Senior Platform Engineer

Role Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a software platform that
Exposes Linux security instrumentation information
Processes and stores information into a database
Publishes information for consumption by a distributed system
Ensure all software has high unit test coverage, and works on multiple Linux platforms
Perform performance analysis on software, execute tuning, and calculate throughput

Job Requirements

• Programming languages needed, in particular C, Go, or Bash
• Strong understanding of the Linux operating system
• Understanding of good security practices for system service processes
• Design or software architecture experience
• Understanding of software deployment, packaging and installation techniques
• Understands the value of CI/CD and TDD, is able to write high-quality, tested code

Bonus Qualifications

• Use of publish-subscribe technologies such as Kafka
• Use of technologies such as Zookeeper or Consul
• Has contributed upstream to Open Source projects such as the Linux kernel or other high-profile projects

Education/Qualifications

• BA/BS or MA/MS degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or Computer Engineering