Bitsight is a cyber risk management leader transforming how companies manage exposure, performance, and risk for themselves and their third parties. Companies rely on Bitsight to prioritize their cybersecurity investments, build greater trust within their ecosystem, and reduce their chances of financial loss.
Built on over a decade of technological innovation, its integrated solutions deliver value across enterprise security performance, digital supply chains, cyber insurance, and data analysis.
We invented the cyber ratings industry in 2011
Over 3500 customers trust Bitsight
Over 600 teammates are dispersed throughout Boston, Raleigh, New York, Lisbon, Singapore, and remote
Bitsight is a recognized industry leader dedicated to making the online world a safer place by helping governments, companies, and NGOs understand and mitigate their cybersecurity risks. We offer exceptional career opportunities and outstanding benefits within a dynamic, high-trust environment that combines the enthusiasm of a startup with the structure and stability of a mature company.
About the role:
We are seeking a highly experienced and collaborative Staff Software Engineer to join one of our diverse, multicultural Engineering teams. Your mission will be to deliver robust, high-quality code within a continuous delivery environment, working in a small, cross-functional Agile team to design and ship key features and evolve our core infrastructure. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be expected to think on your feet, learn quickly, and take full ownership of complex, system-level problems through to resolution, working beyond the boundaries of a single team and raising the bar for engineering practices across the organization, knowing your contributions are securing the digital ecosystem globally. You will thrive on solving intricate challenges and contributing new ideas that drive continuous improvement, supporting a culture that values technical skill development and career progression. This position is based in the Raleigh, NC or Boston, MA area.
Requirements :
Curiosity and a growth mindset, with a passion for continuous learning, seeking out opportunities to expand your knowledge, and stretching yourself and others to achieve goals.
Strong Computer Science fundamentals in system design, data structures, and algorithms.
Ability to own large, loosely defined initiatives from technical design through completion, break the work down so others can build in parallel, and deliver business outcomes on commitments.
Seven (7) years of experience as a Software Engineer building and maintaining a SaaS application.
Proficiency in leveraging AI-powered developer tools to accelerate software development lifecycles, and leading team members in these best practices.
Experience maintaining, building, and optimizing REST APIs.
Strong background in Python development.
Hands-on experience with big data technologies, such as PySpark and the broader Spark and Hadoop ecosystems.
Experience with CI/CD (e.g. Gitlab CI/CD, Jenkins) and container technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience tackling system-level problems of high complexity and wide scope that span multiple components or teams, identifying risks early and driving mitigations.
Experience mentoring other engineers, raising the bar for engineering best practices, and providing technical guidance on decisions that affect other teams.
Experience working with a team of engineers and product managers in delivering a product to end-users.
Responsible, team-oriented, and well-organized.
Excellent communication skills in English - both written and spoken.
Preferred:
Experience with cloud computing environments (E.g., AWS)
Experience with modern Python frameworks and technologies, such as Django, FastAPI, Flask, SQLAlchemy.
Experience integrating AI/ML models into production codebases.
Familiarity with prompt engineering or LLM-based API integrations.
Experience with OpenSearch/Elasticsearch.
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