Senior Software Engineer, M365

Cohesity•Santa Clara, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry. This position is in our Santa Clara Office as a hybrid role; the expectations are that you will be in the office 2 to 3 days a week. This position requires strong experience in data protection of Microsoft M355 SaaS Products. Cohesity is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our M365 SaaS team, which is the largest team in the Cloud Vertical and is responsible for data protection of Microsoft Office 365 products like Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams - one of the most critical data ecosystems for businesses worldwide. With millions of documents, terabytes of emails, and endless Teams conversations, we deal with unprecedented data volumes that require unique strategies and algorithms to process data efficiently. Keeping pace with the changing nature of products while ensuring seamless protection is a puzzle we solve every day. Our team tackles these challenges head-on with creativity, technical expertise, and a passion for excellence. You’ll work closely with experts in file systems, distributed systems, and cloud engineering. Through mentorship, cross-training, and constant learning, you’ll grow your skills in ways you never imagined. Be part of a mission-critical team to protect the data that drives businesses across the world.

Requirements

BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science or Engineering.
Strong M365 experience
Strong coding experience in any of these languages - C++, Java, Golang
5-10 years of developing and troubleshooting large scale distributed systems.
A fast learner and self-starter with intellectual horsepower.
Hands-on experience or strong familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools (Cursor, Claude, Copilot).
Good analytical, debugging and troubleshooting skills.
Problem-solver who can dive deep to solve complex problems/issues.
Bring good testing methodologies and passion for building quality products.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in Data Protection, Filesystems or Storage is a nice-to-have.
Knowledge of Microservices, SaaS architecture, Cloud native services is a plus.

Responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain innovative products for our on-prem as well as SaaS offerings
Monitoring Data Protection of Microsoft 365 products
Collaborate with product management, other cross functional leads and teams on both technical and business strategy to shape the future product roadmap for Cohesity’s infinitely scalable platform.
Implement product features for on-prem and cloud platforms.
Drive accountability for test driven development, delivery of high-quality features and resilient enterprise class solutions.
Lead a culture of team ownership and direct individual and team accountability to continuously improve how they work and achieve results.
Participating in Agile development processes.