[Remote] Senior Software Engineer | Middleware

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ExtraHop is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its Middleware team to build a fault-resilient, highly available, and customer-centric platform. The role develops scalable, secure services and customer-facing features that help security and engineering teams stop threats.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

• 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
• Living in the Seattle, WA area
• Experience with Django, FastAPI or another Python web framework
• Experience with cloud services on AWS or Azure (EKS / RDS / S3 / SQS / EC2 / IAM /Lambdas)

Benefits

• Employees and their families have the option to participate in Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits.
• Flexible PTO, Sick Time prorated based on date of hire, and all federal holidays (US only), plus 3 days of paid volunteer time.
• Non-Commissioned Positions may be eligible to participate in the Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan.
• FSA and Dependent Care Accounts, plus EAP, where applicable.
• Educational Reimbursement.
• 401k with Employer Match or Pension, where applicable.
• Pet Insurance (US only).
• Parental Leave (US only).
• Hybrid and Remote Work Model.

Company Overview

ExtraHop is a leader in real-time network intelligence, empowering organizations with the high-fidelity context they need to power security and IT AI automation, detect risks faster, and respond with confidence. It was founded in 2007, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.extrahop.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

ExtraHop has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2026, 1 in 2025, 7 in 2024, 2 in 2022, 3 in 2021, 9 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.