Senior Software Engineer – Secure AI Platform (Vancouver, On-Site)
The Company: Varonis (Nasdaq: VRNS) is a leader in data security, fighting a different battle than conventional cybersecurity companies. Our cloud-native Data Security Platform continuously discovers and classifies critical data, removes exposures, and detects advanced threats with AI-powered automation.
Thousands of organizations worldwide trust Varonis to defend their data wherever it lives — across SaaS, IaaS, and hybrid cloud environments. Customers use Varonis to automate a wide range of security outcomes, including data security posture management (DSPM), data classification, data access governance (DAG), data detection and response (DDR), data loss prevention (DLP), and insider risk management.
Varonis protects data first, not last. Learn more at www.varonis.com.
The Role: We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is deeply hands‑on, highly technical, and exceptional at building production systems end‑to‑end to join an engineering team whose mission is to make AI secure for the enterprise. We have a cutting‑edge product and the resources to scale aggressively.
This role is for someone who has spent their career writing code, solving hard problems, and making systems work—not just directing others. If you thrive in fast‑paced environments and want to help shape the future of secure AI, this is the place to do it.
The Location: We are considering candidates who are able to work by onsite, located within physical proximity to Vancouver, Canada.
The Requirements:
- 7+ years of hands‑on software engineering experience.
- Strong startup background—comfortable moving fast and owning large areas of the stack.
- Deep, practical experience building and deploying SaaS platforms on AWS.
- Expert‑level proficiency in Python, including building distributed systems, backend services, and automation tooling.
- Strong DevOps experience in AWS using Terraform, CloudFormation, and related tools.
- Solid networking and security fundamentals, including experience with API gateways and firewalls.
- Proven ability to architect systems, make sound technical decisions, and implement best practices.
- Ability to deliver durable, high‑quality solutions quickly under aggressive timelines.
- Fast learner who can pick up new technologies, codebases, and architectures independently—and then teach others.
- Experience building enterprise‑grade systems, ideally in information security.
- A truly hands‑on mindset: you’ve built systems yourself, end‑to‑end, throughout your career.
The Responsibilities:
- Architect, build, and maintain a robust SaaS platform on AWS using ECS, RDS, VPCs, Redis, and related services.
- Write high‑quality, production‑grade Python code across backend services, infrastructure tooling, automation, and prototypes.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues spanning AWS services, backend code, networking, firewalls, VPNs, and certificates.
- Design and implement solutions informed by modern security architectures such as firewalls and API gateways.
- Own the DevOps function, including infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and operational excellence.
- Make critical technology decisions that ensure reliability, scalability, security, and maintainability.
- Build POCs, prototypes, and system skeletons that accelerate development across the team.
- Mentor teammates by demonstrating how to diagnose issues, build systems, and deliver high‑quality solutions.
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Varonis is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
- Strong startup background and comfort moving quickly while owning large areas of the technology stack
- Deep practical experience building and deploying SaaS platforms on AWS
- Expert-level proficiency in Python, including distributed systems, backend services, and automation tooling
- Strong AWS DevOps experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, and related tools
- Solid networking and security fundamentals, including API gateways and firewalls
- Ability to architect systems, make sound technical decisions, and implement best practices
- Ability to deliver durable, high-quality solutions quickly under aggressive timelines
- Ability to learn new technologies, codebases, and architectures independently and teach others
- Experience building enterprise-grade systems, ideally in information security
- Hands-on experience building systems end-to-end throughout one's career
- Ability to work onsite within physical proximity to Vancouver, Canada
Varonis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Varonis and has not been reviewed or approved by Varonis.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision options that start immediately in some locations. The package is frequently characterized as a strong part of the overall rewards offering alongside other core benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) with company matching (or a pension plan by region), which strengthens the long-term value of the package. Participation is complemented by additional ownership programs that increase total-rewards attractiveness.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity-related rewards such as stock options and an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) are a notable part of the total compensation mix. These elements are often cited as helping offset middling perceptions of base pay, especially where equity participation is accessible.
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What We Do
Varonis is a pioneer in data security and analytics, fighting a different battle than conventional cybersecurity companies. Varonis focuses on protecting enterprise data on premises and in the cloud: sensitive files and emails; confidential customer, patient and employee data; financial records; strategic and product plans; and other intellectual property. The Varonis Data Security Platform detects insider threats and cyberattacks by analyzing data, account activity, perimeter telemetry, and user behavior; prevents and limits disaster by discovering, classifying and locking down sensitive, regulated and stale data; and efficiently sustains a secure state with automation. With a focus on data security, Varonis serves a variety of use cases including data protection, threat detection and response, and compliance. Varonis started operations in 2005 and, as of December 31, 2018, had approximately 6,600 customers worldwide — comprised of industry leaders in many sectors including technology, consumer, retail, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, energy, media, and education.
