Senior Staff Software Engineer, Data Streaming (Remote)

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Job Summary:

SandboxAQ is a high-growth company delivering AI solutions that address some of the world's greatest challenges. The Cybersecurity Group is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain data streaming pipelines for their AQtive Guard platform, enhancing performance and reliability in cybersecurity analysis and protection.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the team's subject matter expert for Kafka and KStreams.

• Design, build, and maintain the high-performance data streaming pipelines that form the core of the AQtive Guard platform, responsible for ingesting massive volumes of data from a wide array of sources, including first-party sensors, cloud provider APIs, and other cybersecurity platforms.

• Optimize database queries and data access patterns to ensure efficiency and high performance at scale.

• Take ownership of projects in a fast-paced startup environment, demonstrating a tolerance for ambiguity and a proactive approach to getting things done.

• Collaborate closely with a diverse team of cryptographers, ML experts, and developers to integrate their research and advancements into new products and features.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 5+ years of production experience with Kafka.

• 3+ years of production experience with KStreams.

• Practical, 'production scale' experience with RDBMS (e.g., PostgreSQL).

• Proficiency in Kotlin or a willingness to learn it, with a strong background in Java.

• Experience with Kafka and KStreams.

• Production experience with data streaming, as well as traditional RDBMS.

• Proven ability to thrive on a small team in a fast-paced, fluid environment, effectively managing uncertainty.

• Solid understanding of standard IT security best practices.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of security-related concepts and technologies.

• Familiarity with Bazel.

• Proficiency in other languages, in order of preference: Golang, Rust, Python.

• General knowledge of cryptography.

• Experience contributing to the Kafka open-source project.

Company:

SandboxAQ develops AI and quantum technology solutions that enhance biopharma, cybersecurity, and materials science. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Late Stage. SandboxAQ has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.