Curious about what it’s like to work at Cognyte?
At Cognyte, you'll collaborate with expert colleagues around the globe to solve problems most people will never even know exist.
You'll be part of building unique solutions shaped by real investigative methodologies, enabling our customers to identify, investigate, visualize, and prevent criminal, terror, and security threats worldwide.
These solutions are used by law enforcement, national security, and military intelligence agencies in nearly 100 countries to turn massive volumes of data into clear, actionable intelligence for a safer world.
At Cognyte, we create cutting-edge investigative analytics software that accelerates investigations and helps customers detect and respond to real security threats, cyber threats, financial crimes, and more.
We're looking for a Backend Developer to join our team in Florianópolis (SC) / Brazil. You'll build high-performance services that process real-time data in mission-critical environments.
What you'll do
· Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend services in modern C++ on Linux
· Process high-throughput data streams with a focus on reliability and low latency
· Integrate services with databases, APIs, and distributed components
· Investigate complex production issues and optimize performance
· Ship and maintain applications in containerized environments (Docker / [Kubernetes])
· Improve our automation, testing, and engineering practices
What you bring
· Professional experience with C++
· Solid experience developing on Linux
· Knowledge of multithreading, memory management, and performance tuning
· Familiarity with networking concepts (TCP/IP, sockets)
· Experience with databases and service integration
· Advanced English proficiency
Nice to have
· Experience with telecom or network protocols ([e.g., SIP, RTP, ASN.1])
· CMake, CI/CD, and automated testing (unit and integration)
· Docker / Kubernetes
· Python for tooling and testing
Skills Required
- Professional experience with C++
- Solid experience developing on Linux
- Knowledge of multithreading, memory management, and performance tuning
- Familiarity with networking concepts, including TCP/IP and sockets
- Experience with databases and service integration
- Advanced English proficiency
- Experience with telecom or network protocols such as SIP, RTP, or ASN.1
- CMake, CI/CD, and automated unit and integration testing
- Docker and Kubernetes
- Python for tooling and testing
Cognyte Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cognyte and has not been reviewed or approved by Cognyte.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, mental‑health support, and FSA options. Coverage is generally portrayed as solid within a well‑rounded package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes generous PTO, paid holidays, floating holidays, wellness days, and paid volunteer time. These elements indicate a comprehensive time‑off offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Work setup includes flexible schedules and hybrid/remote options highlighted across public materials. Flexibility is emphasized alongside the core benefits offering.
Cognyte Insights
What We Do
Cognyte is a leading software-driven technology company focused on solutions for data processing and investigative analytics that allow customers to generate Actionable Intelligence for a Safer World™. We empower law enforcement, national security, national and military intelligence agencies, and other organizations to navigate an increasingly complex threat landscape with greater speed, accuracy, and precision.
Why Work With Us
Driven by curiosity and a purpose with real-world impact, we place innovation at the core as we tackle complex, fascinating challenges where bold questions forge real breakthroughs.
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