Senior Software Engineer, Cloud - Remote USA

ExtraHop is seeking a Senior OR Principal Software Engineer to join their team. The role involves working on the Cloud team to build a fault-resilient, highly available, customer-centric platform using cutting-edge technologies. The ideal candidate should be passionate about customer success, simplification, and technology best practices. They should also have experience in architecting, designing, and developing cloud-based systems and services in an AWS environment, as well as expertise in infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform. The role offers the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to the enhancement of the security posture of the cloud infrastructure.

• Lead the architect, design, development, and deployment of cloud-based systems and services in an AWS environment, ensuring they meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.
• Architect, implement, and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform to automate the provisioning and management of cloud resources.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software engineering teams, guiding them in best practices for cloud development, microservices architecture, and modern software engineering techniques.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of existing cloud architecture, identifying areas for improvement, optimization, and cost reduction.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices related to cloud services, security, scalability, and infrastructure as code.
• Collaborate closely and effectively with cross-functional teams including product managers, architects, and quality assurance engineers to ensure alignment of technical solutions with business objectives.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and provide insightful feedback to team members to maintain code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Utilize cybersecurity best practices to enhance the security posture of our cloud infrastructure, applications, and data.

• Lead the architect, design, development, and deployment of cloud-based systems and services in an AWS environment, ensuring they meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.
• Architect, implement, and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform to automate the provisioning and management of cloud resources.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software engineering teams, guiding them in best practices for cloud development, microservices architecture, and modern software engineering techniques.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of existing cloud architecture, identifying areas for improvement, optimization, and cost reduction.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices related to cloud services, security, scalability, and infrastructure as code.
• Collaborate closely and effectively with cross-functional teams including product managers, architects, and quality assurance engineers to ensure alignment of technical solutions with business objectives.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and provide insightful feedback to team members to maintain code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Utilize cybersecurity best practices to enhance the security posture of our cloud infrastructure, applications, and data.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience around containers and related technologies (Kubernetes / Docker / HashiCorp - Packer, Vault, Terraform/Terragrunt).
• 8-10 or more years of hands-on software development experience, with a significant focus on cloud services, infrastructure, Terraform, scalability, and availability.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing complex, scalable, highly available, and secure cloud architectures.
• Expert in programming languages such as Go (Golang), Python, and scripting languages, infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Extensive expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS) including services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, VPC, ECS/EKS, IAM etc.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• In-depth knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and strategies for achieving scalability and availability.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity best practices and the ability to implement security measures in cloud environments is a plus.
• Previous experience in a technical lead or mentorship role is a plus.

• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• Honor System PTO and 9 Holidays (US only) + 3 Days of Paid Volunteer Time
• Non-Commissioned positions are eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus plan
• FSA and Dependent Care Accounts + EAP where applicable
• Educational Reimbursement
• 401k with employer match or Pension where applicable
• Pet Insurance (US only)
• Parental Leave (US Only)
• Hybrid and Remote Work Model