Senior Software Engineer I

Methodfi; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity company in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled backend developer to join their Content Inspection team. The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years of experience in cloud technologies and backend development using languages such as Python or Rust. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on critical features of a platform that protects end users by inspecting and processing files securely.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in cloud computing technologies or related technical fields.
• 3-5 years of hands-on backend development experience using one or more programming languages such as Python, Rust, and Golang.
• Solid experience with core cloud services such as EC2, S3, and VPC on AWS.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and implement latest development and deployment technologies.
• Technically lead large scale projects.
• Architect, design, develop and own new features and services.

Skills

Cloud computing technologies

Backend development

Linux environment

Data structures

HTTP security

Strong communication skills

Education

BS/BA or relevant experience

Tools

Git

Terraform

Jira

Job description

Role

The Menlo Security Content Inspection team is responsible for all file processing within the Menlo Security platform encompassing file upload and download, document handling and email attachment processing within both our Secure Web Gateway (SWG) and Isolation products.

A part of this the team is responsible for decoding, parsing and inspecting files to identify malicious content through our own patented techniques and integrations with various third-party solutions. Through our web isolation platform, we are uniquely positioned to intercept files as a whole (in addition to the network/SWG layer) and prevent malware getting through to the endpoint using Anti-Virus (AV), Sandbox, etc. and third-party integrations. We protect our customers from sensitive corporate data being exfiltrated to websites through both traditional Data Loss Prevention (DLP) matching, static analysis and machine learning to identify, block and alert on sensitive content.

This is an exciting, fast-paced team with many growth opportunities and responsibilities in which your code will be in use by customers millions of times per day within weeks of being written, making it a critical part of the Menlo Security platform to keep end users safe.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and implement the latest development and deployment technologies for API design, highly available and scalable distributed systems, multithreaded/asynchronous applications with performance and security in mind

• Technically lead large scale projects, and participate in building, deploying and operating the Menlo Security platform

• Architect, design, develop and own new features and services and be a key contributor to Menlo’s technical roadmap

• Partner with product, security, operations, and other cross-functional stakeholders to align on requirements and schedules

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in cloud computing technologies or related technical fields

• 3-5 years of hands-on backend development experience using one or more programming languages such as Python, Rust and Golang

• Solid experience with core cloud services (such as EC2, S3, and VPC on AWS and GCP equivalent) and software development tools such as Git, Terraform, GitLab, Jira, etc.

• Solid experience with developing in Linux environment

• Experience with complex data structures and database and analytics technologies such as Redis, Postgres, MySQL, DynamoDB and Apache Druid

• Ideally have experience of: C/C++, systemd, monit, cgroups/runc/libcontainer or docker

• Experience in adapting and improving engineering best practices (e.g. test-driven development, continuous delivery, scrum practices, automation, maintainable and testable code etc.)

• Strong knowledge of HTTP security is highly desirable

• Experience with FedRamp and SOC 2 certification is a plus

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Proactive, self-motivated, and strong ability to learn new things with little guidance

• Highly organized with critical attention to detail and thorough documentation

• BS/BA or relevant experience preferred

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Why Menlo?

Our culture is collaborative, inclusive, and fun! We have five core values: Stay Aligned, Get It Done, Customer Empathy, Think Creatively and Help Each Other Out. We believe in open communication, supporting new ideas, and sharing a mutual mindset of what we’re aiming to achieve together. There are tremendous opportunities to take initiative, implement new ideas, and have a hand in building a legacy.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

TO ALL AGENCIES: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Menlo Security outside of the Talent organization. Menlo Security’s policy is to only accept resumes from agencies via Ashby (ATS). Agencies must have a valid services agreement executed and must have been assigned by the Talent team to a specific requisition. Any resume submitted outside of this process will be deemed the sole property of Menlo Security. In the event a candidate submitted outside of this policy is hired, no fee or payment will be paid.