Senior Software Engineer

Ireland - Office - Dublin

Who is Tenable?

Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. 44,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 45 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!

What makes Tenable such a great place to work?

Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!

Your Role:

Tenable is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Data Processing team, a core component of our product engineering organization. This team is focused on the complex and critical backend systems that power Tenable's Vulnerability Management solutions. You'll be working on designing, developing, and maintaining the distributed, cloud-based services responsible for ingesting and processing massive amounts of data from all of Tenable's products. As a Senior Software Engineer on the team, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our most central and highly scaled systems.
Your Opportunity:

  • You'll be tackling the challenge of processing and analyzing huge volumes of data to provide our customers with critical insights into their security posture.
  • Our team is responsible for the core logic of Tenable VM, including asset/finding state calculation, asset identification, VM asset age out, finding recast, and more.
  • While our primary focus is the VM business, we have elements of a platform team, handling traffic from all of our products and providing foundational services.
  • Become a key member of a senior engineering team, driving the ongoing innovation of our global cloud architecture and distributed systems that serve our broad customer base with the latest cybersecurity technologies.
  • We provide a training budget for you to attend conferences or workshops to continue to grow your skills.
  • We are always looking for ways to improve ourselves, our tech stack, and our product’s features. Bring your ideas and experiences to the table and help make a lasting impact.
  • Work closely with Product Managers, other engineers, designers, and stakeholders to continuously iterate on our products and drive consensus. You will have the opportunity to support and mentor your peers inside and outside your team.

What You'll Need:

  • B.S. degree in Computer Science or a directly related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years of software development experience in enterprise-level, backend systems.
  • Solid experience with distributed systems and microservice architectures deployed in a cloud environment.
  • Proficiency in a JVM language, Kotlin is ideal, and a willingness to learn new languages as needed.
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka for building real-time data pipelines.
  • Strong experience with AWS services, including S3, DynamoDB, EC2, and Aurora.
  • Experience designing features end to end, including rollout and monitoring.
  • A strong understanding of SQL and experience with relational databases.
  • A deep understanding of REST API best practices.
  • Knowledge of dependency injection frameworks like Guice.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins.
  • Proficiency with Git for version control.
  • Accountability for the behavior of your software in production.
  • Experience coaching and leading mid-level and junior staff in the design, implementation, and execution of highly technical development projects.
  • Experience in working in an Agile team, and an enthusiasm for working collaboratively within and across product teams.
  • The ability to work independently and as a part of a team, and to lead/drive projects as necessary.
  • The desire to continuously learn and be exposed to new technologies.

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We’re committed to promoting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at Tenable - through all equal employment opportunity laws and regulations at the international, federal, state and local levels.  If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact Recruiting@Tenable.com for further assistance.


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