Senior Software Engineer (Realtime Detection)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Realtime Detection): Design and develop components for real-time detection and response to security threats in hosts, Kubernetes, and cloud assets with an accent on distributed Go services, APIs, and runtime insights. Focus on architecture improvements for reliability, performance, cost-efficiency, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful features.

Location: Remote from Italy, Spain, or Serbia

Company

Leading cloud security provider using runtime insights and open source Falco to detect and stop attacks in real-time for cloud-native applications.

What you will do

• Design and develop real-time detection and response components for security threats in hosts, Kubernetes, and cloud assets
• Build distributed Go services and APIs to process, store, and expose asset metadata and runtime insights
• Contribute to architecture improvements for reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency
• Collaborate with Product, Threat Research, Frontend/UX, and customer-facing teams on feature delivery
• Participate in on-call rotation for urgent issues

Requirements

• 5+ years in software engineering
• Computer science fundamentals in design, data structures, and algorithms
• Experience writing production services in Go (or strong systems-language background with quick ramp-up)
• Experience with cloud-native infrastructure and containerized workloads (Linux, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with Postgres, Elastic, Redis, and queueing systems like JetStream/Kafka
• English proficiency (CV in English appreciated)

Nice to have

• Analytical approach for technical decisions in traffic-intensive distributed architecture
• Clean coding and automation practices
• Strong operational mindset with logging, metrics, and tracing for observability

Culture & Benefits

• Extra days off for well-being
• Mental health support via Modern Health app for you and family
• Great compensation package
• Inclusive environment with diverse opinions and open dialogue
• Recognized as Best Places to Work with strong benefits