Darktrace

Senior Software Engineer (Python)

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9 days ago
Cambridge, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Prototype and develop innovative ideas, services, platforms, and features.
  • Contribute to projects ranging from rapid prototyping to structured development of existing platforms.
  • Advance methodologies for defending against unknown cyber-attacks.
  • Optimize solutions for speed and scale while balancing creativity, logical thinking, and time constraints.
  • Collaborate with engineers, designers, project coordinators, and technical strategists.
  • Develop core competencies across programming languages and specialize in relevant technology areas.

Requirements

  • Demonstrate programming skills and the ability to write production-quality code.
  • Apply a solution-focused mindset and analytical approach to problem-solving.
  • Work autonomously, make independent decisions, and collaborate effectively within a team.
  • Have knowledge of or interest in cybersecurity and malware forensics.
  • Have experience with statistical analysis of static or dynamic systems.
  • Be familiar with Docker and containerization.
  • Knowledge of cloud computing environments is beneficial but not essential.
  • Experience with JavaScript, Rust, and C++ is beneficial but not essential.

Benefits

  • Hybrid position requiring attendance at the Cambridge office at least two days per week.
  • Equal opportunity employer with reasonable accommodations available for qualified applicants with disabilities.
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About Darktrace

1,001-5,000 employees

Darktrace is a global leader in AI cybersecurity, providing the essential cybersecurity platform to secure organizations today and for an ever-changing future. Darktrace AI learns from each business's unique data in real time, detecting threats and intervening against attacks with precision and speed. We are a diverse and inclusive team of over 2,400 employees, each playing a crucial role in protecting nearly 10,000 organizations and communities worldwide from known, unknown, and novel cyber-threats.

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