We are expanding our Global footprint and as we build out our Product & Engineering teams, we are looking for Software Engineers. As a Lead Software Engineer, you'll be driving and proposing strategies around complex and unique technical problems affecting the business needs, communicating standards and getting buy-in on solutions. By serving as an expert and owner in multiple areas of the codebase you will successfully deliver architecture/execution of major components from conception to release. You are passionate about the development of others by providing technical guidance and mentoring and you are looked up to for technical mentorship within the scrum team. This is an exciting opportunity in our Log Search team supporting our growth strategy in a culture that supports trying new approaches and continuous learning.
About the Team
Our Product and Engineering team works with our award-winning products to help us create a single experience to help customers assess risk, detect threats and automate their security programs at over 10,000 organizations. These teams use best-in-class technology, leading-edge research, and broad, strategic expertise to develop new products and features, and enhance existing features, in order to create value for customers across the world.
The stakes for creating a safer digital world are greater than ever. At Rapid7 we believe it's our responsibility to show up every day and give our best for our customers and the entire security community. Our global engineering teams are at the centre of this mission and are dedicated to building a complete suite of industry-leading products which provide a cohesive platform for our customers. Our range of solutions spans vulnerability management, detection, automation, cloud security, and penetration testing; in order to build these products our teams work with an array of technologies including Java, Python, AWS Services, REST APIs, NoSQL, Docker, Kafka, Redis, to name just a few.
Join our engineering team to help us build and innovate great products on our Insight platform using the latest technologies to make the world a safer digital space.
About the Role
The Lead Software Engineer is a part of our Product and Engineering team who are at the forefront of keeping our customers safe from attacks and breaches. In this role you will be focussed on helping our customers seamlessly manage their security solutions, particularly the Log Search platform, as effectively and efficiently as possible, and ensuring our products are delivering a secure experience. You will be working on a high impact and cross-functional team, creating logging and security solutions that drive customer success. You will have the opportunity to further enhance your skills surrounded by a team of incredibly smart and experienced Engineers, whilst mentoring others.
In this role, you will:
Build, maintain, and release our well architected services by writing correct and clean code consistently and following best practices and conventions. You will be recognized across teams for writing maintainable, stable, and well-architected code.Be involved in driving the design and planning of upcoming features; our engineers are first-class stakeholders in all parts of the development process.When required, partner with internal teams such as UX and Product Management who work deeply with our product to ensure we are understanding our customers' needs.Deeply understand our products and make high impact decisions to support our customers.Work with practice-specific technologies.The skills you'll bring include:
A minimum of 8 years experience in software development using Java, Python, AWS services (including DynamoDB, Aurora, S3), Kafka, NoSQL, Redis.A knowledge of Distributed Systems and asynchronous architectures.Excited by technology, curious and eager to learn, with the ability to mentor more junior members of the team.The attitude and ability to thrive in a high-growth, evolving environment.Collaborative team player who has the ability to partner with others and drive toward solutions.Strong creative problem-solving skills.Solid communicator with excellent written and verbal communications skills both within the team and cross-functionally.Passionate about delighting customers, puts the customer needs at the forefront of all decision making.Excellent attention to detail.Demonstrable experience of delivering complex solutions to customers.Demonstrable experience of instigating continuous delivery and continuous integration patterns.We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That's because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don't be shy - apply today.
About Rapid7
At Rapid7, we are on a mission to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by embracing tenacity, passion, and collaboration to challenge what's possible and drive extraordinary impact.
Here, we're building a dynamic workplace where everyone can have the career experience of a lifetime. We challenge ourselves to grow to our full potential. We learn from our missteps and celebrate our victories. We come to work every day to push boundaries in cybersecurity and keep our global customers ahead of whatever's next.
Join us and bring your unique experiences and perspectives to tackle some of the world's biggest security challenges.
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