Sr. Manager, Engineering | Platform

ExtraHop is reinventing Network Detection and Response (NDR) to help enterprises and organziations stay ahead of emerging threats with unmatched network visibility, context, and control.

Today’s attackers bypass traditional security defenses through identity-based entry, move invisibly across cloud, on-premise, and data center networks using encryption and trusted applications, and exploit and exit whenever they want. But all of that movement is visible on the network... if you can see it.

By combining the power of NDR with Network Performance Management (NPM), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), and forensics in a single, integrated platform, ExtraHop can decrypt and unlock complete packet-level data at wire speed, analyze and correlate it across all your networks, applications, devices, and users with cloud-scale machine learning, and provide a single interface to the SOC to detect, investigate, and remediate modern cyber risks in real time.

Position Summary

At Extrahop we provide best-in-class network visibility and security to industries ranging from healthcare to payment processing. We don't just solve problems for our users, we help them rise above the noise of threats, alerts, and corporate gridlock. Our products enable organizations to harness the power of their wire data and achieve true security and exceptional performance.

We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager for the Platform team. In this role you will drive the development of components and features that enable the creation of security applications on physical, virtual, and cloud appliances. You will develop and guide a high performing engineering team, including coaching, organization, day-to-day decisions, guidance, and professional development. You will work with a product management team to schedule and deliver on priorities.

The Platform team is responsible for appliance security and hardening, authentication/authorization, pairing and external communication, licensing, system configuration, and other fundamental services. The team deals with performance optimization, scalability, and foundational support for high level applications.

ExtraHop R&D supports fully-flexible work options, including full-time onsite, hybrid, and remote working arrangements. We believe in helping you make the choice that works best for you and makes the team successful.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Middleware, PM, QA, and other engineering teams to define requirements, develop architecture, and implement new features

• Guide the development of core support, features, and tools, for industry-leading security applications

• Drive agile development methodologies, including feature ownership, resolving issues, and maintaining communication with other development teams

• Spearhead hiring a world-class talent, along with providing coaching and career development, helping to establish and track goals, assisting with skill development, and providing opportunities for growth of direct reports

• Demonstrate traits in line with our company values (have a sense of humor, be nice to each other, think about customers first, build cool stuff)

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Technology

• 7+ years in software engineering, including at least 5 years in software engineering management

• Proven experience architecting, developing, and supporting platform-level components

• Demonstrated understanding of with typical Linux server environments, including common tools, package management, and services

• Track record of software architecture and industry best practices for development of application software on hardware appliances

• Fluent in back-end languages such as Python, Golang, Rust, or C/C++

• Experience leading or mentoring individual contributors and maintaining strong software engineering practices

• Experience working with cross-functional teams

• Strong communication skills

• Work cooperatively with others within the organization and other cross-functional stakeholders.

• Work well in fast-paced, high-stress environments.

• Has predictable, reliable attendance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with basic CPU, network, or storage performance analysis and tuning on Linux

• Technical knowledge in areas such as cryptography, compression, memory management, relationship of kernel/user space, high performance computing, parsing framework, and network protocols.

• Understanding of network fundamentals and cryptographic principles and protocols such as TLS

• Experience with Docker containers and build tools

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

The salary range for this role is $180,000 - $200,000 + bonus + benefits

ABOUT EXTRAHOP:

ExtraHop empowers enterprises to stay ahead of evolving threats with the most comprehensive approach to network detection and response (NDR). Since 2007, the company has helped organizations across the globe extract real-time insights from their hybrid networks with the most in-depth network telemetry.

ExtraHop NDR uniquely integrates network threat detection, network performance management (NPM), intrusion detection (IDS), and packet forensics into a single console with 100GB+ sensors, real-time decryption, and cloud-scale machine learning - delivering complete network visibility, unmatched context for data-driven security decisions, and improved SOC productivity.

ExtraHop is recognized by leading organizations for both its innovation in the market and its commitment to building a world-class team. We are the only NDR vendor recognized as a leader by all major analyst firms including the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response™, the 2023 Forrester® Wave for Network Analysis and Visibility, the 2024 IDC® Marketscape for NDR, and the 2024 Gigamon® Radar Report for Network Detection and Response.

OTHER BENEFITS:

Employees' wellbeing is top of mind for the ExtraHop team. Employees and their families will have the option to participate in the following benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits

• Flexible PTO, Sick Time Prorated Based on Date of Hire, and All Federal Holidays (US Only) + 3 Days of Paid Volunteer Time

• Non-Commissioned Positions may be eligible to participate in the Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan

• FSA and Dependent Care Accounts + EAP, where applicable

• Educational Reimbursement

• 401k with Employer Match or Pension where applicable

• Pet Insurance (US Only)

• Parental Leave (US Only)

• Hybrid and Remote Work Model

Our people are our most important competitive advantage, leading the charge against cyber criminals. Join the fight today!

To learn more, visit www.extrahop.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Create a Job Alert

Interested in building your career at ExtraHop? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.