Dragos is on a relentless mission to defend industrial organizations that provide us with the necessities of modern civilization; running water, functioning electricity, and safe industrial working environments. As the market leader in ICS/OT Cybersecurity, we are dedicated to arming our customers with best-in-class technology, threat intelligence, and services to protect their systems as effectively and efficiently as possible. We’re a remote-first culture with operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC. We’re looking for mission-oriented teammates who embody our core values of authenticity, transparency, and trust. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join a mission that can save the world!
About the Role:
Dragos is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our Backend Community Development team. This team supports a wide range of cross-functional product teams by building and maintaining scalable, reliable infrastructure, automation, and shared services.
The ideal candidate will play a key role in accelerating engineering velocity across the organization through robust tooling, platform capabilities, and streamlined development workflows. Collaborating closely with product and engineering teams, this person will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and core backend services that enable efficient development, testing, and deployment.
This critical function ensures consistency, quality, and speed across our software delivery lifecycle, empowering teams to deliver high-impact solutions that protect and enhance operational technology (OT) environments.
Responsibilities:
Our backend community is the heartbeat of the Dragos Platform, playing a pivotal role in the success of our customers’ ability to secure their OT environments.
As a backend engineer you will:
- Design and implement robust, testable, high-performance systems and tools in Rust.
- Optimize existing software architectures to enhance speed and efficiency.
- Actively participate in all phases of the development lifecycle, including debugging and optimization, ensuring and elevating software quality.
- Stay informed about the latest advancements in Rust programming, security, and software design principles, helping to foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
- Give and receive peer feedback on a normal cadence as part of our review cycle
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience developing backend systems in a fast paced, high
performance team environment - 3+ years of experience in relational databases such as Postgres
- 3+ years of experience with NoSQL databases such as Elasticsearch
- 3+ years of experience working in a microservices architecture
- Solid understanding of Rust
- Experience integrating with third party devices and data providers
- Experience incorporating AI tools, models, or services into development
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Additional Qualifications that Will Help You Succeed:
- Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale with a focus on reliability
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud‑native architectures
- Experience with containerization (Docker)
- Strong understanding of observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana)
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines and working with IaC tools (Terraform)
- Experience building information security–focused products or applying secure coding practices
- Experience with Kotlin, Go, or Python in production environments
- Experience mentoring team members or leading technical initiatives
Compensation:
- Salary: $165,000
- Competitive Equity Package
- Comprehensive Benefits Plan
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Dragos is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local laws. All new hires must pass a background check as a condition of employment.
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