The Basics
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Connect team, you will own how Tanium data reaches the rest of our customers' tools. Connect is the module that moves endpoint data and events out of Tanium and into external systems such as SIEMs (security information and event management tools like Splunk), data warehouses, ticketing systems, cloud storage, and email. Customers run thousands of these exports on schedules, and a failed or slow export means their security team is working with stale data.
You'll design and build the services behind Connect, shape its technical direction, and mentor engineers on the team. This role is a strong fit for someone on a path to Staff Engineer.
This position follows the Company's hybrid schedule, which currently requires employees to work in the office a minimum of three days per week at our Durham, NC or Emeryville, CA location. Candidates must be US-based.
What you'll do
- Design and build scalable, reliable backend services in Node.js and Golang that collect, transform, and deliver large volumes of endpoint data to external destinations
- Design and evolve the APIs Connect exposes and consumes, with clear contracts, versioning, and backward compatibility
- Build and maintain integrations (connectors) to third-party platforms, handling their different authentication methods, rate limits, payload formats, and failure behavior
- Own delivery guarantees: retries, backoff, deduplication, and back-pressure (slowing intake when a destination can't keep up), so data is not lost or duplicated
- Build event-driven workflows using NATS (an open-source messaging system where services publish and subscribe to events) and Temporal (an open-source engine that runs multi-step jobs durably, so they resume where they left off after a crash)
- Lead technical design for new Connect capabilities, driving decisions across teams and writing design docs others can build from
- Improve observability (metrics, logs, tracing, alerting) so we find export problems before customers do
- Write unit tests for your code and partner with the QA and automation team on integration and end-to-end coverage, building services that are easy to test
- Debug production issues, find root causes, and build the fix that prevents the next one
- Mentor engineers and help set the team's standards for design, testing, and operations
We're looking for someone withEducation- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- CS degree or related technical field preferred
Experience- 8+ years building and running backend services in production, with a track record of leading designs and influencing direction beyond your own team
- Strong proficiency in Golang or Node.js, and willingness to work in both
- Experience designing APIs (REST, GraphQL, or gRPC) and building event-driven systems (NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar) and multi-step workflows
- Experience integrating with third-party APIs and SaaS products, including OAuth (a standard for letting one app access another on a user's behalf)
- Experience with containers and cloud: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Azure or AWS
- Experience with SQL or NoSQL data stores, plus git and CI/CD pipelines (such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions)
- Proficient with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot)
- Must be eligible to obtain FedRAMP clearance at a minimum (FedRAMP is the US government's security authorization program for cloud services)
Nice to have- Experience with NATS or Temporal (or a similar workflow orchestration tool)
- Experience with SIEM or ITSM platforms (Splunk, ServiceNow) or with security and endpoint data
- Experience with React or TypeScript, or building multi-tenant SaaS services
Other- Sound judgment balancing rapid development against long-term maintainability and supportability
- Believes quality is a shared responsibility and writes tests alongside the code
- Experienced debugger who can handle production fires under pressure and fix root causes
- Comfortable mentoring others and raising the bar for the team
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.
