Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack - Austin, TX

Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information across enterprises, governments, and consumers.

Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend harnesses AI to protect organizations and individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints.

The Trend Vision One™ enterprise cybersecurity platform accelerates proactive security outcomes by predicting and preventing threats across the entire digital estate and environments like AWS, Google, Microsoft, and NVIDIA.

Proactive security starts here.  TrendMicro.com

Location: This is a hybrid role based in our Austin, TX office, with an expectation of 3 days onsite per week.

Position Summary:

TrendAI is looking for a Staff Full-Stack Engineer to join our high-impact team building next-generation security solutions for strategic customers.

In this role, you’ll operate across the full technology stack—designing intuitive frontend experiences, building scalable backend services, and deploying cloud-native infrastructure that powers real-world cybersecurity use cases.

You’ll partner closely with engineering, product, and customer teams to deliver seamless, high-quality solutions—ranging from core platform features to highly customized implementations. This is a hands-on role where your work directly influences how our products are adopted, scaled, and experienced in the field.

We’re looking for engineers who are not only strong in full-stack development, but who also embrace AI-assisted development workflows to move faster, build smarter, and continuously improve engineering efficiency. A solid foundation in networking and distributed systems is key, as you’ll be working on secure, high-performance environments that operate at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Drive cross-team initiatives in partnership with architects and engineering leaders to deliver scalable platform capabilities

• Mentor and guide engineers, setting a high bar for technical excellence and delivery

• Design, build, and maintain modern web applications across frontend, backend, and cloud layers

• Lead customer-facing implementations, including advanced configurations and code-level customizations

• Architect and integrate TrendAI technologies into scalable, production-ready solution stacks

• Rapidly prototype and deploy solutions to address evolving customer and business needs

• Analyze complex customer environments to design tailored, high-impact security solutions

• Contribute to product direction by partnering with engineering leadership on roadmap and deployment strategies

• Stay ahead of emerging trends in cybersecurity, AI, and software engineering

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, including customer-facing deployments

• Strong full-stack experience (e.g., React/TypeScript frontend; backend in Node.js, Python, Go, or Java)

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, SSL, DHCP) and distributed systems

• Familiarity with network security concepts and traffic analysis tools (e.g., Wireshark, tcpdump)

• Experience using AI-powered development tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude Code) to accelerate workflows

• Strong prompting skills for LLMs to support development, testing, and automation

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to mentor others

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

• CI/CD pipeline experience (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar)

• Strong SQL/data modeling skills

• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives or technical consulting engagements

• Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar frameworks

What We Offer You:

You're important to us. What matters to you, matters to us too. TrendAI provides benefit options for you and your family.

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Short & Long Term Disability 

• Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave

• Mental Health