What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer II - Cloud position at Tanium?
The BasicsTanium, the industry’s leading provider of Autonomous Endpoint Management, is at the forefront of revolutionizing legacy approaches to managing complex security and technology environments. Our platform integrates IT operations, security, and risk into a single, comprehensive solution, delivering visibility, control, and protection at scale. Tanium is trusted by over half of the Fortune 100 and 5 of the 6 branches of the U.S. armed forces. As a Software Engineer II at Tanium, you will embark on an exciting new project focusing on building a robust data transport system and API standardization process. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you will ensure our services achieve top-tier performance, security, and scalability. This is a hybrid position, which will require attendance several days each week in Durham, NC.What you'll doBuild and maintain Tanium's products alongside an agile development teamDesign, develop and test new product ideas from the ground up while working with product management for feedback and inputWork on small teams that tackle big challenges in common components like a common data service tasked with unifying and consolidating endpoint data across the entire ecosystem, handling time series data that drive dash boarding and reporting, and exposing data externally through GraphQL enabling partners (like Salesforce) to easily integrateDelivering higher level services enabled by our core services that directly enable our products and focus on everything from security to operations to auditingEducationBachelor's degree or equivalent experienceCS Degree preferredExperienceEligible to obtain the FedRAMP security clearance 3 years industry experienceExpertise building GraphQL APIsExpertise in Gateway technologies (e.g., Azure Application Gateway, AWS API Gateway, Istio Gateway) to optimize network traffic and streamline communication between servicesExperience building services on top of KubernetesProficiency in infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm Charts, CloudFormation)Experience designing and building high-impact, high-performance, scalable, observable, and maintainable backend services and APIsKnowledge of at least one of Golang (preferred), Node.js, Python, Ruby, Rust, or JavaExperience with HTTP API design and developmentExperience with modern software engineering development and automation tools like git and JenkinsOtherDemonstrates sound judgment for balancing between rapid development, long-term code maintainability and supportabilityBelieves in the power of and the need for writing automated tests as part of developmentExperienced debugger who can put out fires under pressure when things go wrong in production environmentsHas knowledge of a variety of modern software frameworks (server side & browser side) and the versatility to learn new toolsAbout Tanium Tanium delivers the industry's only true real-time cloud-based endpoint management and security offering. Its platform is real-time, seamless, and autonomous, allowing security-conscious organizations to break down silos between IT and Security operations that results in reduced complexity, cost, and risk. Securing more than 32M endpoints around the world, Tanium's customers include Fortune 100 organizations, top US retailers, top US commercial banks, and branches of the U.S. Military. It also partners with the world's biggest technology companies, system integrators, and managed service providers to help customers realize the full potential of their IT investments. Tanium has been named to the Forbes Cloud 100 list for nine consecutive years and ranks on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. For more information on The Power of Certainty, visit and follow us on LinkedIn and X. On a mission. Together. At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions. We are an organization with stakeholders around the world and it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things. Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most. What you’ll get The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $120,000 to $200,000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience.In addition to an annual base salary, team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan, family planning benefits, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life, accident and disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance, and other well-being benefits.For more information on how Tanium processes your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
Salary : $120,000 - $200,000
