Senior Software Engineer, Scanning Engine

Coalition • Austin, TX

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About The Position

Responsibilities Own end-to-end systems design for key components of the scanning engine, from initial design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing iteration Design and implement high-quality services in Python and Go that power our scanning workflows, ensuring code is maintainable, well-tested, and observable. Improve performance, scalability, and reliability of the scanning engine, optimizing for large-scale, distributed scanning workloads and strict SLAs. Partner with security, product, and data teams to translate detection and scanning requirements into robust, production-ready systems and APIs. Drive technical excellence and standards in the scanning engine codebase, including code review rigor, design documentation, and best practices for secure coding. Contribute to architecture and roadmap decisions for the scanning platform, evaluating tradeoffs and proposing solutions that balance speed, quality, and risk. Diagnose and resolve complex production issues related to scanning performance, accuracy, and stability, collaborating with SRE/Infra teams where needed. Mentor and support other engineers on the team through design feedback, pairing, and knowledge sharing around systems design and scanning domain concepts. Skills and Qualifications Strong experience as a Senior Software Engineer (or equivalent) working on backend or systems-level services. Proficiency in at least one of Python or Go, with the ability and willingness to work in both languages over time. Demonstrated experience with systems design for distributed or high-availability services, including clear understanding of scalability, reliability, and observability. Hands-on experience building or maintaining scanning, detection, or similar engine-like systems (e.g., vulnerability scanning, security scanning, data processing pipelines, or similar high-throughput engines). TODO: Clarify how strict security/scanning background is vs. openness to adjacent domains (data pipelines, compilers, search, etc.). Strong software engineering fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and performance optimization. Experience working in a cloud-native environment (e.g., microservices, containers, CI/CD, monitoring, logging). TODO: Confirm primary cloud provider(s) and any required tools (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.). Ability to collaborate effectively across teams, including product, security, and platform/infra, and communicate tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proven track record of owning projects end-to-end, from problem definition and design through implementation, rollout, and iteration. Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment, making pragmatic technical decisions while maintaining quality and security. Experience with code quality practices (testing, static analysis, code reviews) and building maintainable systems. Bonus Points Cyber security domain knowledge in scanning through endpoints. Compensation Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The US base salary for this position ranges from $136,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201,737/year in our highest geographic market. Consistent with applicable laws, an employee's pay within this range is based on a number of factors, which include but are not limited to relevant education, skills, job-related knowledge, qualifications, work experience, credentials, and/or geographic location. Your recruiter can share more on target salary for your location during the interview process. Coalition, Inc. reserves the right to modify this range as needed. Perks 100% medical, dental and vision coverage Flexible PTO policy Annual home office stipend and WeWork access Mental & physical health wellness programs (One Medical, Headspace, Wellhub, and more)! Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement

Requirements

• Strong experience as a Senior Software Engineer (or equivalent) working on backend or systems-level services.
• Proficiency in at least one of Python or Go, with the ability and willingness to work in both languages over time.
• Demonstrated experience with systems design for distributed or high-availability services, including clear understanding of scalability, reliability, and observability.
• Hands-on experience building or maintaining scanning, detection, or similar engine-like systems (e.g., vulnerability scanning, security scanning, data processing pipelines, or similar high-throughput engines).
• Strong software engineering fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and performance optimization.
• Experience working in a cloud-native environment (e.g., microservices, containers, CI/CD, monitoring, logging).
• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams, including product, security, and platform/infra, and communicate tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven track record of owning projects end-to-end, from problem definition and design through implementation, rollout, and iteration.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment, making pragmatic technical decisions while maintaining quality and security.
• Experience with code quality practices (testing, static analysis, code reviews) and building maintainable systems.

Nice To Haves

• Cyber security domain knowledge in scanning through endpoints.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end systems design for key components of the scanning engine, from initial design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing iteration
• Design and implement high-quality services in Python and Go that power our scanning workflows, ensuring code is maintainable, well-tested, and observable.
• Improve performance, scalability, and reliability of the scanning engine, optimizing for large-scale, distributed scanning workloads and strict SLAs.
• Partner with security, product, and data teams to translate detection and scanning requirements into robust, production-ready systems and APIs.
• Drive technical excellence and standards in the scanning engine codebase, including code review rigor, design documentation, and best practices for secure coding.
• Contribute to architecture and roadmap decisions for the scanning platform, evaluating tradeoffs and proposing solutions that balance speed, quality, and risk.
• Diagnose and resolve complex production issues related to scanning performance, accuracy, and stability, collaborating with SRE/Infra teams where needed.
• Mentor and support other engineers on the team through design feedback, pairing, and knowledge sharing around systems design and scanning domain concepts.

Benefits

• 100% medical, dental and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO policy
• Annual home office stipend and WeWork access
• Mental & physical health wellness programs (One Medical, Headspace, Wellhub, and more)!
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed