Additional responsibilities will include but are not limited to;
- Work on the backend of the Graylog products in Java together with your team.
- Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of successful large-scale, critical and/or highly complex software.
- Focus on data management, performance optimization, authentication, permission handling, scheduling, and architecture.
- Adapt and improve core elements of Graylog to fit well into on-premises and cloud environments.
- Implementation of OpenSearch management features from within Graylog.
- Backend design, code reviews, automated tests.
- Coach and mentor your peers.
Some of the technology we use at Graylog;
- Java, OpenSearch, ElasticSearch, and MongoDB on Linux
- Maven, IntelliJ, Git, Github, Jenkins
Key Deliverables;
- Within the first 2 months you can expect to complete smaller issues and fix minor bugs to learn about our processes. You’ll have your work reviewed by an experienced core engineer and merged to contribute to the product.
- In the first half year, you’ll start working on your first feature project together with peers from the team. You’ll learn about a specific area of the code and actively contribute to its implementation whilst sharing your progress with the team regularly.
- Within 6-12 months you’ll have your first feature project merged into a release and actively contribute to the release process (by supporting our testing, sharing information, etc.).
A little bit about you;
- 4+ years of professional programming experience, at least in one challenging project.
- Experience producing high-quality Java-based application code.
- Relevant experience in other programming languages (e.g. Golang would be advantageous).
- Experience with OpenSearch/ElasticSearch or another search technology in a production environment.
- Ideally experience with the OpenSearch/ElasticSearch API, Mappings and Index templates.
- Preferably knowledge of web and enterprise environments. Practical experience in the maintenance of an Open-Source project would be ideal.
- Proficient English communication skills.
- Willingness to occasionally travel to our Hamburg, Germany office.
Just some of the reasons why to join Graylog;
- Opportunity to work with a globally distributed and diverse team
- Grow and develop professionally and personally in a fast-growing environment
- Choice of latest equipment to help you succeed
- Monthly allowance to support your commute costs and support outfitting your work-from-home environment
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What We Do
Graylog specialises in delivering top-notch Threat Detection, Investigation, & Response (TDIR) solutions, backed by our latest addition, the Graylog API security platform. As a renowned centralised log management (CLM) and Security Information Event Management (SIEM) provider, we offer unparalleled fast and efficient log analysis capabilities in critical areas such as security, compliance, operations, and DevOps.
Our enterprise solution enables organisations globally to capture, store, and analyse terabytes of machine data in near-real time while our open-source product has been deployed in more than 50,000 installations worldwide, empowering individuals and small teams to perform basic log consolidation, analysis, and search functions at no cost.
Recent achievements for Graylog have been inclusion in the 2021 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, we took home two of the most prestigious cybersecurity awards in SIEM and DevSecOps from Cyber Defence Magazine at RSA in 2023, and 2024 has seen us take home gold and become the Globee Winner for Security Information & Event Management and the 2024 Globee Winner for Threat Hunting, Detection, Intelligence, and Response.
Why Work With Us
We're a remote-friendly company with locations in Hamburg, Munich, London, Boulder, and headquarters in Houston, TX. If you live near an office and want to be part of said office great. Nearish to an office and want to have the ability to hot desk? No problem, and if you're not near an office and wish to work remotely, all good!
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