Staff Software Engineer

As a Staff  Software Engineer, you’ll be driving and proposing strategies around complex and unique technical problems affecting the business needs, communicating standards and getting buy-in on solutions. By serving as an expert and owner in multiple areas of the codebase you will successfully deliver architecture/execution of major components from conception to release.

About the Role

• Build, maintain, and release high-quality software applications
• Work with stakeholders, including Product Management and UX to shape features during design and planning, where you will provide technical direction
• Ask questions! Getting involved in code and design reviews, helping to improve what we’re building. We love to collaborate Directly mentor a small number of junior engineers and help grow their skills, identify growth areas, set expectations and provide feedback
• Help shape our architecture. We’re continuing to evolve our integrations and you’ll be involved in initiatives as we grow and scale, making sure we’re effective in our ability to process millions of events a day.
• Be a mentor and a leader. Share your experience across the team to help others learn, and inspire your peers to do their best. You’ll also expect the same back from your team
• Code, code, and more code!

• 7 years+ experience with Python
• Deep understanding of one or more languages, primarily Python
• An interest in remaining a hands-on programmer for the next few years as you learn and contribute to the architecture of the system
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins and proficiency with version control systems such as GitHub
• A demonstrable passion for the craft of software development
• A history demonstrating a team-based approach to problem solving
• Experience defining contracts for coordinating development of software projects across multiple teams
• A dynamic sense of ownership and responsibility for the quality of the software that both you and your team delivers
• Empathy for our users and the Rapid7 mission
• An ability to pick up new technologies and processes quickly
• Experience mentoring and driving the career development of junior members of the team
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms, such as AWS, GCP and Azure, and it’ll be a bonus if you have experience with cloud security