Software Senior Engineer
Barracuda Networks, Inc.3 months ago
United Kingdom (city not specified)Mid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Design and implement core components of Barracuda’s Zero Trust platform.
- Build and enhance a cloud-native policy enforcement engine.
- Integrate services across distributed data-plane and security systems.
- Analyze and improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Troubleshoot networking and system-level issues in production environments.
- Collaborate with engineers, technical leads, and cross-functional teams.
- At the senior level, lead design initiatives, drive architectural decisions, mentor junior engineers, and own complex features end to end.
- Influence best practices in performance, scalability, and security.
Requirements
- Intermediate level requires 3–5 years of experience; senior level requires 5+ years.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Strong programming skills; senior candidates need advanced proficiency in Go, Rust, or C/C++ and strong system design skills.
- Understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP, HTTP/HTTPS, and TLS basics; senior candidates need deep knowledge of Layer 4–7 protocols and secure networking concepts.
- Experience building and operating scalable, cloud-native systems for senior-level candidates.
- Ability to design, optimize, and refactor complex systems.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, mentorship, collaboration, and cross-team communication skills.
- Nice-to-have experience includes Windows or macOS systems programming, security products, Zero Trust, network security, performance tuning, and low-level system debugging.
Benefits
- Diverse and equitable work environment with equal employment opportunity.
- Internal mobility, cross-training, and opportunities for career advancement.
- Team environment where employees can voice opinions and make an impact.
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About Barracuda Networks, Inc.
Barracuda Networks builds cybersecurity products and services for businesses and managed service providers, spanning email protection, application and network security, data protection/backup, and managed XDR delivered as appliances and SaaS. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Campbell, CA, it is privately held by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Customers use Barracuda to secure cloud and on‑premise environments across Microsoft 365 and other enterprise workloads.