Develop and maintain a software platform focusing on Linux security data, ensuring high test coverage, performance analysis, and continuous integration.
Senior Platform Engineer
Role Responsibilities
Develop and maintain a software platform that
Exposes Linux security instrumentation information
Processes and stores information into a database
Publishes information for consumption by a distributed system
Ensure all software has high unit test coverage, and works on multiple Linux platforms
Perform performance analysis on software, execute tuning, and calculate throughput
Job Requirements
Programming languages needed, in particular C, Go, or Bash
Strong understanding of the Linux operating system
Understanding of good security practices for system service processes
Design or software architecture experience
Understanding of software deployment, packaging and installation techniques
Understands the value of CI/CD and TDD, is able to write high-quality, tested code
Bonus Qualifications
Use of publish-subscribe technologies such as Kafka
Use of technologies such as Zookeeper or Consul
Has contributed upstream to Open Source projects such as the Linux kernel or other high-profile projects
Education/Qualifications
BA/BS or MA/MS degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
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