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We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to contribute to Qualys’ next‑generation cloud security platform. You will collaborate with experienced engineers and architects to prototype, design, develop, and support a massively scalable, AI‑augmented SaaS security product.
In this role, you will work with a world‑class engineering team tackling complex distributed‑system challenges, processing millions of transactions and terabytes of data daily, and delivering intelligent, high‑performance security solutions.
- Research, prototype, and develop innovative solutions to advance Qualys’ security product portfolio, including the integration of modern AI/ML‑based analytics and automation.
- Co-develop Qualys’ next-generation cloud‑native SaaS security platform with a strong focus on scalability, performance, and reliability.
- Design and build high‑performance APIs, libraries, and microservices capable of supporting massive workloads involving millions of transactions and large‑scale data processing.
- Deliver clean, maintainable, high‑quality software following strong architectural, design, and coding principles.
- Continuously evaluate, adopt, and apply next‑generation technologies, including AI tools, cloud‑native frameworks, and distributed‑system patterns.
- Architect and implement microservices using the Spring Boot framework, ensuring robustness, observability, and security.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate AI‑driven insights into product workflows.
- 4–7 years of hands-on experience in Java backend development with strong expertise in the Spring Boot framework.
- Strong programming and design skills with proficiency in object‑oriented design, prototyping, development, testing, and performance optimization.
- Experience with Kafka or similar messaging middleware for high‑throughput distributed applications.
- Proficiency in in‑memory caching technologies such as Redis or Memcached.
- Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Expertise with RDBMS systems (preferably Oracle).
- Experience with NoSQL databases (preferably Cassandra).
- Working knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and related CI/CD practices.
- Exposure to or interest in leveraging AI/ML tools, automation frameworks, or analytics systems in backend engineering is a plus.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Prior experience in developing cloud‑native, distributed, or AI‑enabled backend systems is beneficial.
Skills Required
- 4 - 7 years of hands-on experience in Java backend development
- Strong expertise in Spring Boot framework
- Experience with Kafka or similar messaging middleware
- Proficiency in in-memory caching technologies such as Redis or Memcached
- Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
- Expertise with RDBMS systems preferably Oracle
- Experience with NoSQL databases preferably Cassandra
- Working knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and related CI/CD practices
Qualys Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Qualys and has not been reviewed or approved by Qualys.
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Affordable Benefits — Benefits costs are widely viewed as low for employees and dependents, with healthcare often described as almost fully paid for. Feedback suggests this affordability helps offset perceptions of lower base pay in some roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare offerings are broad, including multiple medical plan options, dental and vision coverage, mental health support, and disability insurance. Benefits are described as “pretty amazing” or “great,” reinforcing perceived quality and coverage depth.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is accessible through company stock plans and an employee stock purchase plan. Compensation packages commonly include equity alongside salary and bonus, which some consider a meaningful part of total rewards.
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What We Do
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings. The Qualys Cloud Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.qualys.com
