Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. They are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to lead the architectural design and technical strategy for high-performance systems that process massive volumes of telemetry data, driving technical excellence within the Observo.ai team.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architectural design and technical roadmap for scalable, high-performance data processing pipelines capable of handling petabyte-scale telemetry data (logs, metrics, traces)
- Drive the development and optimization of ML-driven data routing and transformation engines to reduce customer data volumes by 80%+ while architecting real-time analytics systems using advanced machine learning and LLMs
- Design cloud-native microservices and APIs that integrate seamlessly with major observability platforms (Splunk, Elastic, Datadog) while establishing robust monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions
- Lead cross-functional technical initiatives and decision-making forums, collaborating with Product, Data Science, and DevOps teams to translate strategic vision into technical solutions and company-wide standards
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior and junior engineers, driving system performance and reliability optimization while establishing engineering best practices and culture
Skills
- 5+ years of software engineering experience focused on distributed systems, data engineering, or ML infrastructure with expert-level proficiency in Go, Rust, or Java
- Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), container orchestration (Kubernetes), and a proven track record leading and scaling data pipelines using Kafka, Spark, or Flink
- Deep expertise in database technologies (SQL and NoSQL) and advanced experience with machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) and MLOps practices for production ML systems
- Expert knowledge of observability tools and standards, including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, OpenTelemetry, and Parquet, alongside extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Strong leadership and technical communication skills, with a track record of mentoring engineers, planning technical strategy, and driving decisions across multiple teams and stakeholders
Benefits
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Flexible time off
- Paid company holidays and paid sick time
- Gender-neutral parental leave
- Grandparent leave
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Life and disability insurance
- Health and dependent care FSA
- Voluntary benefits (hospital, accident, critical illness)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- ARAG pre-paid legal
- Nationwide pet insurance
- Cancer Care program
- Global business travel medical insurance
- Home office allowance
- Mobile phone reimbursement
- Wellness coach
- Wellness/gym reimbursement
- Fertility coverage
- Adoption & surrogacy reimbursement
Company Overview
SentinelOne is an autonomous cybersecurity solution company. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.sentinelone.com.