Sr. Staff Engineer, Endpoint Security Backend

Join the Future of Security at Netskope

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 in English 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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