Senior Software Engineer, Vectra AI
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AI cyber threat detection
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AI cyber threat detection
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Incentive Plan + Stock Options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the world a safer and fairer place by using AI to see and stop threats before the become breaches.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years in software development or equivalent experience
- Strong communication & collaboration skills
- Solid programming knowledge in Python
- Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform), automated testing, and CI/CD
- Experience with log/metadata ingestion from cloud providers
- Experience building and deploying distributed services to any cloud provider (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Production experience with various distributed processing technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Kafka, NATS, etc.)
- Knowledge of tools like Git/Jira
- Knowledge of software design principles and leading software development practices
- B.S or M.S or Ph.D. in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
What the job involves
- Detecting attackers in real-time requires a high-performance technology stack that enables machine learning and statistical techniques
- This requires the management of considerable volumes of data
- We are looking for an innovative and resourceful Software Engineer to join our growing team
- Our data science and analytical capabilities rely on fast and efficient data flow
- Working with our existing Data Engineering and Data Science teams, you will assist in optimising these flows as well as building out new data pipelines to support our growing product portfolio
- As a Senior Software Engineer, you will create, test and maintain large scale distributed systems and tools
- Design, build, and operate large-scale, distributed ingestion services that collect and process terabytes of data daily across multiple regions, data sources and multiple tenants
- Develop and maintain a scalable offering for cloud and SaaS connectors, integrating with platforms such as Azure, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, AWS, GCP, and OCI
- Architect and evolve event-driven systems using Python, Kubernetes, serverless technologies (e.g., Lambda), and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
- Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and horizontal scalability of ingestion pipelines in multi-region cloud environments
- Optimize throughput, reliability, and cost efficiency of data ingestion workloads at scale
- Define and enforce best practices around observability, resiliency, and operational excellence for mission-critical services
- Troubleshoot complex, distributed-system issues in production and drive root-cause analysis through to durable solutions
- Collaborate with Product, Security Research, Data Science, and Platform teams to enable secure, real-time cloud visibility for customers
- Contribute to architectural decisions and mentor other engineers in building robust, scalable distributed systems
- Get things done, learn new things, take initiative and challenge existing assumptions and conventions
Our take
The increasing advancement of technology has created a need to keep our data safe and secure. And with cyber-attacks on the rise, companies are looking for ways to deter this problem. In response, Vectra AI has developed an AI-driven cyber security platform that detects attacker behaviours regardless of location.
The company continuously creates unique algorithm models for a host of current and new threat scenarios. What sets it apart from its competitors is the fact that its AI platform excels in detecting, clustering, prioritizing, and anticipating attacks. Alerts uncover attacker methods in action and are correlated across customer environments to expose real attacks.
Vectra AI has seen considerable global growth through its continued focus on platform innovation. Its expansion into new markets and locations has firmly established it as one of the top and award-winning cybersecurity options on the market.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2021
$130m
SERIES F
Jun 2019
$100m
SERIES E
Total funding: $352.3m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Healthcare Packages
- Global Wellness Days
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Parental Leave
- Fertility Assistance
Company HQ
West Valley, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Hitesh Sheth
(CEO)Former COO of Aruba Networks.
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