Senior Software Engineer – Middleware

ExtraHop

Senior Software Engineer developing services in Go and Python for ExtraHop's cybersecurity products. Leading agile processes and providing technical mentorship in a remote work model.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoPostgresPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop and maintain services written in Go and Python powering ExtraHop’s products.
Lead and participate actively in agile development processes, code reviews, and technical strategy discussions.
Provide technical leadership to junior team members and leverage design and mentorship experience to help enable the team
Act as a technical expert, fostering a culture of excellence, curiosity and collaborative problem solving.
Address technical debt proactively, continually improving our codebase and technical stack

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
7+ years of professional backend development experience
Solid knowledge of Go, Python, or an equivalent programming language
Experience in API development, PostgresQL database design or SQL query performance optimization
Experience building and scaling distributed, highly available systems
Strong problem-solving skills, a self-starter mentality, and a track record of technical ownership.
Effective communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in fast-paced, agile environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
Flexible PTO, Sick Time Prorated Based on Date of Hire, and All Federal Holidays (US Only) + 3 Days of Paid Volunteer Time
Non-Commissioned Positions may be eligible to participate in the Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan
FSA and Dependent Care Accounts + EAP, where applicable
Educational Reimbursement
401k with Employer Match or Pension where applicable
Pet Insurance (US Only)
Parental Leave (US Only)
Hybrid and Remote Work Model

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoPythonAPI developmentPostgresQLSQL query optimizationbackend developmentdistributed systemshighly available systemstechnical ownershipagile development

Soft Skills

problem-solvingself-starter mentalityeffective communicationcollaborationtechnical leadershipmentorshipcuriositycollaborative problem solving

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in a related field