Senior Software Engineer I

The Menlo Security Content Inspection team is responsible for all file processing within the Menlo Security platform encompassing file upload and download, document handling and email attachment processing within both our Secure Web Gateway (SWG) and Isolation products.

A part of this the team is responsible for decoding, parsing and inspecting files to identify malicious content through our own patented techniques and integrations with various third-party solutions. Through our web isolation platform, we are uniquely positioned to intercept files as a whole (in addition to the network/SWG layer) and prevent malware getting through to the endpoint using Anti-Virus (AV), Sandbox, etc. and third-party integrations. We protect our customers from sensitive corporate data being exfiltrated to websites through both traditional Data Loss Prevention (DLP) matching, static analysis and machine learning to identify, block and alert on sensitive content.

This is an exciting, fast-paced team with many growth opportunities and responsibilities in which your code will be in use by customers millions of times per day within weeks of being written, making it a critical part of the Menlo Security platform to keep end users safe.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and implement the latest development and deployment technologies for API design, highly available and scalable distributed systems, multithreaded/asynchronous applications with performance and security in mind
• Technically lead large scale projects, and participate in building, deploying and operating the Menlo Security platform
• Architect, design, develop and own new features and services and be a key contributor to Menlo's technical roadmap
• Partner with product, security, operations, and other cross-functional stakeholders to align on requirements and schedules

• 3-5 years of experience in cloud computing technologies or related technical fields
• 3-5 years of hands-on backend development experience using one or more programming languages such as Python, Rust and Golang
• Solid experience with core cloud services (such as EC2, S3, and VPC on AWS and GCP equivalent) and software development tools such as Git, Terraform, GitLab, Jira, etc.
• Solid experience with developing in Linux environment
• Experience with complex data structures and database and analytics technologies such as Redis, Postgres, MySQL, DynamoDB and Apache Druid
• Ideally have experience of: C/C++, systemd, monit, cgroups/runc/libcontainer or docker
• Experience in adapting and improving engineering best practices (e.g. test-driven development, continuous delivery, scrum practices, automation, maintainable and testable code etc.)
• Strong knowledge of HTTP security is highly desirable
• Experience with FedRamp and SOC 2 certification is a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive, self-motivated, and strong ability to learn new things with little guidance
• Highly organized with critical attention to detail and thorough documentation
• BS/BA or relevant experience preferred

Menlo Security's mission is enabling the world to connect, communicate and collaborate securely without compromise. COVID-19 has made our mission all the more real. We support customers across various enterprises including Fortune 500 companies, 9/10 of the largest global banks and the Department of Defense. The world has fundamentally changed. We are growing from 400 employees into the next phase of our journey, and we need passionate talent filled with empathy and agility. The right candidate for the job is ethical, hyper-organized, fanatical about seeing things through to completion, service-oriented, and humble enough to take feedback and coaching yet confident enough to provide feedback and coaching. Menlo is well-funded for growth and our investors are second to none. They include Vista Equity Partners ("Vista"), General Catalyst, JPMC, American Express, HSBC, and Ericsson Ventures., TO ALL AGENCIES: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Menlo Security outside of the Talent organization. Menlo Security's policy is to only accept resumes from agencies via Ashby (ATS). Agencies must have a valid services agreement executed and must have been assigned by the Talent team to a specific requisition. Any resume submitted outside of this process will be deemed the sole property of Menlo Security. In the event a candidate submitted outside of this policy is hired, no fee or payment will be paid.