About the company
Our client is a cybersecurity company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the networking and distributed systems layer of a software platform, building low-latency services that handle heavy request volumes. Divide your time between hands-on engineering and working directly with customers on their deployments.
What you'll do
- Build protocol-aware proxies and gateways that handle several kinds of network traffic.
- Design a very fast request path so policy checks run on every request without noticeable delay.
- Create high-volume data pipelines and storage so activity stays searchable for investigation and analysis.
- Lead customer deployments across cloud, private network and on-premises environments.
- Own a product area end to end, working in person alongside the founders.
- Spend roughly 80% of your time on engineering and 20% with customers.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- A track record of shipping and operating large-scale production systems that span many machines.
- Deep knowledge of how network protocols work at a low level, including tuning for worst-case response times.
- Prior work at a technology company where the underlying system is the core product.
- Clear communication and sound product judgment for working directly with customers.
Bonus points
- Hands-on exposure to traffic routing, request handling layers or large-scale data movement.
- Prior startup experience.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 250,000 to 325,000 per year
- Equity
- Relocation support
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
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