Software Engineer III | AI/ML

ExtraHop provides Network Detection and Response solutions that help organizations detect, investigate, and mitigate cyber risks. The Software Engineer III will build reliable, scalable platform components and customer-facing AI/ML features, including software supporting models, agentic processes, data pipelines, and behavioral detectors.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain software components that support AI/ML models, agentic processes, and data pipelines
• Contribute to the monitoring, evaluation, and improvement of algorithms used in behavioral detectors
• Participate in agile development processes, code reviews, and technical discussions
• Collaborate with senior engineers, data scientists, and threat researchers to integrate AI/ML features into the broader product architecture
• Implement well-scoped features and technical improvements with limited guidance from senior team members
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to engineering standards and best practices
• Help identify and address technical debt to continually improve our codebase and technical stack
• Stay current on the latest cybersecurity threats, trends, and technologies to contribute to product enhancements
• Assist in the documentation of product features, technical specifications, and engineering guides
• Support a culture of curiosity, collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement

Preferred

• Familiarity with machine learning, statistics, or a related quantitative discipline
• Experience with other languages such as Go, or an equivalent programming language
• Familiarity with building distributed, highly available cloud based systems, preferably on AWS
• Experience with cloud services on AWS or Azure (EKS / RDS / S3 / SQS / EC2 / IAM)
• Experience with infrastructure as a software tooling, such as HashiCorp (Packer, Vault, Terraform)
• Experience in API development, PostgreSQL database design, or SQL query performance optimization
• Familiarity with machine learning applications in cybersecurity or NDR environments
• Knowledge of tools and frameworks commonly used in network detection and response
• Understanding of threat detection, intrusion prevention, and incident response strategies
• Machine Learning
• Statistics
• Quantitative Disciplines
• Go Programming
• Distributed Systems
• High Availability Systems
• Cloud Computing
• AWS
• Azure
• EKS
• RDS
• S3
• SQS
• EC2
• IAM
• Infrastructure as Code
• Packer
• Vault
• Terraform
• API Development
• PostgreSQL Database Design
• SQL Query Optimization
• Cybersecurity Machine Learning
• Network Detection
• Response
• NDR Tools
• Threat Detection
• Intrusion Prevention
• Incident Response

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Flexible PTO, Sick Time Prorated Based on Date of Hire, and All Federal Holidays (US Only) + 3 Days of Paid Volunteer Time
• Non-Commissioned Positions may be eligible to participate in the Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan
• FSA and Dependent Care Accounts + EAP, where applicable
• Educational Reimbursement
• 401k with Employer Match or Pension where applicable
• Pet Insurance (US Only)
• Parental Leave (US Only)
• Hybrid and Remote Work Model

Company

• Real-time network intelligence for enterprise security and IT
• Seattle, Washington, USA
• http://www.extrahop.com/
• Founded in 2007
• 501-1000 employees

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 4+ years of professional software development experience, preferably in backend, cloud, or security related systems
• Solid knowledge of Python, with strong general programming fundamentals
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile development practices
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Strong problem-solving skills, a self-starter mentality, and the ability to take ownership and deliver well-defined technical tasks
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently with limited guidance in a fast-paced team environment
• Desire to grow in the intersection of software engineering, cybersecurity, and AI/Machine Learning
• Familiarity with machine learning, statistics, or a related quantitative discipline
• Experience with other languages such as Go, or an equivalent programming language
• Familiarity with building distributed, highly available cloud based systems, preferably on AWS
• Experience with cloud services on AWS or Azure (EKS / RDS / S3 / SQS / EC2 / IAM)
• Experience with infrastructure as a software tooling, such as HashiCorp (Packer, Vault, Terraform)
• Experience in API development, PostgreSQL database design, or SQL query performance optimization
• Familiarity with machine learning applications in cybersecurity or NDR environments
• Knowledge of tools and frameworks commonly used in network detection and response
• Understanding of threat detection, intrusion prevention, and incident response strategies
• 4+ years of professional software development experience, preferably in backend, cloud, or security related systems.

Required skills

• API Development, Azure, Cybersecurity, Docker, Git, Kubernetes, Machine Learning, PostgreSQL, Python, SQL, Terraform

Experience

• 4+ years