Lead Software Engineer, AppOmni
Threat Platform
SaaS security management software
Open for applications
SaaS security management software
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To prevent SaaS data breaches by securing the applications that power the enterprise.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including hands-on development in Python or Go (experience in both is ideal)
- Proven track record in designing and architecting large-scale, petabyte-scale data pipelines or similar distributed systems
- Experience with streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka, Pub/Sub, Pulsar) and analytics engines (e.g., ClickHouse, Trino, Spark) to enable low-latency querying and high-volume data ingestion
- Cloud-native development proficiency (e.g., containerization, CI/CD pipelines, microservices, observability tools)
- Strong understanding of SaaS, security operations, or detection engineering is a plus (though not required)
- Demonstrated ability to mentor peers, review code with a keen eye for quality, and influence engineering best practices across an organization
- Excellent communication skills—capable of explaining technical concepts to diverse audiences and driving consensus
- Comfortable in agile or agile-esque environments focused on rapid iteration, feedback, and continuous improvement
- Excellent communicators – you can clearly explain both technical and non-technical concepts
- Quality-focused – you take pride in writing well-tested code and are confident testing your own work
- Creative problem solvers – you enjoy finding innovative solutions to complex problems using data from multiple sources
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent industry experience
What the job involves
- AppOmni is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our Threat Platform team
- In this role, you will be a technical leader, responsible for designing and building high-throughput data pipelines in Python and Go, driving architectural decisions, and mentoring other engineers
- Ou will have a broad business impact by developing and scaling our SaaS security platform, helping customers identify, prioritize, and respond to threats in real time
- Our Mission:
- We aim to lead in SaaS security by delivering innovative Threat Detection and Response solutions that empower customers to protect their environments with confidence
- You will play a key part in fulfilling this mission by architecting robust, petabyte-scale systems and guiding cross-functional collaboration to ensure high-impact feature delivery
- Architect & Implement High-Throughput Data Pipelines
- Design and build scalable, cloud-native data pipelines leveraging Go / Golang
- Integrate and optimize streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, PubSub, Pulsar) and analytics engines (e.g., ClickHouse, Trino, Spark) to ingest and process petabytes of data daily
- Ensure solutions meet high-performance and low-latency requirements for enterprise SaaS environments
- Technical Leadership
- Drive technical direction for the Threat Platform team, providing guidance on system design, coding practices, and tooling
- Collaborate with other senior engineers, architects, and stakeholders to define architecture that balances current needs with future scalability
- Project Ownership & Cross-Team Collaboration
- Lead the end-to-end execution of complex projects that involve multiple teams, from initial scoping to delivery and post-launch support
- Partner with Product Management, Security Research, and Data Science teams to align technical solutions with business goals and customer needs
- Mentoring & Team Development
- Serve as a go-to resource for technical questions, reviews, and best practices
- Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, continuous learning, and collaboration
- Quality, Reliability & Observability
- Champion engineering excellence by promoting test-driven development (TDD), code reviews, and proactive monitoring
- Advocate for reliability, observability, and scalability at every stage of the development lifecycle
- Continuous Improvement
- Identify and address technical debt, proposing innovative improvements to current features, codebase, and team practices
- Stay informed of industry trends and new technologies; evaluate and recommend tools or processes that boost team productivity and product performance
- What Success Looks Like:
- You consistently deliver high-impact features on time, simplifying complex problems into maintainable, scalable solutions
- You elevate the technical skillset of the team—facilitating mentorship, driving adoption of best practices, and proactively addressing gaps
- You influence cross-functional stakeholders, aligning technical decisions with product goals and customer needs
- You champion reliability and performance by ensuring the team’s solutions are well-tested, observable, and easily maintainable
Our take
Security is key in the online world, especially for companies that sell software as a service (SaaS). AppOmni's security management platform is designed to help SaaS companies protect their software from phishing attacks, malware, and other malicious tricks. It can discover risks that may potentially harm businesses’ services, protect sensitive data from malicious hands, and even monitor and fix any issues that are found.
AppOmni’s customers include large enterprises and tech names such as Dropbox, Ping and Accenture, as well as large Fortune 100 financial and healthcare companies. Collectively, it now secures apps covering 78 million users and 230 million exposed data records, and more than 9 billion monthly events.
Although AppOmni has made a name for itself, it has some notable competitors, such as Insight VM and Amazon Guard Duty. The company is continuing both its international growth and building out the platform to remain on top of the competition.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
44% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2022
$70m
SERIES C
Apr 2021
$40m
SERIES B
Total funding: $123m
Company benefits
- Autonomous Schedules: You know best how to get your work done, and sometimes that means starting the morning with a ski run before showing up to your home office or co-working space
- Home Office: As a new hire benefit, we provide a generous stipend for eligible expenses reimbursement for your home office / computer equipment set up in addition to a company-provided laptop
- Flexibility and Time Off: Have the freedom to take the time off you need with no required accruals and no set limits — just get your manager’s approval and go. We support our team in relaxing, recharging, and reconnecting
- Healthcare: AppOmni provides comprehensive insurance options for eligible employees – including medical, dental and vision, with substantial portions of the premiums covered by AppOmni
- Life Insurance & Disability Benefits: AppOmni provides group life, AD&D, STD and LTD benefits at no cost to our employees, as well as additional supplemental life insurance options
- Employee Assistance program: Our employees have access to LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program including in-person, phone, or video consultations with licensed counselors and online educational tools and resources
- Retirement Savings: We offer a 401(k) tax-advantaged retirement savings account as of the employee’s first paycheck with AppOmni covering all fees for the account
- Wellness and Connections: We value the mental health and overall wellness of our team and offer a monthly reimbursement for related wellness expenses. Participate in groups or be a champion for a cause that you’re passionate about
- Career Development: The best employees need room to grow professionally, and look for opportunities to hone their skills. We provide professional enablement programs and performance management reviews
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Brendan O'Connor
(CEO)Started out working in Information Security at Tech Electronics and First Bank. Previous CSO of Salesforce and Security CTO of ServiceNow.
Brian Soby
(CTO)Received an MBA from Berkeley, and then joined Raytheon as a Network Security Engineer. Previous Director of Product Security at Salesforce, and Director of Security at Taulia Inc. Current Partner at Freefly Security.
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