Software Engineer 4 (MTS 4)

Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 13600 enterprise customers including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500 rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas enterprise data protection business the companys solutions secure and protect data on-premises in the cloud and at the edge. Backed by NVIDIA IBM HPE Cisco AWS Google Cloud and others Cohesity is headquartered in Santa Clara CA with offices around the globe.

Weve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation Product Strength and Simplicity in Design and our culture.

Want to join the leader in AI-powered data security

Job Summary

Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 13600 enterprise customers including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500 rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas enterprise data protection business the companys solutions secure and protect data on-premises in the cloud and at the edge.

Cohesity is seeking a highly experiencedSoftware Engineer IVto lead the design development and evolution of secure scalable and highly available Helios Control Plane services. This role plays a key part in advancing the next generation of platform capabilities that enable customers and strategic partners to efficiently manage automate and govern their environments at scale.

As a senior technical leader you will be working with architecture influence platform strategy and drive execution across engineering teams. You will partner closely with architects product management customer success and field organizations to solve complex distributed systems challenges involving tenant isolation scalability security governance automation and operational excellence. Beyond delivering technology you will shape the long-term vision of Helios services and mentor engineers across the organization.

How Youll Spend Your Time Here

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Define and drive the technical vision architecture and execution strategy for Helios services ensuring scalability security reliability and operational excellence.
• Partner with Architects and Principal Engineers to establish platform standards reference architectures and engineering best practices.
• Lead the design and development of critical platform capabilities that support large-scale enterprise and service provider deployments.
• Influence architectural decisions across multiple teams and drive alignment on long-term platform evolution.

Engineering Excellence

• Drive the execution of strategic technical initiatives and ensure successful delivery of roadmap commitments.
• Participate in and lead architecture reviews design discussions and technical deep dives for complex distributed systems.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices for code quality security observability performance and maintainability.
• Conduct in-depth code and design reviews ensuring solutions meet enterprise-grade quality and scalability requirements.
• Champion automation platform efficiency and operational excellence throughout the software development lifecycle.

Cross-Functional Influence

• Collaborate with multiple team Product Management Customer Success Architecture Security and Partner Engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Act as a key technical stakeholder in strategic customer and partner engagements executive reviews design workshops and proof-of-concept initiatives
• Influence product strategy and roadmap based on customer feedback field insights and emerging industry trends.

What Youll Bring Along

• Bachelors or masters degree in computer science Engineering or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience designing developing and delivering large-scale software systems and distributed applications.
• Strong programming skills in one or more modern languages such as Java Go Python or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL and MongoDB with a solid understanding of database design optimization scalability and performance tuning.
• Experience leveraging AI-powered engineering tools and developer productivity platforms for software design code generation testing debugging code reviews and operational efficiency.
• Proven experience in designing scalable reliable secure and maintainable software architectures.
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles data structures algorithms design patterns and system design.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies microservices architectures APIs and distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) testing methodologies CI/CD practices and operational excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives from design through delivery.
• Excellent problem-solving analytical and debugging skills.
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy and execution for large-scale engineering initiatives
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across teams.
• Experience with observability monitoring automation and site reliability engineering practices.
• Prior experience in Data protection / Backup solution would be added advantage

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In-Office Expectations

Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.

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