Staff Software Engineer

About the role

Nozomi Networks is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape the architecture, scalability, and long-term evolution of their OT and IoT cybersecurity platform. This role involves operating at both a technical leadership and hands-on engineering level to drive complex initiatives and mentor team members. The successful candidate will own critical system areas and influence architectural decisions to ensure engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of distributed systems that power our OT/IoT cybersecurity platform
• Drive architecture decisions with a long-term perspective on scalability, performance, and maintainability
• Own cross-team initiatives, aligning engineering efforts with product and business priorities
• Identify and systematically reduce technical debt, improving system reliability and developer productivity
• Act as a technical multiplier, mentoring engineers and raising the bar on design, code quality, and operational excellence
• Define and champion best practices in software design, testing, and observability
• Collaborate closely with Product, SRE, and Security teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
• Influence and improve engineering processes, ensuring effective delivery in a fast-paced agile environment

Required skills

• Distributed systems
• Golang
• C++
• Ruby
• System design
• Algorithms
• Data structures
• Backend architectures
• APIs
• Service-oriented systems
• Automated testing
• Agile
• Networking fundamentals

Nice to have

• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• React
• PostgreSQL
• Data modeling

Benefits

• Health & Wellness
• Financial
• Work-Life Balance
• Flexible Time-Off

About the Company

Nozomi Networks is a leader in OT and IoT cybersecurity, protecting critical infrastructure, industrial, and government organizations from cyber threats. They provide network visibility, threat detection, and operational insight to clients in over 68 countries.