Netskope (NASDAQ: NTSK) is a leader in modern security and networking for the cloud and AI era. We secure and accelerate cloud, data, and AI in real time, everywhere. Thousands of customers, including more than 30 of the Fortune 100, trust the Netskope One platform, its Zero Trust Engine, and the powerful NewEdge network to gain full visibility and control without performance trade-offs.
At Netskope, our technology is driven by our greatest strength: our people. We believe that belonging powers innovation, and success is both personal and organizational. We embrace differences in gender, ethnicity, beliefs, ability, and identity, creating an environment where every voice is heard and respected. We empower our employees to bring their authentic selves to work, grow their careers through continuous education and mentorship, and lead with transparency and curiosity. Join a team where you belong, where you are encouraged to be an entrepreneur, and where together, we continue to redefine the landscape of security.
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About the role
Please note, this team is hiring across all levels and candidates are individually assessed and appropriately leveled based upon their skills and experience.
The Endpoint Data Security team designs, implements and enhances next-generation endpoint security products. Netskope Endpoint DLP extends the Netskope Cloud DLP solution to data in use on employees’ managed machines protecting it from loss and theft. It seamlessly extends all the advanced solution capabilities of Netskope Cloud DLP to corporate endpoints to consistently identify, monitor and protect sensitive data leaving such endpoints via USB.
What’s in it for you
As a Staff Software Engineer in the Data Protection team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and enhancing client software for Netskope Cloud Security solutions, and solving some of the most challenging cloud access & data security problems for enterprise customers.
In this role you will
- Own complex technical initiatives end-to-end, from technical design through production deployment and operational excellence.
- Set the architectural direction of backend distribution APIs and services to ensure high availability, resiliency, and performance at scale.
- Partner with product, engineering, and infrastructure stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
- Strategically prioritize initiatives and technical workstreams to deliver the highest-impact and most time-sensitive outcomes, while proactively identifying, communicating, and mitigating risks to ensure successful execution.
- Champion engineering best practices across code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability, and incident response.
- Set standards for operational excellence, including monitoring, alerting, on-call processes, and post-incident analysis.
- Perform thorough code reviews and uphold a high standard of technical rigor and maintainability.
- Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Influence newly-surfacing AI development best-practices and help the team be more productive.
- Contribute to technical documentation and promote knowledge sharing across teams.
Required skills and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
- 10+ years of experience building and operating highly available, distributed backend systems in production environments.
- Strong experience designing and developing large-scale backend services using Golang.
- Experience deploying and scaling services within cloud infrastructure.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive, detail-oriented approach.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to express complex technical ideas clearly. The ability to treat others with kindness even in tense situations is very important and valued.
- Experience with AI-assisted development workflows.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and source control systems (e.g., Git, Gitlab, Jenkins).
- Experience with observability tools for metrics, logging, and monitoring (e.g., Datadog, Grafana).
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field required; Master’s degree or higher preferred.
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Compensation:
At Netskope, salary is one component of our competitive total rewards package. The salary range for this position is as listed below. This is a national range. For purposes of complying with applicable laws, the range applies to candidates in California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Washington, and other states.
The successful candidate’s starting pay will also be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, location, and market conditions.
For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the On Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target commission amount at 100% goal achievement.
In addition to salary, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus plan (for non-sales roles) and a stock award program. Candidates may also be eligible for a comprehensive health plan and other benefits that can be reviewed at Netskope Benefits site.
Netskope is committed to implementing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Netskope does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on religion, race, color, sex, marital or veteran statues, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction in which we operate.
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The application window for this position is expected to close within 50 days. You may apply by filling out the below information, or visiting our Netskope Careers site.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field; equivalent work experience may be considered.
- 10+ years of experience building and operating highly available, distributed backend systems in production.
- Strong experience designing and developing large-scale backend services using Golang.
- Experience deploying and scaling services within cloud infrastructure.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive, detail-oriented approach.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
- Experience with AI-assisted development workflows.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and source control systems such as Git, GitLab, or Jenkins.
- Experience with observability tools for metrics, logging, and monitoring such as Datadog or Grafana.
- Master's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
Netskope Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Netskope and has not been reviewed or approved by Netskope.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in U.S. technical roles, with indications that total compensation benchmarks strongly versus peers. Employees are generally pleased with total compensation that includes pay, stock, equity, and benefits.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple medical plan choices alongside dental, vision, disability, HSA/FSA, and EAP, and is often characterized as very good. Employer-verified plan options and regional choices reinforce the breadth and quality of coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes flexible/unlimited PTO, paid holidays, and quarterly wellness days that support rest and flexibility. Paid parental leave is available, commonly cited at 12 weeks for birth parents and 8 weeks for non‑birth parents.
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What We Do
Netskope, the SASE leader, safely and quickly connects users directly to the internet, any application, and their infrastructure from any device, on or off the network. With CASB, SWG, and ZTNA built natively in a single platform, the Netskope Security Cloud provides the most granular context, via patented technology, to enable conditional access and user awareness while enforcing zero trust principles across data protection and threat prevention everywhere. Unlike others who force tradeoffs between security and networking, Netskope’s global security private cloud provides full compute capabilities at the edge. Netskope is fast everywhere, data-centric, and cloud-smart, all while enabling good digital citizenship and providing a lower total-cost-of-ownership.
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