What are we looking for?

We are looking for Senior Software Engineer that will be part of our dedicated platform team. We are committed to providing essential services that support the success of other developer teams. Our primary customers are fellow Sentinel One developers who rely on our key services, including identity and user management, metering, and license management. We play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth functioning of these critical components, ultimately empowering our users to achieve their goals seamlessly.
You will join a dedicated international team of software engineers who specialize in authentication, authorization, and enhancing the backend functionality of our Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform. Our team is in the process of evolving our platform into a truly cloud-native, distributed, scalable, and globally available solution. This evolution presents us with exciting technical challenges, such as ensuring the performance and scalability of our platform services and maintaining global data availability and consistency across regions and cloud providers.

What will you do?

• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with cross-functional teams to strategically shape and define system requirements, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
• Design and Drive Projects: Lead the design and execution of high-priority, high-visibility cloud platform projects, ensuring timely delivery and exceptional quality.
• Own Feature Development: Take full ownership of the feature development lifecycle, from refining requirements through to successful production deployment, ensuring seamless integration and functionality.
• Build Secure and Scalable Backend: Develop and maintain a secure, scalable backend infrastructure that serves as the backbone for other development teams, supporting their needs and enhancing overall system performance.
• Ensure Efficiency and Performance: Focus on developing efficient solutions that guarantee backend reliability, scalability, and optimal performance, leveraging best practices and cutting-edge technologies.
• Conduct Code Reviews: Provide constructive feedback during code reviews, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high-quality code standards.
• Troubleshoot Complex Issues: Quickly identify, diagnose, and resolve complex technical issues, minimizing downtime and ensuring smooth operations.

Main Focus Areas

• Global Tenant and Identity Management: Develop and maintain systems for managing tenants and identities on a global scale.
• Centralized Authentication and Token Management: Implement and manage centralized systems for authentication, session management, and access tokens.
• Flexible Access Control Models: Design and support access control systems using various models (RBAC, ABAC, OBAC) to provide flexible permission management.
• High-Performance Services: Operate and optimize high-performance services capable of handling millions of requests per second globally.

Our technology stack is diverse and cutting-edge, designed to support robust and scalable solutions.
Here's a snapshot of the key technologies we use: Java, Spring framework family (Boot, Web, Web-Flux, Cloud) Gradle, Jooq, Python, Golang (as secondary programming languages), Kafka, Postgre SQL, Click House, Redis, Docker, Helm, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP, Github Actions, Argo CD, Prometheus, Grafana

What skills and knowledge should you bring?

You are a passionate software engineer driven to deliver high-quality products. You go beyond just coding; you take accountability for specific deliverables and lead projects from the initial design phase through to final delivery. Being a team player is in your DNA, and you thrive in collaborative environments, contributing effectively to shared goals. Your deep understanding of how technology works, especially in cloud multi-tenant environments, sets you apart. You are not content with routine tasks – you excel at solving complex problems, showcasing your knack for innovation and strategic thinking. Recognizing that our primary customers are developers, you are excited about creating solutions that cater to their specific needs and enhance their overall experience. You are an excellent communicator, both written and verbal.

• Several years of experience in designing services and developing features using Java.
• Proven knowledge in designing and architecting large and scalable cloud-based applications, and developing on public cloud infrastructure.
• Strong familiarity with agile development methodologies.
• Exceptional drive, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Learn and Grow With Us
It's a plus if you have experience with any of these:

• Spring framework family (Boot, Web, Web-Flux, Cloud), Gradle, Jooq.
• Kafka, Redis, Postgre SQL, Click House.
• Docker, Helm, Kubernetes.
• Prometheus, Grafana.
• AWS, Azure, and/or GCP cloud platforms.
• Python and/or Go (part of our software codebase has been written in Python and Go).
• Working with large-scale management systems.
• Optimizing systems for scalability and performance.

If you don't have experience with any/all of these technologies, don't worry - you will have an opportunity to get your hands dirty and learn with us!

What we offer you

Join us to work on real-world problems that have a significant impact by protecting our customers from cyber threats. As part of our core platform team, you will work with cutting-edge technologies and have the opportunity to influence the architecture, design, and structure of our core projects. You will face extraordinary challenges and collaborate with some of the best minds in the industry.

• Flexible working hours, In Prague & nearby we're working in a hybrid model with offices in Karlin (brand new Missouri Park), remotely in the rest of CZ or SK, with optional Brno offices (Clubco Vlněna) for those who like to meet
• Generous employee stock plan in the form of RSUs (restricted stock units) not options; 4 years vesting with 1-year cliff and then quarterly
• Yearly bonus depending on the performance of the company, paid out in 2 installments
• Flexible Time Off (on top of the standard 5 weeks of vacation)
• Flexible Paid Sick Days
• Fully Paid Short Term Sick/Short Term Nursing Leave
• Global gender-neutral Parental Leave (16 weeks, beyond the leave provided by the local laws) & Grandparent Leave
• Volunteering paid day off & Additional paid Company holidays off
• Pension insurance contribution
• Premium Life Insurance covered by S1
• Monthly Meal & Wellbeing Allowance
• Private medical care membership for you and your +1
• Global Employee Assistance Program (confidential counseling related to both personal and work life matters), Wellness Coach:Mind Body Sleep app company access (sessions, audiobooks, classes, private coaching etc.)
• High-end Mac Book or Windows laptop, Home-office-setup gear & on top of that additional WFH Allowance
• Udemy Business platform for Hard/Soft skills Training, internal mentoring 'Mentor One' & Support for your further educational activities/trainings
• Above-standard referral bonus
• On top of RSUs, you can benefit also from our attractive ESPP (employee stock purchase plan)
• Refreshments and snacks at the offices
• Optional company events for those who like to meet outside of work too (sport, BBQ, charity etc.)
• DEI&B programs that promote employee resource groups like Sentinel WIN (Women Inclusion Network), Blk@S1, Latinos@S1, Pan-Asian@S1, Out@S1 (LGBTQIA+) and Sentinels Who Served