Staff Software Engineer
We're seeking an exceptional Staff Software Engineer to drive technical excellence and lead hands-on development across Impart Security's Application Protection Platform. You'll architect and build complex systems while mentoring our growing team of talented engineers.
Your Impact
- Define and implement technical architecture while actively coding and building core platform components
- Drive engineering best practices through hands-on development and technical leadership
- Solve the most challenging technical problems in application security, leveraging Go, WASM, and eBPF technologies
- Shape the technical direction of our platform through both strategic decision-making and direct implementation
Your Core Responsibilities
- Lead design and hands-on implementation of complex, distributed systems that process millions of application requests daily
- Build high-performance components using Go, WASM, and eBPF for real-time application protection
- Architect and code solutions that meet stringent security, performance, and reliability requirements
- Mentor senior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance
- Collaborate with product management to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Drive technical reviews, architecture discussions, and engineering planning processes
Additional Opportunities
- Represent Impart's technical expertise at industry conferences and customer meetings
- Contribute to open-source projects that advance the application security ecosystem
- Lead evaluation and adoption of new technologies and development practices
- Establish engineering culture and processes as we scale the team
- Work directly with customers on complex technical implementations
What You'll Bring
- 8+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in senior/staff level roles
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud-native technologies
- Strong background in application security engineering, with hands-on experience in Go, WASM, and eBPF
- Experience with service mesh technologies (Envoy, Istio) and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Proficiency with modern development practices including observability tools and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Proven track record of leading technical projects and mentoring engineering teams
- Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Why You'll Love It Here
- Work on cutting-edge problems in application security with significant hands-on technical impact
- Lead a world-class engineering team with veterans from top technology companies
- Competitive compensation including significant equity upside
- Flexible work environment with quarterly in-person team gatherings
- Comprehensive benefits and professional development opportunities
No third party recruiters, please. Direct applications only.
