Staff Software Engineer

Want to make an impact in AI-driven data protection?

The R&D team at Cohesity is on a mission to help organizations manage and protect their data in smarter and more scalable ways. Our customer-obsessed engineers design innovative solutions that tackle the hardest technical challenges. As a Member of Technical Staff (MTS5), you will play a critical role in enhancing our platform through innovative development, rapid problem-solving, and close collaboration with Product Management, Customer Support, System Engineers, and our customers, reporting to the Senior Manager of Engineering.

We are a passionate team of builders who thrive on diagnosing, scaling, and solving complex challenges. We value high-quality execution, collaboration, and customer focus, and we’re looking for engineers who take pride in delivering innovative, reliable solutions while supporting and mentoring teammates.

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE

o Lead a small team in designing, developing, and supporting features for on-prem and cloud platforms.

o Mentor engineers on writing testable and maintainable code and drive the development of complete feature sets.

o Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineers, Architects, Product Managers, Designers, and Support teams to drive technical solutions.

o Perform in-depth root cause analysis, troubleshoot and fix complex product issues, and develop tools to accelerate problem resolution.

o Own the delivery of features and fixes with clear communication, risk management, and timely execution.

Example: “You will use strong debugging and coding skills to identify and resolve critical customer issues within our data management platform, improving reporting time by 30% within 12 months.”

WE’D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING

o BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

o 8+ years of experience developing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems, microservices, and SaaS architectures.

o Strong programming experience, like Golang, C++ or Java.

o Expertise in analyzing, debugging, and troubleshooting complex technical problems.

o Familiarity with open-source technologies such as Kafka, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Apache Flink, or Confluent Schema Registry.

o Experience working with tools like JIRA, GitHub, and TestRail.

o Proven track record of leading projects end-to-end, including customer rollout.

o Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

o Exposure to the Data Management domain is highly desirable.