Senior Software Engineer I - Backend

Senior Software Engineer I - Backend

Sumo Logic is a cloud-native SaaS data analytics platform, solving complex observability and security problems. Customers choose our product because it allows them to easily monitor, optimize and secure their applications, systems and infrastructures. 

Our micro services architecture hosted on AWS ingests petabytes of data daily across many geographic regions. Millions of queries a day analyze hundreds of petabytes of data.

SumoLogic is seeking a strong Senior Software Engineer, backend, to join the Platform Experiences team. Platform Experiences team is responsible for building scalable, cost-efficient and highly available backend services for Sumo Logic Infrastructure Monitoring solution. You will join a team of engineers responsible for post processing the customer data (Logs or Metrics) once it is ingested to Sumo Logic, which include reporting, alerting, forwarding to some destinations etc.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable cloud services
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of services.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Mentor junior engineers and help them grow their technical skills.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our products remain cutting-edge.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering,
• Technical Skills: Working experience in cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP), programming languages (any of Scala, Java, Python, Go, etc.).
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions.
• Agile Development: Experience with Agile development methodologies and practices.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

About Us

Sumo Logic, Inc. helps make the digital world secure, fast, and reliable by unifying critical security and operational data through its Intelligent Operations Platform. Built to address the increasing complexity of modern cybersecurity and cloud operations challenges, we empower digital teams to move from reaction to readiness—combining agentic AI-powered SIEM and log analytics into a single platform to detect, investigate, and resolve modern challenges. Customers around the world rely on Sumo Logic for trusted insights to protect against security threats, ensure reliability, and gain powerful insights into their digital environments. For more information, visit www.sumologic.com.