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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer | Middleware - **Company:** Extrahop Networks, Inc. - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $180,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Configuration Management, Code Review, Databases, Django Web Framework, Middleware, Fault Tolerance, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Performance Tuning, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, TypeScript, Web Application Frameworks, ReactJS, Technical Debt, Backend, Fastapi, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Hashicorp, Api Design, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Data Pipelines, Docker, Golang, Programming Languages - **Published:** June 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=111ecbafdd773723 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Software engineering?, * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field * 7+ years of professional backend development experience * Solid knowledge of Go, Python, or an equivalent programming language * Experience in API development, PostgresQL database design or SQL query performance optimization * Experience building and scaling distributed, highly available systems * Strong problem-solving skills, a self-starter mentality, and a track record of technical ownership. * Effective communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in fast-paced, agile environments. Preferred Qualifications * Experience with Django, FastAPI or another Python web framework * Experience with cloud services on AWS or Azure (EKS / RDS / S3 / SQS / EC2 / IAM) * Experience around containers and related technologies (Kubernetes / Docker / HashiCorp - Packer, Vault, and Terraform). ## Description Join the Middleware team as a Sr. Software Engineer and help us build a fault-resilient, highly available, and customer-centric platform. In this role you will work with the team to build a scalable and secure platform and build customer-facing features that enable security and engineering teams to stop threats in their place! This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is obsessed with customer success, passionate about simplification, and eager to dive deep into technology best practices. Our services and features are written primarily in Python, Golang, TypeScript and React with a focus on security, scalability, stability and type-first design. Our team develops public REST APIs, solves database scalability challenges, implements data migrations, and enables configuration management across our fleet of services. The R(x) 360 Platform is built on AWS and GCP. It utilizes Terraform to define Infrastructure-as-Code and our services. This platform allows us to build native product and service integrations, first-class customer-facing workflows, and high throughput data pipelines. Our goal is to build a reliable platform for customer-facing services while encouraging healthy work-life balance via automated remediation and fault-tolerant designs., * Design, develop and maintain services written in Go and Python powering ExtraHop's products. * Lead and participate actively in agile development processes, code reviews, and technical strategy discussions. * Provide technical leadership to junior team members and leverage design and mentorship experience to help enable the team * Act as a technical expert, fostering a culture of excellence, curiosity and collaborative problem solving. * Address technical debt proactively, continually improving our codebase and technical stack ## Related Videos - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Build and Deploy a Fullstack App with Open Source Tooling](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/775-build-and-deploy-a-fullstack-app-with-open-source-tooling) - [Retooling and refactoring - an investment in people.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/371-retooling-and-refactoring-an-investment-in-people) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [The 7 Most Popular Backend Frameworks for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/403-the-7-most-popular-backend-frameworks-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [20 Essential Tools For Backend Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/218-20-essential-tools-for-backend-development) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs)