Arctic Wolf—Senior Developer ( Python , Go , Cloud )

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Description: Job Description At Arctic Wolf, we're not just navigating the cybersecurity landscape - we're redefining it. Our global team of dedicated Pack members is driving innovation and setting new industry standards every day. Our impact speaks for itself: we've earned recognition on the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, Fortune Future 50, and Fortune Cyber 60 lists, and we recently took home the 2024 CRN Products of the Year award. We’re proud to be named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Services and earning a Customers' Choice distinction from Gartner Peer Insights. Our Aurora Platform also received CRN’s Products of the Year award in the inaugural Security Operations Platform category. Join a company that’s not only leading, but also shaping, the future of security operations. Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Senior Developer 2 to be part of making this happen. As a Senior Developer 2, You will work across the full technology stack—building scalable backend services, modern user experiences, and cloud-native solutions. In addition to delivering high-impact features, you will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, drive engineering best practices, and collaborate across teams to shape the technical direction of the platform. You will collaborate closely with our Engineering, Product, and Customer Success teams to guarantee release readiness and high-quality delivery with a heavy focus on automation, reliability, and quality assurance. Required Qualifications - 5+ years of professional experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer. - Strong experience building production-grade applications across both frontend and backend technologies. - Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Go and Python (Bonus - React). - Experience designing and building REST APIs, distributed systems, and microservices architectures. - Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP. - Must have some experience using AI tooling (Claude, CoPilot, etc.) for development, debugging, research, and testing purposes, appropriate for the job and title/level - Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC; e.g. Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation) and configuration management tools - Strong understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases and messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ. - Strong hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, ECS and cloud networking concepts and architecture (VPCs, subnetting, routing, CDNs, load balancers, security groups) - Experience with Azure cloud platform and services - Experience with CI/CD tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bazel) with a focus on deploying to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) - Experience with build tools and systems (e.g., Make, Bazel) - Expertise in release automation and orchestration frameworks/tools - Experience with code quality and security tooling (e.g. SonarQube) - Strong understanding of release engineering principles and best practices - Strong system design, debugging, and performance optimization skills. - Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence engineering decisions across teams. - Experience preparing, reviewing and executing deployment plans, release plans, MOPs and rollback procedures for production environments - Proficiency across multiple operating systems and platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS; Intel, ARM) - Experience leading an Agile/Scrum team - Experience owning or orchestrating large-scale or enterprise software releases - Must have cybersecurity experience. Preferred Qualifications - Experience debugging and deciphering network and/or endpoint device logs - Experience delivering and deploying cloud-based software as well as endpoint software - Experience with monitoring, observability, and alerting platforms (e.g. Grafana/Prometheus/Sentry/Datadog) About the Role You'll be working as a Senior Developer 2 on our MDR Endpoint cloud team, responsible for ensuring quality through automation, executing deployments, and maintaining the reliability of Arctic Wolf's endpoint software across multiple platforms and cloud environments. Some of your day-to-day responsibilities will be: - Act as the technical lead of the team, focused on designing, architecting, and overseeing all the team’s projects - Plan, coordinate, and execute software releases across customer environments and geographies - Design and implement automated builds, testing, deployment, and rollback strategies - Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and workflows for cloud-based services - Build and maintain quality gates and validation frameworks to ensure release readiness - Collaborate with software developers, QA, customer support, and product teams to ensure high-quality delivery - Troubleshoot and resolve deployment issues and assist with root cause analysis - Manage and optimize infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and vSphere environments - Build runbooks and documentation for internal teams and end users - Ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements during deployments - Contribute to continuous improvement of team processes, leveraging automation to ensure efficiency, reliability, and quality - Evaluate and implement new relevant technologies and tools - Mentor junior engineers - Assist and contribute to intra/inter-team planning We value a culture of sharing, so every team has the opportunity to share their work with the entire department during our monthly meetings. Once a year we hold a department-wide Hackathon, teaming up across all R&D teams over four days to collaborate and build cool ideas outside the normal project scope. While innovation is the focus, some of these ideas do make it into our products. About You You're a proactive and detail-oriented professional with a quality-first mindset and a passion for delivering reliable, secure software to customers in dynamic, multi-platform environments. Your DevOps/SRE experience enables you to bridge development ,testing, deployment, and operations seamlessly. Your analytical skills enable you to resolve complex issues efficiently across diverse platforms and cloud environments, while your collaborative mindset ensures effective communication within your team and across cross-functional teams. You are committed to continuous learning and staying current with emerging technologies while maintaining high standards of quality, security, documentation, and process improvement in all projects you undertake We value a culture of sharing, so every team has the opportunity to share their work with the entire department during our monthly R&D Demos. Once a year we hold a department-wide Hackathon, teaming up across all R&D teams over four days to collaborate and build cool ideas outside the normal project scope. While innovation is the focus, some of these ideas do make it into our products. About Arctic Wolf At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2024), Best Places to Work – USA (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – UK (2024), and Kununu Top Company – Germany (2024). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 7,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remains the most trusted name in the industry. Our Values Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good. We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here. We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities. All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including: Equity for all employees Flexible time off and paid volunteer days RRSP and 401k match Training and career development programs Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical, mental health, dental, disability, life and AD&D, and value-added services Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health services Fertility support and paid parental leave On-Camera Policy To support a fair, transparent, and engaging interview experience, candidates interviewing remotely are expected to be on camera during all video interviews. Being on camera fosters authentic connection, improves communication, and allows for full engagement from both candidates and interviewers. We understand that technical, bandwidth, or location-related challenges may occasionally prevent video use. If this applies, candidates are required to notify us in advance so we can explore appropriate accommodations. Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire employee experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodations by emailing recruiting@arcticwolf.com. Security Requirements Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies). Background checks are required for this position. This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). Please note that, if applicable, an offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations.