Senior Software Engineer bei Corelight

Corelight is an early-stage security startup based in Santa Clara, CA, downtown San Francisco, and Columbus, OH. We secure some of the most sensitive and mission-critical networks in the world, and our rapidly-growing customer base includes nine of the Fortune 50. Based on the Zeek (formerly Bro) Network Security Monitor, a beloved and widely used open-source framework, Corelight Sensors transform high-volume network traffic into ‘rocket fuel’ for security analytics and operations. Following in the footsteps of successful open-source security companies such as Sourcefire and Tenable, Corelight’s unfair market advantages include its founders: the inventor of Zeek and its key open-source committers. Join Corelight, and help us make the world’s networks safer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Role                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

• Ability to research, identify and design protocol traffic patterns for feature impact analysis.
• Benchmarking performance metrics of different Corelight Sensor features.
• Work to enhance the automation test coverage in current Continuous Integration Framework that will help to capture issues early in the development cycle. 
• Interact and coordinate with cross functional groups, like Development Engineering and Product Management to ensure features developed, meet the requirements
• Work with field support engineers to reproduce the issue observed in the product environment for eventual fix. 
• In addition, Candidate is expected to be a key technical member for the new Corelight Security product line. 

Qualifications

• Expert  in Python and Bash Shell scripting. 
• High degree of familiarity with any IDS/IPS appliance or Open Source tool. 
• Good understanding of packet capture tools like, TCPDUMP, TCPREPLAY, MERGECAP.
• High degree of familiarity in one Linux distribution.
• High degree of familiarity with load generating tools, like, IxLoad, Breakpoint, Load Runner.

A Note on Experience

We understand that no candidate is perfectly qualified for any job. Experience comes in different forms; many skills are transferable; and passion goes a long way. Even more important than your resume is a clear demonstration of dedication, impact, and the ability to thrive in a fluid and collaborative environment. We want you to learn new things in this role, and we encourage you to apply if your experience is close to what we’re looking for.

We also know that diversity of background and thought makes for better problem solving and more creative thinking, which is why we're dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.

 Working at Corelight

In addition to helping to make networks safer around the world, Corelight is a great place to work. We provide competitive salaries, equity and benefits, but those are just table stakes. No matter where you're based, we aspire to make working here one the best experiences of your career.