Software Engineer, (C++ or Python)

Riverbed, the leader in AI observability, helps organizations optimize their user’s experiences by leveraging AI automation for the prevention, identification, and resolution of IT issues. With over 20 years of experience in data collection and AI and machine learning, Riverbed’s open and AI-powered observability platform and solutions optimize digital experiences and greatly improves IT efficiency. Riverbed also offers industry-leading Acceleration solutions that provide fast, agile, secure acceleration of any app, over any network, to users anywhere. Together with our thousands of market-leading customers globally - including 95% of the FORTUNE 100 - we are empowering next-generation digital experiences., We are seeking an enthusiastic, high energy Software Engineer to join the team and contribute to the design and implementation of our NPM products. What you will do:

• Work with product management and multiple engineering teams to deliver and maintain new data reporting and analysis capabilities in the product
• Learn our customer workflows to design and implement solutions providing insightful data to answer their questions, while providing the best possible user experience over large data sets
• Solve complex performance issues where analysis of the situation and/or data first requires an in-depth evaluation
• Implement new designs and infrastructure as well as optimize and extend the existing solutions, Our employee benefits including flexible workplace policies, employee resource groups, learning and development resources, career progression pathways, and community engagement initiatives are some of the reasons why we have had great success in bringing in new talent. In addition, our global employee wellness programs are crafted to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of our employees. Benefits & Perks vary by Country. About Riverbed: With a 20-year history of innovation, Riverbed is agile, yet proven, and we are disrupting the market with differentiated solutions that enable our customers to deliver secure, seamless digital experiences and accelerate enterprise performance While we are a ‘customer-first’ company, we are all about our people with a shared commitment to creating a global impact. We bring our best selves to work and pursue excellence, trust, and respect for one another. We welcome and encourage transparency and open communication throughout the company. We strive to be an inclusive, fair, and enjoyable workplace for our people globally and care about their wellbeing. We are committed to our people, partners, and customers while supporting the communities where we work and live. It’s the Power of WE that binds us together. Riverbed is an equal employment opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) employer and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or child birth (including breast feeding), sexual orientation, genetics, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other basis protected by and in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Check us out on: www.riverbed.com @LifeAtRiverbed Tags: #LI-WH1 #LI-Hybrid

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Math, or Engineering
• 2+ years of hands-on development experience, preferably in a Linux environment
• Good understanding of data structures, algorithms, multithreading, and distributed systems
• Demonstrated experience with high-level programming languages such as C++ or Python
• Good understanding of database technologies such as ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, etc
• Good communication and organizational skills; able to prioritize work, ask clarifying questions, and work effectively with guidance and feedback

Nice to have:

• Networking domain knowledge with technologies such as: TCP/UDP, SSL/TLS, SNMP, VoIP, NetFlow, SDN, VPN, tunnels, routing, switching, and NAT
• Experience with public cloud offerings such as AWS or Azure
• Hands-on experience using GenAI-powered developer tools like Cursor and Copilot as part of day-to-day software development.

Riverbed. Empower the Experience, The Riverbed NetProfiler and Flow Gateway product family analyse millions of network flows every minute, saving the data in a highly optimized proprietary database and performing real-time analysis. Real-time analytics detect network operations and security anomalies to alert network administrators before customers are calling for help. With highly configurable dashboards and flexible traffic reporting capabilities, NetProfiler is a go-to network visibility tool for network managers at Fortune 500 companies around the world.