Senior Software Engineer (Python)

• As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own the prototyping and development of new and innovative ideas to further improve Darktrace’s services and offerings while balancing creativity, logical thinking and time constraints to implement novel features
• You’ll find yourself collaborating with a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, project co-ordinators and technical strategists to create cutting-edge projects and optimising solutions to improve both speed and scale. You will also be responsible but not limited to:
• Contributing to projects ranging from rapid prototyping of new ideas to the structured development of existing platforms,
• Advancing our unique methodology for defending against unknown cyber-attacks,
• Embracing innovation and creativity in your approach, alongside traditional project-based development,
• Developing core competencies in various programming languages, with opportunities to specialise in specific technology areas

Benefits

• Active social and charity initiatives including our matched charitable giving scheme and employee recognition scheme
• 23 days paid holiday plus UK bank holidays, increasing to 25 days after two years’ service
• Additional birthday day off
• Salary Sacrifice pension scheme with 4% employer contribution and minimum 5% employee contribution
• Optional BUPA private medical insurance for you and your immediate family
• Life assurance with a benefit of 4x your annual basic salary
• Employee Assistance Programme offering both on-line and telephone support and resources to you and your family
• Cycle to work scheme

• We seek engineers with a solution-focused mindset and an analytical approach to problem-solving. During the interview process, you’ll demonstrate your programming skills and your ability to write production-quality code. Additionally, you should be:
• Knowledgeable or interested in cyber-security and malware forensics,
• Experienced in statistical analysis of static or dynamic systems,
• Knowledgeable about cloud computing environments (beneficial but not essential),
• Comfortable working autonomously and making independent decisions, while also being able to collaborate effectively within a team,
• Experienced with a range of other programming languages such as JavaScript, Rust, and C++ would be beneficial but not essential
• Familiar with Docker and containerisation,