Staff Software Engineer (RBAC, Kafka, Java)

Who is Tenable?

Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. 44,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 45 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!

What makes Tenable such a great place to work?

Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!

Your Role:

As a Tenable Staff Engineer Software Engineer, you will oversee the technical design and the implementation of new features and APIs for large-scale, highly scalable, highly reliable and secure cloud-native microservices which utilize modern technologies and programming languages.

Your Opportunity:

• Get in on the ground floor: As a senior member of the team, you will have the opportunity to design, develop and implement features and help drive the overall architecture of our system

• Innovate: Become a member of senior engineering teams driving on-going innovation of our global cloud architecture and distributed systems that serves our broad customer base with the latest cyber security technologies

• Learn new things: We provide a training budget for you to attend conferences or workshops

• Raise the bar: We are always looking for ways to improve ourselves, our tech stack, and our product’s features. Bring your ideas and experiences to the table and help make a lasting impact

• Collaborate: Work closely with Product Managers, other engineers, designers, and stakeholders to continuously iterate on our products and drive consensus. You will have the opportunity to support and mentor your peers inside and outside your team

What You'll Need:

• 8+ years of software development experience with Kotlin or JVM language, e.g. Java, Groovy, etc.

• Hands-on experience with queue-based architecture such as Kafka, including its architecture, internals (such as partitioning, replication, and broker mechanics), as well as stream processing

• Operational experience with microservices architectures and its associated design patterns in a containerized environment 

• Strong understanding of data structures

• Ability to model complex domain problems in either a relational or non-relational paradigm

• Design high availability APIs to streamline the processing of a large dataset

• Experience working in cloud environments - AWS, Azure or GCP

• Experience coaching and leading mid-level and junior staff in the design, implementation, and execution of highly technical development projects

• Experience with working in an Agile team, and an enthusiasm for working collaboratively within and across product teams

• The ability to work independently and as a part of a team, and to lead/drive projects as necessary

• The desire to continuously learn and be exposed to new technologies and an equally strong talent for sharing knowledge clearly and effectively with others

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

And Ideally:

• Extensive experience with some of the following: Monitoring and alerting tools (ELK, Datadog, PagerDuty, Splunk), SQL & NoSQL Data Storage solutions (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Cockroach, Elasticsearch)

• Experience with designing and implementing RBAC systems

This is the base pay range for this position. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, location and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown. Employees are also eligible for variable compensation in addition to base pay (commission for sales roles, bonus for non-sales roles), depending on company and individual performance. Tenable also offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits which include: medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; 401(k) retirement savings with company match; an employee stock purchase plan; an employee referral program; flexible spending accounts; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); education assistance; parental leave; paid time off (PTO); company-paid holidays; health and wellness events; and community programs.

US Pay Ranges$151,000—$201,666.67 USD

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