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Staff Software Engineer

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Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Fri, Oct 30, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days

Job Summary

As the hands-on technical lead for the Firewall pod within Precision Defense, the full-time Staff Software Engineer will build and evolve services connecting NodeZero with WAF management platforms, ensuring accurate remediation guidance and customer outcomes in a remote work environment.

Key responsibilities
  • Own the technical approach for the Web Application Firewall workstream, managing design, delivery, and iteration
  • Design and build reliable integrations with WAF management platforms, accounting for vendor-specific policy models
  • Make regular production-code contributions while leading design and code reviews to enhance quality and operational readiness
Required qualifications
  • Expert-level proficiency in large-scale Python software development
  • 8+ years of experience leading technical work at a Staff or Lead level, including architecture and implementation
  • Working knowledge of WAF platforms and policy models, such as AWS WAF or Cloudflare
  • Proficiency in other modern backend languages like Go or Rust
  • Strong systems-design skills with the ability to translate ambiguous problems into concrete technical plans

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