drive the development and optimization of ML-driven data routing and transformation engines to reduce customer data volumes by 80%+ while architecting real-time analytics systems using advanced machine learning and LLMs
- Design cloud-native microservices and APIs that integrate seamlessly with major observability platforms (Splunk, Elastic, Datadog) while establishing robust monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions
- Lead cross-functional technical initiatives and decision-making forums, collaborating with Product, Data Science, and DevOps teams to translate strategic vision into technical solutions and company-wide standards
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior and junior engineers, driving system performance and reliability optimization while establishing engineering best practices and culture
Our take
Cybercriminals are now leveraging the power of automation to make the current threat landscape too advanced for a lot of traditional antivirus software. SentinelOne is a cybersecurity company that matches this automation with machine learning-focused software designed to help businesses defend against online attacks.
The company has expanded beyond endpoint security into a broader AI-powered cybersecurity platform spanning endpoint, cloud, identity, and IT operations. This gives SentinelOne access to a larger enterprise market, although it also it also places the company in direct competitions with established cybersecurity leaders, including its biggest rival, CrowdStrike.
As cyberattacks become increasingly automated, the company is expanding its capabilities beyond detection to include AI-driven threat response, helping security teams contain attacks more quickly. While it still trails larger rival CrowdStrike in scale, SentinelOne is investing in platform expansion and automation to compete for enterprises looking to consolidate their cybersecurity into a single solution.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
61% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Feb 2021
$100m
LATE VC
Nov 2020
$267m
LATE VC
Total funding: $799.6m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Employee assistance program
- Gym reimbursement
- Incentive-based challenges
- Mental health and mindfulness
- Unlimited Time Off
- Grandparent Leave
- Volunteer Time Off
- Paid Sick Time
- Paid Holidays
- 16 weeks Gender-Neutral Parental Leave
- Restricted Stock Unit Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Team building activities
- Celebrations and social gatherings
- Community volunteering events
- Global all hands and local town hall events
- 401K
Company HQ
Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Tomer Weingarten
(Co-Founder & CEO)Tomer began their career in Software Development at Mckit Systems prior to co-founding dPolls and Carambola Media. They left their position as VP of Products at Toluna in December 2012 to found SentinelOne in January 2013, where they have served as the CEO since.
Sonalee Parekh
(CFO)Prior to joining SentinelOne in 2026, Sonalee was the CFO at Asana and RingCentral. They also held senior roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Jefferies, RBC Capital, Markets, Barclays Capital and Goldman Sachs.
Barry Padgett
(COO & President)Barry joined SentinelOne in 2025 as CGO before briefly serving as the CFO then moving into their current role as COO. Previously they spent 4 years at Amperity as COO and CEO and 1 year at Stripe as CRO.
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