Senior Software Engineer | Cloud

ExtraHop is on a mission to protect and empower the connected enterprise by providing visibility into cyber threats and network performance issues. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Cloud team to design, deliver, and operate critical cloud services while ensuring high standards of reliability, security, and scalability.

Responsibilities:

• Own the architecture, development, and operation of scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant cloud services, with accountability for performance and reliability in production
• Drive technical design and architectural decisions for distributed systems, influencing patterns, standards, and long-term platform evolution
• Lead complex initiatives end-to-end, from design through deployment and ongoing optimization, ensuring alignment with business and technical priorities
• Build and scale cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm) and container orchestration (Kubernetes), improving system resilience and efficiency
• Advance cloud security and compliance practices, embedding secure design principles, IAM controls, and encryption into all layers of the platform
• Improve system observability and operational excellence, implementing robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response strategies
• Drive DevOps maturity, optimizing CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies to support rapid, reliable delivery
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and security teams to define solutions and resolve complex system-level challenges
• Mentor and guide engineers, providing technical direction, code reviews, and support for skill development while raising the bar for engineering quality
• Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies, making pragmatic decisions that improve system performance, scalability, and developer productivity

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 6–8+ years of software engineering experience, with significant focus on cloud infrastructure and distributed systems
• Proven ability to independently design, build, and operate production-grade systems at scale
• Strong proficiency in Go, Python, or similar languages, with experience building distributed services
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm)
• Strong experience with AWS services (EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, SQS, IAM), including designing and operating systems in production
• Demonstrated ownership of systems, including on-call, incident response, and long-term reliability improvements
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguous, complex technical challenges
• Effective communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across teams
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
• Expertise in cloud security best practices, including identity, encryption, and compliance frameworks
• Experience designing and scaling high-availability distributed systems with automated failover and self-healing capabilities
• Strong knowledge of observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• Experience with event-driven architectures and microservices
• Familiarity with HashiCorp ecosystem tools (Vault, Consul, Packer)
• Experience contributing to or defining engineering standards, patterns, or platform strategy