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About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>At ExtraHop, we’re on a mission to protect and empower the connected enterprise. We reveal what is happening in the very infrastructure that sustains businesses, lives, and communities, and ensure the integrity of networks, data, systems, and processes. Organizations rely on ExtraHop to provide visibility into the cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and network performance issues that evade their existing security and IT tools. With this insight, organizations can investigate smarter, stop threats faster, and keep operations running.</p> <p>Our mission is fueled by a profound social and moral responsibility to be the best at what we do, ensuring a secure world where everyone can thrive. If this sounds like a place you’d like to spend the next chapter of your career, we’d love to hear from you. </p></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Submit your resume here to express interest. We review general engineering applicants regularly and will reach out as relevant roles become available.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Our engineering organization builds the foundation, services, and capabilities that power ExtraHop’s industry leading products. Engineers at ExtraHop work across a wide range of challenges that include systems level development, performance optimization, distributed services, network data processing, and user facing features.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We offer an engaging and collaborative environment where engineers are encouraged to design thoughtfully, communicate clearly, and deliver high quality solutions. We value curiosity, ownership, and a willingness to dive deep into complex technologies while contributing to a positive, inclusive culture.</span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>General Key Responsibilities</strong></span></h1> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design, build, and maintain high quality software components that contribute to ExtraHop’s core platform and product capabilities.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Collaborate closely with engineering peers, product management, UX, QA, and other partners to define requirements, architecture, and implementation details.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and architectural planning to ensure quality, stability, scalability, and long term maintainability.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Debug, troubleshoot, and improve software running in real world customer environments.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Support performance, scalability, and reliability initiatives through measurement, analysis, and optimization.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Contribute to test automation, CI/CD processes, and modern engineering practices.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Participate in agile development methodologies and help continuously improve team processes.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrate ownership, technical curiosity, and a commitment to continuous learning.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Model ExtraHop’s core engineering values which include collaboration, kindness, customer focus, and building technology that matters.</span><br><br></li> </ul> <h1><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Often Required Qualifications</strong></span></h1> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong programming skills in one or more of the following languages: Go, Python, C, C++, Rust, JavaScript, or TypeScript.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience developing software on Linux or Unix environments, including debugging, tooling, and common developer workflows.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Understanding of networking fundamentals and common Layer 2 through Layer 7 protocols.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Familiarity with secure development concepts including encryption fundamentals and modern authentication ideas such as TLS, SAML, or OIDC.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ability to design and implement software with an emphasis on code quality, maintainability, and reliability.</span><br><br></li> <li…