Senior Software Engineer - Event Sourcing & Stream Processing

Tenable is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our VM Platform team. We are not just building web apps; we are solving a complex Big Data problem. You will build and maintain the high-throughput, event-driven pipelines responsible for processing the history of assets and vulnerabilities.

Requirements

• 4+ years of Backend Engineering experience with a focus on high-volume data processing or distributed systems.
• Strong JVM Proficiency: Deep experience with Java, Kotlin, or Scala is required. You should understand memory management and performance within the JVM ecosystem.
• Event-Driven Architecture: Proven experience with Apache Kafka (preferred) or RabbitMQ. You understand topics, partitions, and how to process streams of data asynchronously.
• Distributed Systems Knowledge: You understand the challenges of microservices, eventual consistency, and data resiliency.
• Stateful Processing Logic: Experience calculating "state" from a history of events. You understand how to take a stream of raw data and "collapse" it into a current status.
• DevOps Mindset: Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code and observability tools like Datadog to monitor metrics and graphs.
• Database Experience: Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL data stores (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, or similar) to store and retrieve state data.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings with company match
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Employee referral program
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Education assistance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Company-paid holidays
• Health and wellness events
• Community programs