Senior Software Engineer - Graph Database

Tanium

Emeryville, CA

Full Time

Senior

120k-355k

about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

As a Tanium Senior Software Engineer focused on Graph Database development, you will build and maintain best-of-breed services that power products as part of a nimble development team. Tanium emphasizes a customer engagement model and feedback process to ensure products are designed correctly from the start. The role involves designing, developing, testing, and deploying new product ideas and supporting services, iterating with product management and customers for input.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and build Tanium's Graph Database functionality alongside an agile development team
Design, develop, and test new product ideas from the ground up in partnership with frontend and backend teams
Collaborate with product management for feedback and input on product development

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; CS Degree preferred
3+ years industry experience, 5+ years preferred
Experience designing and building a high-performance, scalable, and maintainable Graph Database service
Deep understanding of Graph data structures and algorithms
Advanced knowledge of Go, Java, C, C++, or Rust
Experience with performance profiling and optimizations
Experience with modern software engineering development and automation tools like git and CI/CD pipelines
Enjoys deep technical discussions on query optimizations and physical versus logical planning
Demonstrates sound judgment balancing rapid development with long-term maintainability
Believes in writing automated tests as part of development
Experienced debugger capable of troubleshooting in production environments
Knowledge of modern backend software frameworks and versatility to learn new tools

Nice to Have

Experience working on query optimizers

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
CS Degree preferred

Benefits & Perks

Annual base salary range of $120,000 to $355,000, adjusted based on location, education, skills, and experience
Equity awards
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans
Family planning benefits
Health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
Life, accident, and disability coverage
Business travel accident insurance
Employee assistance programs
Disability insurance
Additional well-being benefits

Working at Tanium

Tanium delivers the industry's only true real-time cloud-based endpoint management and security platform, serving over 32 million endpoints worldwide. The company emphasizes collaboration, respect, and diversity, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone has opportunities to succeed and grow. Tanium values collective action and community involvement, offering volunteer time off and promoting a culture of innovation and teamwork.

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