Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI
Vanta- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
The Senior Platform Software Engineer requires 5+ years of experience as a software engineer with a focus on backend systems and platform engineering, proficiency in languages like Go, Python, or Java, experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.), deep experience with all computing environments (GCP, AWS, Onprem, or Azure), strong understanding of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, etc.), and experience working on ML platforms or supporting ML workloads in production.
This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and secure backend services and platform components, driving infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and monitoring/alerting pipelines, collaborating with product engineering and research teams to deploy, scale, and optimize ML/NLP workloads, leading initiatives to improve system reliability, scalability, and developer experience, contributing to architecture and infrastructure decisions as the platform scales, and championing best practices in code quality, testing, and DevOps culture across the team, along with proficiency in AI-assisted coding and managing AI agents to quickly execute tasks.
AI-based network detection and response solutions
Vectra.ai specializes in AI-based network detection and response (NDR) solutions, focusing on real-time security for cloud environments, SaaS platforms, data centers, and enterprise infrastructures. Its main product, the Cognito platform, captures network metadata and uses machine learning to identify and respond to cyber threats, allowing security analysts to conduct thorough investigations and prioritize critical incidents. Unlike many competitors, Vectra.ai integrates seamlessly with various security tools, enhancing its threat detection capabilities. The company's goal is to help organizations maintain a strong security posture by providing comprehensive solutions that adapt to evolving security needs.