Senior Platform Engineer

Austin, TX Until 8/23/2026 First posted March 22, 2025 Last posted March 22, 2025
Job description
Senior Platform Engineer

Role Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a software platform that
Exposes Linux security instrumentation information
Processes and stores information into a database
Publishes information for consumption by a distributed system
Ensure all software has high unit test coverage, and works on multiple Linux platforms
Perform performance analysis on software, execute tuning, and calculate throughput

Job Requirements


Programming languages needed, in particular C, Go, or Bash
Strong understanding of the Linux operating system
Understanding of good security practices for system service processes
Design or software architecture experience
Understanding of software deployment, packaging and installation techniques
Understands the value of CI/CD and TDD, is able to write high-quality, tested code

Bonus Qualifications

Use of publish-subscribe technologies such as Kafka
Use of technologies such as Zookeeper or Consul
Has contributed upstream to Open Source projects such as the Linux kernel or other high-profile projects

Education/Qualifications

BA/BS or MA/MS degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

About this role

Summary

Develop and maintain Linux security software, optimize performance, ensure high-quality, tested code

Job title

Senior Platform Engineer

Experience level

senior level

Industry

software

Location requirements

Austin, TX, on-site role

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

cgobashlinuxsecurity practicessoftware architecturedeploymenttdd

Preferred skills

kafkazookeeperconsulopen source contributions

Specializations

linuxsecuritydatabaseperformanceci/cd
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Austin, TX, USA

On-site City