Senior Software Engineer (Platform)

As a Senior Software Engineer at GreyNoise, your responsibilities include leading projects on platform engineering, integrating APIs, and ensuring infrastructure aligns with both customer needs and organizational goals. You'll also debug complex production issues, act as a mentor to other engineers, and foster a collaborative environment by steering discussions across teams.

To apply for the Senior Software Engineer role at GreyNoise, you should have over 5 years of production software engineering experience, particularly in developing RESTful APIs and using Golang. Familiarity with cloud infrastructure tools like Terraform, AWS services, and CI/CD pipelines is also crucial, along with strong debugging skills and a collaborative mindset.

GreyNoise offers a $1,500 annual learning and development budget for every employee, including Senior Software Engineers. This stipend can be utilized for tuition, conferences, books, and other professional development-related expenses, enabling you to grow and excel in your career.

As a Senior Software Engineer at GreyNoise, you should be well-versed in Golang for backend development, RESTful API technologies, and managing cloud infrastructures like AWS. Familiarity with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, and Elasticsearch analytics is also highly advantageous.

The work culture at GreyNoise is rooted in transparency, empathy, and continuous learning. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be encouraged to share knowledge and improve team dynamics while contributing to innovative solutions that directly impact user experience, all within a supportive remote-first environment.

When answering this question, focus on specific projects where you've successfully designed and implemented RESTful APIs. Discuss the challenges you faced, how you approached them, and the outcomes. Highlight aspects of your experience that align with GreyNoise’s tech stack and emphasize your problem-solving skills.

In your response, discuss the structured approaches you've developed for debugging, such as using logging tools or debugging techniques for distributed systems. Give examples of complex issues you resolved, demonstrating your analytical skills and how these strategies could benefit GreyNoise.

To address this question, share your methods for task prioritization, like using Agile methodologies or prioritization frameworks. Give an example from your past experiences, illustrating how you effectively managed competing priorities and how that will translate into your role at GreyNoise.

For this question, provide a specific example where you identified an inefficiency or problem, articulated a solution, and implemented a change. Discuss the impact of this change on the team or organization, showcasing your proactive approach to improvement that aligns with GreyNoise’s culture.

Discuss your commitment to writing clean, testable code and how you incorporate testing frameworks and CI/CD processes into your workflow. Share examples of how these practices have yielded positive results in your previous roles and how they resonate with GreyNoise’s engineering principles.

Highlight your experience working with cloud services like AWS, Terraform, or any relevant experience with CI/CD pipelines. Discuss specific projects or situations where you managed infrastructure, the tools you utilized, and the outcomes of those projects, directly relating to the services GreyNoise offers.

When discussing on-call duties, emphasize your structured approach to triaging issues, your experience handling production incidents, and how you’d prioritize tasks to ensure minimal downtime. Use this opportunity to showcase your ability to remain calm under pressure, which is crucial for a position at GreyNoise.

Talk about your belief in cross-functional collaboration and how it leads to better solutions. Provide examples where teamwork played a crucial role in project success, underscoring how your experience aligns with GreyNoise's emphasis on collaboration between engineering and product teams.

Share your passion for cybersecurity and how GreyNoise’s mission resonates with your personal and professional values. Discuss the exciting challenges of security technology and how you see yourself contributing to GreyNoise's innovative approach to mitigating Internet vulnerabilities.

Mention the strategies and resources you use to stay current, such as following technology blogs, participating in online courses, or attending webinars and conferences. This showcases your commitment to continuous learning, which is a valuable trait for a Senior Software Engineer at GreyNoise.