Expert Agent/Kernel Developer, Aqua Security
Office located in Burlington, MA
Cloud native security platform
Open for applications
Cloud native security platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
Office located in Burlington, MA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To protect cloud native assets.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of hands-on Go/C/C++ development
- Strong Linux development experience and troubleshooting skills
- In-depth knowledge of Linux internals, multithreading, and services
- Proven ability to optimize code for high-performance, low-memory, and efficient storage
- Excellent communication, problem-solving skills, and out-of-the-box thinking
- Comfortable working in a dynamic, multi-tasked environment
- A true team player with a proactive, creative mindset
What the job involves
- Aqua is a leader in cloud-native security, protecting enterprise workloads across containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments. Our strategic core team works on the flagship product that ensures the safety of thousands of customer servers worldwide — a distributed system watching over distributed systems
- We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Go/C++ Engineer to join this team and take ownership of critical components of our endpoint security platform
- This is an opportunity to have maximum technical impact while working alongside some of the most experienced engineers in the field
- Take end-to-end ownership of projects, from requirements through production deployment and support
- Evaluate technologies, run PoCs, and drive evolution of the tech stack
- Collaborate across R&D teams to ensure integration and alignment
- Own and maintain services in multiple production environments
- Apply best practices for design, code quality, and testing
- Mentor, guide, and support team members in solving complex software challenges
- Understand product vision, short- and long-term goals, and backlog to ensure smooth execution
- Identify dependencies and coordinate with external teams and stakeholders
- Promote a collaborative environment that encourages creativity, ownership, and innovation
- Work on the flagship product with the highest impact in the company
- Take technical ownership in a team that drives innovation across the entire platform
- Collaborate with experienced engineers tackling real-world, high-scale problems
- Shape both the technology and the long-term strategy of critical security systems
Our take
Aqua Security is a global pure play cloud native vendor that helps enterprises secure their cloud-native applications from development to production, regardless of whether they run using, say, containers or virtual machines.
The company bridges the gap between DevOps and security, promoting business agility whilst accelerating digital transformation. Whilst there is much noise in the cloud native security market, few vendors offer true CNAPP capabilities. Already ahead of competitors in this regard, the company’s acquisition of Argon further propelled it ahead of competition as the only vendor in the market that wholly protects how cloud applications are developer, deployed and run.
Indeed, in recent years, the company has experienced a serious period of growth. It doubled its channel and ecosystems teams and launched its new Advantage Ecosystem program ad partner portal that bolsters ongoing revenue generation, accelerating its customers’ digital transformations. Substantial 2024 investment raised the company's valuation to over $1b, and paves the way for further innovations in the cloud security sector.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2024
$60m
SERIES E
Mar 2021
$135m
SERIES E
Total funding: $325m
Company HQ
Burlington, MA
Leadership
Michael Dube
(CEO)Michael joined Aqua Security in 2024 as CRO, becoming CEO in 2025. Prior to this, he was the VP of North America Strategic Sales at CrowdStrike and Splunk.
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