Sr Software Engineer, Data Science

ExtraHop is at the forefront of innovation in the cybersecurity space, delivering cutting-edge Network Detection and Response (NDR) solutions that empower organizations to detect, respond to, and mitigate cyber risks in real time.

Join ExtraHop 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 develop customer-facing features that enable security and engineering teams to stop threats in their tracks. 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 and utilizes Terraform to define Infrastructure-as-Code across our services and high-throughput data pipelines.

• →Design, develop, test, and maintain AI/ML models and pipelines powering ExtraHop's products.
• →Monitor, evaluate, refine, and optimize algorithms to improve accuracy and reduce false positives for model-based behavioral detectors. 
• →Participate in agile development processes, code reviews, and technical strategy discussions.
• →Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that AI/ML features are integrated seamlessly into the broader product architecture.
• →Provide technical leadership to junior team members and leverage design and mentorship experience to enable the broader team.
• →Act as a technical expert, fostering a culture of excellence, curiosity, and collaborative problem solving.
• →Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to best practices.
• →Address technical debt proactively, continually improving our codebase and technical stack.
• →Stay current on the latest cybersecurity threats, trends, and technologies to contribute to product enhancements.
• →Assist in the documentation of product features, technical specifications, and engineering guides.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of professional backend development experience with at least two years at a senior or higher level.
• Solid knowledge of Go, Python, or an equivalent programming language, with strong general programming fundamentals.
• Experience in machine learning, statistics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Experience building or operating production AI/ML systems, including model lifecycle management, data/training pipelines, and monitoring.
• Experience building and scaling distributed, highly available systems.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, particularly AWS; experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile development practices.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Strong problem-solving skills, a self-starter mentality, and a track record of technical ownership.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently and in fast-paced team environments.

• Experience with Django, FastAPI, or another Python web framework.
• Experience with cloud services on AWS or Azure (EKS / RDS / S3 / SQS / EC2 / IAM).
• Experience with infrastructure as a software tooling, such as HashiCorp (Packer, Vault, Terraform).
• Experience in API development, PostgreSQL database design, or SQL query performance optimization.
• Familiarity with machine learning applications in cybersecurity or NDR environments.
• Knowledge of tools and frameworks commonly used in network detection and response.
• Understanding of threat detection, intrusion prevention, and incident response strategies.

The salary range for this role is $165,000 - $180,000 + bonus + benefits

ExtraHop is reinventing Network Detection and Response (NDR) to offer enterprises unparalleled visibility, context, and control against emerging threats. The platform integrates NDR with Network Performance Management (NPM), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), and forensics, providing a single, comprehensive solution. By decrypting and analyzing complete packet-level data at wire speed and leveraging cloud-scale machine learning, ExtraHop empowers Security Operations Centers (SOCs) to detect, investigate, and remediate modern cyber risks in real time across their entire hybrid infrastructure, including data center, cloud, and SASE environments.

This comprehensive approach and market innovation have earned ExtraHop unique recognition as the only NDR vendor acknowledged as a leader by all major analyst firms, including the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response™, the 2025 Forrester® Wave for Network Analysis and Visibility, the 2024 IDC® Marketscape for NDR, and the 2025 Gigamon® Radar Report for Network Detection and Response. Since 2007, ExtraHop has consistently helped organizations worldwide extract in-depth network telemetry and contextual insights, affirming its commitment to protecting and empowering the connected enterprise.

Our culture is rooted in our five Values. These set the expectations for how we work individually and collectively as a team. 

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