Senior Backend Engineer

At SentinelOne, we're redefining cybersecurity by pushing the limits of what's possible—leveraging AI-powered, data-driven innovation to stay ahead of tomorrow's threats.

From building industry-leading products to cultivating an exceptional company culture, our core values guide everything we do. We're looking for passionate individuals who thrive in collaborative environments and are eager to drive impact. If you're excited about solving complex challenges in bold, innovative ways, we'd love to connect with you.

We are building SentinelOne's next-generation, cloud-based data pipeline and are looking for a strong backend software engineer. As our new colleague, you should be excited about building systems from scratch, love to take an active role, and be able to quickly dive into complex, large-scale environments and lead them.

By joining our team, you will, among other products, help develop the following products:

• Network Discovery: A product that delivers full visibility into every device on a corporate network. Customers can manage any asset, including those not yet protected or supported by SentinelOne, thanks to machine learning that automatically identifies all IoT devices.
• Vulnerability Management: A platform module that enables customers to analyze and prioritize the vulnerabilities detected by our cybersecurity solutions on their endpoints.

• Own features end-to-end - Join a cross-disciplinary squad of backend and frontend engineers working alongside Windows, Linux, and macOS endpoint specialists - taking ideas from whiteboard to production.
• Build customer-facing security insights - Design, implement, test, and deploy backend services that turn raw cybersecurity events into clear, actionable information.
• Shape our platform's architecture - Lead the design of new modules across several strategic product lines, choosing patterns and technologies for scale, reliability, and performance.
• See your impact - Your work directly improves how customers understand risk and respond, making it a visible part of key company initiatives.

To enable you in your work, we provide company access to various modern AI-powered tools for both R&D and non-R&D tasks.

• 4+ years' backend-development experience.
• Proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: Go (cca 70% of development) or Java. Python is a plus.
• Experience building high-performance, microservices-based backend systems.
• Experience building cloud-native solutions and data pipelines.
• Experience working with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong ability to design solutions that meet product requirements.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a hybrid and/or remote team and lead projects.
• Proven experience developing unit and component tests as part of the development process.

Any of the following would be a plus:

• Hands-on experience with the Kafka ecosystem (Kafka Pub/Sub, Kafka Connect, etc.).
• Experience with AWS, GCP, or another cloud platform.

Join a cutting-edge company tackling extraordinary challenges alongside top industry talent. Enjoy flexible hybrid work in Prague (Karlin), Brno (Clubco), or remotely across CZ/SK. Only Prague-based employees are required to work from the office at least two days per week.

Competitive Benefits Package:

• Stock & Bonuses: Grant of Restricted Stock Units with a 4-year vesting plan, annual performance-based bonuses, and an employee stock purchase plan.
• Time Off & Well-being: Flexible Time Off, on top of the standard 5 weeks vacation, flexible paid sick days, fully paid Short Term Sick/Nursing Leave, 16-week parental leave, grandparent leave, and additional company holidays.
• Insurance & Health: Pension Insurance Contribution, Premium life insurance, Private medical care (for you and +1), and a Global Employee Assistance Program.
• Work Perks: Monthly meal and well-being allowance, high-end MacBook/Windows laptop, work-from-home support, and in-office refreshments.
• Growth & Community: LinkedIn Learning, internal mentoring, educational support, generous referral bonuses, and optional company events (sports, BBQs, charity).

Be part of an inclusive, innovative workplace that values belonging, flexibility, and growth

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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