Staff Software Engineer

About CyberArk:
CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), is the global leader in Identity Security. Centered on privileged access management, CyberArk provides the most comprehensive security offering for any identity – human or machine – across business applications, distributed workforces, hybrid cloud workloads and throughout the DevOps lifecycle. The world’s leading organizations trust CyberArk to help secure their most critical assets. To learn more about CyberArk, visit our CyberArk blogs or follow us on X, LinkedIn or Facebook.

Staff Software Engineer Job Description

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify new opportunities and advocate for and implement improvements to the current state of projects.
• Collaborate with technological experts in the same domain across other teams in the organization, driving cross-team collaboration for direct projects.
• Take a leading role in features or refactors within the specific domain and align the team with the CyberArk Tech Radar.
• Solve challenging and complex issues or bugs in their domain of expertise within the group.
• Review implementations related to their domain of expertise.
• Teach and guide developers in the group.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Code, test, debug, and implement solutions into production.
• Develop and review unit test cases to ensure comprehensive unit testing.
• Diagnose and fix product issues found internally or in the field.
• Interface with Support to handle customer escalation issues.
• Mentor junior team members in their assigned tasks and technical skill development.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn and work with any programming language as needed.
• Maintain critical thinking and awareness of industry trends and tools.

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Critical Skills

• 7-10 years of experience in enterprise-scale application development and hands-on software development, with recent experience preferably in a cloud/SaaS environment.
• BS in Computer Science or an equivalent combination of technical education and work experience.
• Expertise and hands-on experience with web services (e.g., REST, SOAP).
• Extensive experience in JavaScript and DOM manipulation.
• Proficient in React for building modern web applications.
• Proficiency in Python, with at least intermediate-level experience (e.g., candidates with primary expertise in languages like Java but with Python experience are acceptable).
• Experience with any cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with general software development release lifecycle, source code management, and defect management methodologies.
• Ability to complete highly detailed tasks with strict attention to detail, quality, and timeliness.
• Strong organizational and self-management skills.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient understanding of SQL and relational databases.

Highly Desired Skills

• Knowledge of Go programming language, paradigms, constructs, and idioms (e.g., familiarity with Goroutines, channel patterns, or router packages like Gorilla Mux) is a plus.
• Working experience with AWS and/or Azure.
• Knowledge and experience with authentication standards such as OpenID or OAuth.
• Solid understanding of security and networking implementation and best practices.
• Knowledge and experience with serverless architectures and technologies (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, or GCP Cloud Functions).

Education/Experience

• 3+ years of experience with React.
• 3+ years of experience with Python.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to and learn new programming languages as needed.