*Senior Backend Engineer - Collection Engineering
Summary
Senior Backend Engineer on SentinelOne's Collection team, building next-generation cloud-based security platform services (EDR/XDR, remote operations) deployed across millions of endpoints. Day-to-day spans designing and implementing large-scale microservices and data pipelines in Python or Go, using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like AWS/GCP.
Our Purpose
At SentinelOne, we are driven by a clear purpose: to give the advantage to those who secure our future. As AI reshapes how organizations build, operate, and innovate, the responsibility to protect them becomes more critical than ever. When you join SentinelOne, your work helps protect global enterprises, critical infrastructure, and the technologies shaping tomorrow. If you are motivated by meaningful challenges and want your impact to be real, measurable, and global, you will find purpose here.
About Us
SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. Our AI-native platform unifies protection across endpoint, cloud, identity, data, and AI systems to deliver autonomous detection and response with clarity and speed. By combining real-time analytics, intelligent automation, and a unified data foundation, we reduce noise, simplify complexity, and empower security teams to focus on what truly matters.
Our teams are builders, problem-solvers, and innovators committed to shaping the future of security. If you are excited to solve hard problems alongside talented, mission-driven people, we invite you to help us build a safer future for humanity.
What Are We Looking For?
We’re looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts. Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes.
As a Senior Back-end engineer you will be building SentinelOne’s next-generation cloud-based security platform and are looking for a strong backend software engineer. You’ll enjoy building systems from the ground up, working hands-on in complex, large-scale environments, and taking ownership to drive solutions forward.
What will you do?
- The Collection team leads projects that directly impact the company's bottom line, focusing on areas such as remote operations, EDR, and XDR. Our initiatives start from concepts and evolve into products deployed across millions of endpoints and servers
- This multidisciplinary team comprises experts in backend, frontend, and endpoint technologies (Windows, Linux, Mac), enabling us to independently ideate, develop, and deliver solutions at scale.
- As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will implement innovative projects from inception to implementation, shaping the architecture, design, and development of new modules within our comprehensive security platform. Operating across multiple strategic product lines, you’ll have a direct and visible impact on the success of key company initiatives.
What skills & knowledge should you bring?
You're a backend engineer who's happiest building things from the ground up and watching them run at scale. Here's what we imagine you bring:
- 5+ years designing and building backend systems in a high-level programming language (Python, Go, Java or similar).
- A track record with high-performance, microservices-based architectures — and the cloud-native solutions and data pipelines that feed them.
- Fluency across the modern backend stack: SQL and NoSQL databases, Docker and Kubernetes, and a major cloud platform like AWS or GCP.
- The instinct to turn product requirements into solid technical design, backed by the discipline to cover your code with unit and component tests.
- Strong communication and the confidence to lead projects and collaborate across hybrid and remote teams.
Bonus points if you also bring:
- Hands-on experience with the Kafka ecosystem (pub/sub, Kafka Connect, and the rest).
- A feel for large-scale management systems and squeezing out performance.
- Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform / Terragrunt.
- Another language in your back pocket — Rust, C++, Java, C#, or similar
Why us?
We are at the forefront of the most dominant space of the Cyber Security market. You'll be working closely with some of the best researchers on the planet on the most innovative and challenging features that will shape the future of Cyber Security. You will be part of a truly global team that is rapidly growing around the world, on an amazing journey of success. You will work with great people in an open, fun environment, and you will be part of an organization that truly values its people.
- Study Funds- SentinelOne contributes 7.5% over your base salary (no tax ceiling is applied), and employees contribute 2.5% of their base salary
- Pension fund- SentinelOne contributes to your pension fund according to local law. Pension contribution may vary based on the selected plan.
- RSUs- 4 years vesting with 1-year cliff and then quarterly.
- Annual bonus (depending on the performance of the company) paid out in 2 cycles
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan- The plan enables employees to purchase SentinelOne stocks at discounted prices vs. market value. (the plan is subject to local taxation)
- Company time off and holidays
- Private medical insurance
- Meal allowance
- Home office allowance
- Hybrid work model- The possibility of working both from the office and working from home
- Parental Leave - Embracing a new child into the family is a unique moment for everyone! In support of that, we offer 20 weeks of fully paid leave for the birth parent and 12 weeks of paid leave for the non-birth parent
- Employee Assistance Program- Psychological sessions with certified therapists to help you overcome stress, personal and professional challenges
- Free Parking in our office building
- Music Room fully equipped room
- Wellness- workout sessions and a wellness app
SentinelOne is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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