Senior Software Engineer
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own a full life cycle of development and be a senior contributor on a team responsible for the end-to-end delivery of increasingly complex features that are correctly implemented and high quality. You will take initiative to identify and own solutions to problems, and you will partner with cross-functional teams owning requirements that take into account all parties’ needs. You will act as a resource by advising and mentoring junior engineers to continue to build the technical capabilities of our teams.
As a Senior Software Engineer you will be a part of our Product and Engineering team who are at the forefront of keeping our customers safe from attacks and breaches. In this role you will be focussed on helping our customers seamlessly manage their security solutions as effectively and efficiently as possible, and ensuring our products are delivering a secure experience. You will have the opportunity to further broaden your skills surrounded by a team of incredibly smart and experienced Engineers, whilst getting the opportunity to mentor others. Specifically, your focus will be to:
- Build, maintain, and release our well architected services by writing correct and clean code consistently and following best practices and conventions. You will understand and make well-reasoned design decisions and tradeoffs in your areas of expertise
- Take an active role in the design and planning of upcoming features, our engineers are first class stakeholders in all parts of the development process
- When required, partner with internal teams such as UX and Product Management who work deeply with our product to ensure we are understanding our customers needs
- Continue to develop a deep understanding of our products in order to support our customers
- Work with Practice specific technologies
- A minimum of 5 years experience in software development using Java and Spring/Spring Boot, along with experience of AWS Services
- Excited by technology, curious and eager to learn, with the ability to mentor more junior members of the team
- The attitude and ability to thrive in a high-growth, evolving environment
- Collaborative team player who has the ability to partner with others and drive toward solutions
- Strong creative problem solving skills
- Solid communicator with the ability to clearly convey objectives and rationale whilst fostering commitment from others both within the team and cross functionally
- Brings a customer-first mindset to engineering, and integrates customer impact into everyday decision making
- Excellent attention to detail
- Demonstrable experience of delivering complex solutions to customers
- Core Value Embodiment: Embody our core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success
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FAQ
- Is the Senior Software Engineer position at Rapid7 remote?
- Yes. This role was posted on Remote Frontend Jobs, a job board that lists exclusively fully remote positions.
- When was this Senior Software Engineer job posted?
- This listing was posted on September 11, 2025 and is still open for applications.
- How do I apply for the Senior Software Engineer position at Rapid7?
- Use the apply button on this page — it takes you directly to the employer’s application page.
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