Software Engineer - Java, Kafka

Tenable•Boston, MD

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

Tenable is the Exposure Management company, with 44,000 organizations globally relying on them to understand and reduce cyber risk. Their global employees support a significant portion of the Fortune 500 and Global 2000, as well as large government agencies. Tenable fosters a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence, where employees collaborate to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions. The #OneTenable team consists of talented and passionate individuals who are supported with the resources needed to do meaningful work and achieve exceptional results. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without sponsorship. Tenable is unable to provide sponsorship for work visas of any kind at the time of hire or at any point during employment.

Requirements

3–5 years in software development with a focus on distributed systems.
Proficiency in Kotlin or Java (and a willingness to adapt to new languages).
Hands-on experience with Snowflake, CockroachDB, Kafka, or similar operational datastores.
Strong background in Kubernetes and containerized microservice architectures.
Proven ability to design and execute highly technical projects within an Agile environment.
B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
Must be US Citizen.

Responsibilities

Design and scale cloud-native search solutions and microservices.
Build highly reliable infrastructure that processes evolving customer data landscapes.
Ensure the cybersecurity platform remains performant and state-of-the-art.
Craft high-performance "plumbing" for data ingestion, storage, and retrieval.
Build the services that manage data.
Contribute to design and architectural decisions.
Collaborate with Product Managers and cross-functional teams to iterate on world-class security products.
Take accountability for production software.
Lead and independently manage projects.