Software Engineer

Job ID 25-641

Come join our passionate team! Barracuda is a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats. Our platform protects email, data, applications, and networks with innovative solutions, and a managed XDR service, to strengthen cyber resilience. Hundreds of thousands of IT professionals and managed service providers worldwide trust us to protect and support them with solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use.

We know a diverse workforce adds to our collective value and strength as an organization. Barracuda Networks is proud to be an employer that complies with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity regardless of race, gender, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.

Envision yourself at Barracuda

Barracuda’s Application Security team builds our Web Application Firewall (WAF) and WAF-as-a-Service product lines, protecting against the latest web application threats such as API attacks, bots, and client-side attacks. Our customers range from top-5 global banks and oil companies to small businesses who lack IT expertise – therefore, a key focus of our engineering efforts is using automation and Machine Learning to help our customers detect threats and tune their configuration for maximum security. We are looking for highly skilled and passionate Senior Software Engineer to join our data path and cloud intelligence team.

As a Software Engineer, you will be working closely on the reverse proxy engines and cloud technologies, interacting with product managers, customers, and developers to design, develop, test, and deliver new and innovative features on the security engine of the AppSec range of products. So, if you've got what it takes to excel in this role, we would like to talk to you!

Tech Stack

• Strong practical Linux skills
• Solid experience in C, C++, python programming languages
• Experience in working with multithreaded, asynchronous programming
• Experience working on Datapath/packet path, familiar with inline debugging, real time environments.
• Domain knowledge of Firewalls, SSL protocols, WAFs, Web applications or any network/cloud security products.
• Experience with scale and performance fine tuning of the software systems
  
  

What You’ll Be Working On

• Our WAF product includes a high performance demanding deep packet inspection engine with reverse proxy architecture, interacting with our Active Threat Intelligence (ATI) cloud, which uses Machine Learning and Big Data to identify bots and other threats to our customers’ applications.
• Design and develop new feature/enhancements. Troubleshoot, fix, and test product issues to resolve complex problems
• Understand performance and security implications of how the design/code impacts the product
  
  

What You Bring To The Role

• B tech or master’s in computer science or related fields.
• 2-4 years relevant experience
• Hands on experience with efficient Data Structures and Algorithms
• Solid experience in C / C++ / Python programming and associated STLs/packages/libraries
• Self-motivated, quick learner, excellent analytical skills and able to design and implement solutions individually
• Basic knowledge of TCP/IP protocols and networking is a must.
• Knowledge of SDLC and Agile practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management etc.
• Ability to communicate clearly and use a collaborative approach across boundaries to get work done
• Exposure to Azure technologies, Docker containers and Kubernetes technologies a plus
  
  

What You’ll Get From Us

A team where you can voice your opinion, make an impact, and where you and your experience are valued. Internal mobility – there are opportunities for cross training and the ability to attain your next career step within Barracuda in addition to equity, in the form of non-qualifying options.