Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Dragos, Inc.
$165,000
United States, Maryland, Hanover
1745 Dorsey Road (Show on map)
Oct 23, 2025
Dragos is on a relentless mission to defend industrial organizations that provide us with the necessities of modern civilization; running water, functioning electricity, and safe industrial working environments. As the market leader in ICS/OT Cybersecurity, we are dedicated to arming our customers with best-in-class technology, threat intelligence, and services to protect their systems as effectively and efficiently as possible. We're a remote-first culture with operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC. We're looking for mission-oriented teammates who embody our core values of authenticity, transparency, and trust. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join a mission that can save the world! About the Role: Dragos is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our team in building the leading OT Security Platform. We work in a matrix style engineering organization which means in this role, you will be part of our Backend Community and the new Microsegmentation Product Team. To be successful at Dragos you will need to be passionate about your craft, work well across disciplines, and care deeply about the customers and problems we are solving. The Microsegmentation Product Team is building new capabilities into the market leading Dragos Platform, helping our customers configure their networks around specific applications, workloads, or even individual devices. At Dragos, we don't hire software engineers whose only mission in life is to write code. We are looking for product engineers who yearn to contribute to more than just a code base and who are willing to stretch themselves to accomplish the mission. You are comfortable being uncomfortable. You don't have an ego. You seek to continuously raise the bar, and you don't allow artificial boundaries to impede you from solving difficult problems. Responsibilities: Design and implement robust,testable,high-performance systems and tools in Rust. Optimize existing software architectures to enhance speed and efficiency. Actively participate in all phases of the development lifecycle, including debugging and optimization, ensuring and elevating software quality. Stay informed about the latest advancements in Rust programming, security, and software design principles, helping to foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement. Give and receive peer feedback on a normal cadence as part of our review cycle Qualifications: 5+ years of experiencedevelopingbackend systemsin a fast paced, high performanceteam environment 3+ years of experience in relational databases such as Postgres 3+ years of experience with NoSQL databases such as Elasticsearch 3+ years of experience working in a microservices architecture Solid understanding of Rust Familiarity with networking concepts like VLAN, SDN, and VXLAN Experience integrating with third party devices and data providers Experience incorporating AI tools, models, or services into development workflows Additional qualifications that will help you succeed: Strong understanding of networkingsecurity architecture andconcepts like VLAN, SDN, and VXLAN Experience working with and integrating networking devices such as firewalls, switches, routers, and virtual appliances Experience building information security products Experience with micro-segmentation network configurations Experience with cloud-first development and deployment Experience with Kotlin, Go, and Python in production environments Compensation: Salary: $165,000 Competitive Equity Package Comprehensive Benefits Plan #LI-NH1 #LI-REMOTE Dragos is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local laws. All new hires must pass a background check as a condition of employment.