Senior Software Engineer – Security & Distributed Systems at RapidFort, Inc.. . Location: Remote. Senior Software Engineer – Security & Distributed Systems. . Location:. United States — Remote. Department:. Engineering. Company:. RapidFort. Employment Type:. Full-Time. U.S. Citizenship:. Required. . About RapidFort. . RapidFort is a cybersecurity company focused on securing and optimizing modern software supply chains and cloud-native environments.. . Our technology helps organizations reduce software vulnerabilities and attack surface by identifying and removing unnecessary components from containerized applications. RapidFort works with enterprise and U.S. public-sector customers operating highly complex, security-sensitive environments.. . We are building systems that operate at the intersection of . cybersecurity, distributed systems, Linux, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure. .. . The Role. . RapidFort is looking for a . Senior Software Engineer – Security & Distributed Systems. to join our engineering team.. . This is a hands-on backend engineering role for someone who enjoys solving complex systems problems and building production software that operates across distributed, containerized environments.. . You will design and develop backend services and distributed systems that power RapidFort’s security platform, working with large volumes of software, vulnerability, container, and runtime data.. . This is . not an SRE or infrastructure operations position. . We are looking for a software engineer who builds systems and products, with strong knowledge of the infrastructure and environments in which those systems operate.. . What You’ll Do. . . . Design, build, and maintain highly reliable backend services and distributed systems.. . . . Develop core components of RapidFort’s cybersecurity and software supply chain security platform.. . . . Build systems for processing, analyzing, and managing large volumes of security, vulnerability, package, container, and runtime data.. . . . Design scalable APIs, services, data pipelines, and internal platform components.. . . . Develop software that operates across Linux, containerized, Kubernetes, and cloud environments.. . . . Solve complex problems involving concurrency, performance, scalability, reliability, and distributed processing.. . . . Work with container images, software packages, dependencies, vulnerabilities, SBOMs, and other software supply chain data.. . . . Improve the performance and efficiency of systems handling large-scale security analysis and remediation workflows.. . . . Diagnose complex problems across applications, operating systems, containers, networks, and distributed services.. . . . Design systems with security, reliability, observability, and fault tolerance built in from the beginning.. . . . Write clean, maintainable, well-tested production code.. . . . Participate in architecture and technical design discussions.. . . . Review code and help establish strong engineering practices across the team.. . . . Work closely with security researchers, product managers, and other engineers to turn complex security problems into scalable product capabilities.. . . . Take ownership of projects from technical design through production deployment.. . . . What We’re Looking For. . . . 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally building backend platforms or distributed systems.. . . . Strong programming experience with . Python, Go, C++, Java, or similar backend/system-level languages. .. . . . Deep understanding of . distributed systems. and production backend architecture.. . . . Strong knowledge of . Linux systems and internals. .. . . . Experience building APIs, backend services, microservices, or large-scale data-processing systems.. . . . Hands-on experience with . Docker, containers, and Kubernetes. .. . . . Experience designing software for cloud environments such as . AWS, Azure, or GCP. .. . . . Strong understanding of networking, processes, filesystems, memory, CPU utilization, and system performance.. . . . Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases and large-scale data systems.. . . . Understanding of concurrency, asynchronous processing, queues, caching, and distributed workloads.. . . . Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across multiple layers of a technology stack.. . . . Ability to independently own complex engineering problems from design through implementation.. . . . Strong written and verbal communication skills.. . . . Security Experience. . You do not need to be a traditional security engineer, but you should be interested in building software that solves difficult cybersecurity problems.. . Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly valuable:. . . . Software supply chain security. . . . Application or cloud security. . . . Vulnerability management. . . . Container security. . . . Kubernetes security. . . . Software composition analysis. . . . SBOMs and software dependency analysis. . . . CVEs and vulnerability intelligence. . . . Linux security. . . . DevSecOps. . . . Package management and software build systems. . . . Runtime security or workload analysis. . . . Preferred Qualifications. . . . Experience building security products or developer/security infrastructure.. . . . Experience working with very large software or vulnerability datasets.. . . . Deep understanding of container images, registries, layers, packages, and dependencies.. . . . Experience with Kubernetes internals and container runtimes.. . . . Knowledge of Linux package ecosystems such as RPM, DEB, APK, or similar.. . . . Experience with CI/CD systems and modern software build pipelines.. . . . Experience profiling and optimizing CPU, memory, disk, and network performance.. . . . Familiarity with open-source security tooling and vulnerability databases.. . . . Experience building highly available systems operating across multiple environments or clusters.. . . . Experience in a high-growth cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise software company.. . . . Compensation. . The expected base salary range for this position is . $150,000–$200,000 USD annually. .. . Actual compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s experience, technical depth, qualifications, geographic location, and overall fit for the position. Additional compensation may include . equity and other company benefits. .. . U.S. Citizenship Requirement. . U.S. citizenship is required for this position. due to RapidFort’s work with U.S. government and Department of Defense customers and the potential for this role to support security-sensitive public-sector environments.. . Why RapidFort. . This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging problems at the intersection of . cybersecurity, distributed systems, containers, Kubernetes, Linux, and software supply chain security. .. . You’ll work directly with experienced engineers and company leadership while having meaningful ownership over the architecture and implementation of systems that protect real-world production environments.. . At RapidFort, senior engineers are expected to do more than execute tickets. You will help define technical solutions, influence architecture, solve difficult engineering problems, and build technology that becomes a core part of the RapidFort platform.. . Benefits. . RapidFort offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:. . . . $150,000–$200,000 base salary. . . . Equity participation. . . . Medical, dental, and vision coverage. . . . Paid time off and company holidays. . . . Remote-first work environment. . . . Flexible working arrangements. . . . Professional development and career-growth opportunities. . . . Opportunity to work on advanced cybersecurity and cloud-native technology. . . . Significant technical ownership and direct access to senior engineering leadership. . . . RapidFort is an equal opportunity employer. We value diverse perspectives and are committed to building an inclusive workplace.. .
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