Senior Software Engineer - Backend/ Full Stack

The Basics  

Tanium, the industry’s leading provider of Autonomous Endpoint Management, is at the forefront of revolutionizing legacy approaches to managing complex security and technology environments. Our platform integrates IT operations, security, and risk into a single, comprehensive solution, delivering visibility, control, and protection at scale. Tanium is trusted by over half of the Fortune 100 and 5 of the 6 branches of the U.S. armed forces.   

As a Senior Software Engineer at Tanium, you will build and maintain best-of-breed products as part of a nimble development team. You will specifically be a part of a team that is building out a new service that manages all the certificates for our internal services.  

This position follows the Company’s hybrid schedule which currently requires employees to work in the office at one of the following locations a minimum of three days per week: Addison, TX or Durham, NC. 

We’re looking for someone with: 

Education   

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience 
• CS Degree preferred  

Experience   

• Must be eligible to obtain the FedRAMP security clearance at a minimum
• Proficient with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot)
• 5+ years industry experience  
• Experience designing and building high-impact, high-performance, scalable, observable, and maintainable backend services and APIs  
• Knowledge of at least one of Golang (preferred), Node.js, Python, Ruby, Rust, or Java  
• Experience with React, Javascript, or typescript
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform and other infrastructure technology
• Experience with modern software engineering development and automation tools like git and Jenkins  

Other   

• Demonstrates sound judgment for balancing between rapid development, long-term code maintainability and supportability 
• Believes in the power of and the need for writing automated tests as part of development  
• Experienced debugger who can put out fires under pressure when things go wrong in production environments  
• Has knowledge of a variety of modern software frameworks (server side & browser side) and the versatility to learn new tools  

About Tanium 

On a mission. Together. 

At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.   

As a global organization with stakeholders around the world, it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.  

Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for ten consecutive years, and we continue to be recognized worldwide as a great place to work. 

Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.   

What you’ll get

The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $191,000 to $293,000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience.

In addition to an annual base salary, team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan, family planning benefits, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life, accident and disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance, and other well-being benefits.

Tanium is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran status, or other legally protected categories. If you require a reasonable accommodation in searching for a job opening, completing an application, interviewing, or completing any pre-employment testing or requirements, please contact [email protected]. For more information refer to the “Know Your Rights” poster which is available here - https://www.eeoc.gov/poster.

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