Senior Staff Software Engineer (Java)

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Java) - Security Graph

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Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Department: Research & Development

Region: Europe

About Us:

SentinelOne is defining the future of cybersecurity through our XDR platform that automatically prevents, detects, and responds to threats in real-time. Singularity XDR ingests data and leverages our patented AI models to deliver autonomous protection. With SentinelOne, organizations gain full transparency into everything happening across the network at machine speed – to defeat every attack, at every stage of the threat lifecycle. 

We are a values-driven team where names are known, results are rewarded, and friendships are formed. Trust, accountability, relentlessness, ingenuity, and OneSentinel define the pillars of our collaborative and unified global culture. We're looking for people that will drive team success and collaboration across SentinelOne. If you’re enthusiastic about innovative approaches to problem-solving, we would love to speak with you about joining our team!

What are we looking for?

We're excited to expand our new team with passionate and skilled backend engineers, who are interested in solving non-trivial scale and data problems with a unique blending of cloud, distributed systems, and software optimisation techniques and services. Our team will be key to improving the day-to-day experience of threat investigators around the world by giving them new ways to view, interpret, and take action on security data.

As a Sr. Staff Engineer, you will be responsible for building new features on top of our Security Data Lake product which ingests Petabytes of data & hundreds of billions of events per day. You will interact with engineers in and across the org, tech leads, architects, product management, sales, and marketing.

Because our team’s work is closely tied to the user’s experience of our platform, your work will have an outsized impact on the company and on future customer-facing features & how customers leverage our platform in order to protect their business. If you thrive in an environment where collaboration, creativity, and technical excellence are valued, we're looking for you!

You will be joining one of the fastest growing publicly-traded SaaS companies, with a mission of ‘Empowering the World to Run Securely’. Together through our SW, we will serve thousands of users from security teams at enterprise & government customers across the globe (incl. 4 of Fortune 10 and hundreds of Global 2000), and protect tens of millions of endpoints, clouds & identities.

Your tools: Java (new codebase ~6 months);  Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/GCP cloud & related data services (e.g. S3/GCS, SQS/PubSub, PostgreSQL/RDS/CloudSQL); Cassandra; DataSet.com, Kafka, Redis; GitHub

What will you do? A day in the life:

• Software Development (70-80% of your time; primarily Java)
  Dive deep into coding, turning innovative specs into reality. Write robust tests, tackle bugs with finesse, and ensure top-notch security in your code.
• Leadership and Collaboration
  Lead technical initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Code Review
  Champion code quality, security, and efficiency. Your keen eye for detail will guide you in reviewing and elevating our codebase.
• Generate Technical Specifications
  Drive architectural decisions and provide technical guidance in the development of solutions. Articulate the rationale behind your technical choices and document key implementation details. Engage in thoughtful discussions, providing and receiving insightful feedback on specifications.
• Support and On-Call Rotation
  Be a problem-solver. Respond to and troubleshoot outage incidents, and address security issues promptly.
• Team Collaboration
  Be a team player. Assist your colleagues, share constructive feedback, and contribute to our weekly syncs and daily Slack standups.

What Do You Bring to the Table?

We do not require a perfect match with everything below; however, the more this describes you, the better of a fit you will be for this role!

• Experience
  • Solid computer science background with 8+ years engineering experience.
  • Proven expertise in designing and operating distributed systems.
• Technical Mastery
  • Strong proficiency in Java (6+ years of experience).
  • You value elegant code that is concise and readable.
  • Have you used tools like Jenkins, Helm, Docker? Do you have infrastructure experience with AWS, GCP, K8s, etc? Experience with Go? Great, that helps!
• A Collaborative, Curious, and Practical Mindset
  If this sounds like you, we should talk:
  • You are excited about opportunities to serve as a mentor and to play a pivotal role in fostering both technical excellence and team unity.
  • Your passion for understanding and solving complex engineering challenges is matched by your pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
  • You're comfortable weighing in on CAP theorem considerations, and are energized by selecting the data structure with the perfect trade-offs for a problem at hand.
  • You believe that honing ideas and technical designs with other engineers is crucial for achieving an optimal solution.
  • You value asking good questions, because you believe “a problem well-stated is half-solved.”

What we offer you

• Flexible working hours, In Prague & nearby we're working in a hybrid model with offices in Karlin (brand new Missouri Park), remotely in the rest of CZ or SK, with optional Brno offices (Clubco Vlněna) for those who like to meet
• Generous employee stock plan in the form of RSUs (restricted stock units) not options; 4 years vesting with 1-year cliff and then quarterly
• Yearly bonus depending on the performance of the company, paid out in 2 installments
• Flexible Time Off (on top of the standard 5 weeks of vacation)
• Flexible Paid Sick Days
• Fully Paid Short Term Sick/Short Term Nursing Leave
• Global gender-neutral Parental Leave (16 weeks, beyond the leave provided by the local laws) & Grandparent Leave
• Volunteering paid day off & Additional paid Company holidays off (e.g. 4 days in 2022)
• Pension insurance contribution
• Premium Life Insurance covered by S1
• Monthly Meal & Wellbeing Allowance
• Private medical care membership for you and your +1
• Global Employee Assistance Program (confidential counseling related to both personal and work life matters)
• High-end MacBook or Windows laptop, Home-office-setup gear & on top of that additional WFH Allowance
• Udemy Business platform for Hard/Soft skills Training, internal mentoring 'MentorOne' & Support for your further educational activities/trainings
• Above-standard referral bonus
• On top of RSUs, you can benefit also from our attractive ESPP (employee stock purchase plan)
• Refreshments and snacks at the offices
• Optional company events for those who like to meet outside of work too (sport, BBQ, charity etc.)
• DEI&B programs that promote employee resource groups like SentinelWIN (Women Inclusion Network), Blk@S1, Latinos@S1, Pan-Asian@S1, Out@S1 (LGBTQIA+) and Sentinels Who Served

SentinelOne is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

SentinelOne participates in the E-Verify Program for all U.S. based roles.