Lead Backend Engineer

Corelight is a cybersecurity company that transforms network and cloud activity into evidence for elite defenders to proactively hunt threats, accelerate incident response, and gain complete network visibility. As a Lead Backend Engineer, you will play a crucial role in leading the development and architecture of the backend systems that power our products and services. You'll oversee a team of backend engineers, guide their work, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable software solutions. Your deep understanding of SaaS and cloud technologies, combined with your leadership skills, will be vital in shaping the future of Corelight's Open NDR SaaS Platform.

Responsibilities: • Lead technical design discussions within the team and collaborate across the organization • Design, develop, and operate scalable, elastic, and secure microservices based on serverless architectures • Build REST APIs / GraphQL services using AWS technologies and services • Work in an Agile development team to deliver service features end-to-end • Evangelize and drive adoption of software development best practices • Work closely with offshore teams on various development projects

Minimum Qualifications: • 7+ years of professional software development experience • Experience building REST APIs / GraphQL to support rich data-heavy visual user interfaces • Experience with AWS Services (Lambda, AppSync, API Gateway) or equivalent • Experience with Python, Java and/or Go • Knowledge of Relational and NoSQL databases • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized microservices • Experience adopting & using Agile development methodologies • Excellent communication skills • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications: • Knowledge of Network-based Security Detections and Attack techniques • Experience with Search and Analytics tools like Splunk, Elasticsearch • Experience with frontend technologies such as React • Experience working in a distributed team

Corelight offers a geographically dispersed yet connected employee base with employees working from home and office locations around the world. The company is rapidly expanding, fueled by accelerating revenue and investments from top-tier venture capital organizations.