Mountain View, United States

About Us

Stairwell empowers organizations with evasion-proof solutions. Stairwell’s pioneering platform provides security teams with automated threat detection and response tools that amplify their operations. Acknowledged by Fast Company as one of the most innovative companies of 2023, Fortune 500 companies utilize Stairwell's platform. Stairwell’s team, a collective of security industry veterans and engineers from Google, is backed by renowned investors like Sequoia Capital, Accel, and Gradient Ventures. For more information, visit www.stairwell.com or connect with us on Twitter or LinkedIn.

About the Senior Software Engineer Position

Stairwell is on the lookout for a Senior Software Engineer with a solid foundation in distributed systems and a focus on building and leading technical teams. This role is not just about designing but also hands-on building of advanced software solutions. We seek proactive individuals who are adept in creating and guiding the development of complex systems. If you have a passion for both constructing innovative software and leading technically, consider joining our dynamic team at Stairwell.

Senior Software Engineer Responsibilities

This person will be a player & a coach. Someone who is actively coding, but also can effectively demonstrate to & educate other members of the team with coding design techniques & coding standards.
Head & collaborate with a team of software engineers to design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software.
Manage multiple projects priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your team.
Mentor and train other team members on design techniques, and coding standards

Senior Software Engineer Qualifications

Stairwell doesn't believe a college degree is a requirement for any role. We embrace all people, who are able to perform at the highest levels of their field, regardless of how they obtained their education.
5-6+ years of relevant work experience.
Strong background in software development in one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Go, Java, or C++.
Experience leading multi-person engineering projects.
Close familiarity with software engineering tools, software development methodology and release processes.
Deep knowledge creating large scale design & backend work.
Curiosity in understanding the security space and how cutting edge technologies can shape it.
Working experience with several from the following: systems infrastructure, large-scale database implementation and design, machine learning, search engine ranking, and/or web scale data science.

Additional Information: Minimum Salary of $170,000 - $190,000 + equity + benefits.

Stairwell is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We consider all individuals seeking employment, regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression or military or Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with federal, state and local law.

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