Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
8+ years of professional software engineering experience
Experience designing and implementing distributed systems or large-scale applications
Hands-on experience with AI-powered products, including LLM integrations
Experience building a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in production
Proficiency in modern programming languages like Go, C++, Java, or Python
Strong understanding of software design patterns and algorithms
Responsibilities
Design and develop high-scale, distributed backend systems for AI visibility and control
Build services using LLM APIs and tool-calling frameworks
Utilize AI coding assistants and review AI-generated code
Architect technical solutions balancing performance, reliability, and security
Collaborate with product management and UX to define requirements and deliver solutions
Lead code reviews and provide technical feedback to the team
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering process improvements
Benefits
Access to cutting-edge AI security technology
Opportunity to shape a product at the forefront of AI security
Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
Focus on continuous improvement of engineering practices
Mentorship opportunities for professional growth
Full Job Description
Summary/Objectives
Tanium is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build a new AI Security solution that enables the world's largest enterprises to secure AI agents and the endpoints they run on. In this full-stack role with a strong emphasis on backend engineering, you will design and develop high-scale, distributed systems that give customers visibility into and control over agentic AI across their environments. The ideal candidate brings a deep understanding of building reliable, performant services at scale, a strong foundation in security principles, and hands-on familiarity with the technologies that power AI agents and agent harnesses, such as LLM integrations, tool-calling frameworks, and the Model Context Protocol. This is an opportunity to shape a product at the forefront of AI security and make a significant impact at a company dedicated to transforming how organizations manage and secure their technology environments.
Essential Job Functions
Design and develop high-scale, distributed backend systems that give customers visibility into and control over agentic AI across their environments
Build services and integrations using LLM APIs, tool-calling frameworks, and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and design retrieval (RAG) and data pipelines that support AI-driven capabilities
Use AI coding assistants and agent tooling effectively in day-to-day development, and review, refactor, and debug AI-generated code with sound judgment
Design and develop robust, scalable, and maintainable software features and systems across the full software development lifecycle
Architect technical solutions that meet complex product requirements while balancing performance, reliability, and security considerations
Collaborate with product management, UX, and peer engineers to define requirements, estimate effort, and deliver high-quality solutions on schedule
Lead code reviews and provide constructive technical feedback to elevate engineering standards and promote best practices across the team
Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex software defects and performance bottlenecks in both development and production environments
Mentor and support the growth of junior and mid-level engineers through knowledge sharing, pairing, and technical guidance
Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering processes, tooling, and development practices to increase team velocity and code quality
Partner with security and infrastructure teams to ensure software is developed and deployed in alignment with Tanium's security and compliance standards
Minimum & Preferred Job Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
Experience
8+ years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production-quality software
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing distributed systems or large-scale, high-availability applications
Experience building and shipping AI-powered products or agents at scale, including LLM integrations and tool-calling
Hands-on experience building a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server or integration that ran in a production environment
Experience building retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and the data pipelines that support it
Experience building backend services and enterprise web applications that serve large user bases (for example, millions of users)
Experience with the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, and deployment
Preferred: Experience working in a cybersecurity, SaaS, or enterprise software environment
Preferred: Foundation in security principles, such as secure design, authentication and authorization, and threat modeling
Preferred: Familiarity with cloud infrastructure platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Other
Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages such as Go, C++, Java, Python, or similar
Ability to prompt AI coding tools effectively and to read, understand, refactor, and debug the resulting code, regardless of language
Strong understanding of software design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
Experience with version control systems, particularly Git, and collaborative development workflows
Preferred: Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
Preferred: Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks
Core Competencies
Tanium Competencies:
Demonstrates initiative and motivation
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Team player
Person of high ethics and integrity
Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment
Security & Privacy Roles & Responsibilities
All roles at Tanium have access to Tanium Confidential Information, therefore, Tanium assigns a universal Position Risk Designation to all roles to hold everyone to the highest possible standard. All roles at Tanium are subject to the following requirements:
Protection of Tanium information and other assets
Compliance with Tanium policies and terms of applicable agreements with Tanium
Additional privacy and security-specific duties, skills and qualifications relevant to the role, if any:
This role involves access to internal systems, administrative credentials, and cloud infrastructure. The individual in this position is expected to handle such access responsibly and in strict accordance with Tanium's security policies, access control procedures, and data handling guidelines.
About Tanium
Tanium is an American cybersecurity and systems management company. The company provides security and IT operations solutions for enterprises and government organizations. Tanium's platform provides real-time visibility and control over endpoints, including laptops, servers, virtual machines, containers, and cloud infrastructure. The company's products are used by organizations in a variety of industries, including finance, healthcare, retail, and government. Tanium was founded in 2007 by Orion Hindawi and his father David Hindawi. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
