Software Engineer - Managed Services

Job Title:
Software Engineer – Managed Services

Job Type:
Contract to Hire

Location:
Hybrid – Austin, TX

Salary Range:
$75-$95 an hour

Job Description:

As a member of the Managed Services engineering team for one of our clients, you will contribute to the development of innovative solutions that detect, analyze, investigate, and remediate threats at scale.

You’ll help build modern, AI‑integrated automation systems designed to enhance platform capabilities and empower security analysts to deliver exceptional outcomes.

In this role, you will:

• Design and implement new product features and enhancements
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to solve real‑world cybersecurity and operational challenges
• Build reliable, performant systems capable of scaling as the organization grows
• Improve observability and proactively resolve system issues
• Develop automation to reduce operational load and improve productivity
• Participate in an on‑call rotation to support high‑quality 24/7 operations

What You’ll Need

- Professional experience with
Golang, Python, JavaScript, C++, or Java
, and willingness to work with Golang
- Experience working within existing architectures and software constraints
- Hands‑on experience building
web services
and
data pipelines
at scale
- Experience with
microservices architectures
- Operational knowledge of
relational, NoSQL, and graph databases
- Familiarity with messaging systems like
Kafka
or
Kinesis
- Strong understanding of
Linux fundamentals
- Experience working with
distributed and scalable systems
- Experience with
cloud‑native technologies
- Familiarity with
cloud observability tools
- Experience with
Docker
and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to succeed in a highly asynchronous environment
- Ability to translate high‑level feature concepts into concrete engineering requirements
- Self‑starter who thrives in remote‑friendly environments

Bonus Points

- Proactive approach to improving team productivity through automation
- Passion for reliability, quality, and operational excellence
- Strong desire for continuous learning and growth
- Experience working with
AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI
- Experience developing with modern
AI technologies
- Background in building
security‑focused products
- Interest in mentorship and helping others grow
- Experience in high‑level
system design and architecture

*Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.*

*Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled*

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