Software Engineer (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (Cybersecurity/Distributed Systems): Building analytics engines and high-throughput streaming systems for VMware vDefend to protect enterprise data centers with an accent on network policy and micro-segmentation. Focus on designing stateful workloads on Kubernetes, optimizing big data pipelines, and implementing runtime threat detection.

Location: USA-CA - Promontory E

Salary: $120,000 - $192,000

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in infrastructure technology, data center networking, and security, specializing in advanced security solutions for enterprise data centers.

What you will do

• Build analytics engines that generate dynamic policy recommendations to eliminate lateral threat movement.
• Deliver near real-time graphical visualization of Applications, VMs, and network traffic flows.
• Develop robust data pipelines for CMDB metadata ingestion and automated security policy bootstrapping.
• Create tools for continuous segmentation monitoring and drift detection to ensure compliance.
• Implement runtime threat detection capabilities using high-throughput data processing systems.
• Configure and manage distributed stateful workloads on Kubernetes via Operators or StatefulSets.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering with 8+ years of experience, or Master's with 6+ years.
• Deep expertise in Go, Java (Spring/SpringBoot), and Python.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes architecture and cluster management.
• Experience managing consensus, replication, and fault tolerance in distributed systems.
• Proficiency with high-volume data systems such as Kafka and analytical databases (e.g., Apache Druid, ClickHouse).
• Experience with Bazel build systems and Docker/Helm deployments.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• 401(K) participation with company matching.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Paid sick leave and vacation time.
• Collaborative "Team First" mentality within a global engineering environment.