Senior Software Engineer - Graph Database

Tanium

Addison, IL

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 from the ground up, with ongoing iteration based on feedback and input from product management and customers.

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 to incorporate feedback and input into development processes

Requirements

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

Nice to Have

Prior experience working on query optimizers
Experience with performance profiling and optimizations
Knowledge of modern backend software frameworks and versatility to learn new tools

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
CS Degree preferred

Benefits & Perks

Annual base salary range of $120,000 to $355,000, with adjustments based on location, education, skills, training, 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
Well-being benefits

Working at Tanium

Tanium delivers a real-time, cloud-based endpoint management and security platform, emphasizing collaboration, respect, and diversity. The company values diverse perspectives and strives to create an inclusive environment where everyone has opportunities to succeed and grow. Tanium is committed to community involvement, offering team members five days of volunteer time off to contribute to causes they care about. The organization has been recognized on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for nine consecutive years and ranks on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For.

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