Rapid7 - Principal Software Engineer - Python Technologies

Prinicipal Software Engineer on the Vulnerability Coverage team will help set technical direction for delivering accurate vulnerability detections to our customers in a timely manner. They will serve as an expert and owner for a portion of the overall coverage portfolio, participate in architectural discussions and successfully deliver new capabilities and coverage from conception to release.

In addition to hands-on development, they will work closely with the product management team, mentor engineers and contribute to roadmap planning. The Principal Software Engineers role is responsible for providing technical leadership and does not have people-management responsibilities.

About the Team

The Vulnerability Coverage team is responsible for delivering, expanding and maintaining Rapid7s extensive vulnerability detection portfolio, aiming to provide customers with the expected level of accuracy and quality. Vulnerability Coverage team members develop a broad set of skills, ranging from technologies such as Python, Java, Ruby, AWS and Kubernetes to security domain expertise and system-level knowledge.

The Vulnerability Coverage team is often considered the lifeblood of many Rapid7 products, including InsightVM and InsightCloudSec. In addition to delivering daily coverage packages to ensure that customers always have the most up-to-date coverage, the team is also responsible for providing monthly Patch Tuesday coverage and responding to emerging vulnerability threats by releasing coverage as quickly as possible. As a result, the team maintains extremely high standards for quality and accuracy of the coverage they deliver.

About the Role :

The Principal Software Engineer on the Vulnerability Coverage team will help set technical direction for delivering accurate vulnerability coverage to our customers in a timely manner.

They will serve as an expert and owner for a portion of the overall coverage portfolio, participate in architectural discussions and successfully deliver new capabilities and coverage from conception to release. In addition to hands-on development, they will work closely with the product management team, mentor engineers and contribute to roadmap planning.

The Prinicpal Software Engineers role is responsible for providing technical leadership and does not have people-management responsibilities.

In this role, you will :

• Build, maintain, and release high-quality vulnerability coverage by becoming an expert in specific areas of our security coverage portfolio.
• Build, maintain and release new services and plugins for generating new vulnerability coverage
• Be involved in driving the design and planning of upcoming features, our engineers are first class stakeholders in all parts of the development process
• Partner with internal teams such as Product Management to ensure our customer needs are met
• Build a deep understanding of the processes involved in maintaining and improving our vulnerability coverage portfolio

The skills youll bring include :

We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. Thats because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please dont be shy - apply today.

(ref : hirist.tech)