Senior Software Engineer - Backend/ Full Stack

The Basics Tanium, the industry’s leading provider of Autonomous Endpoint Management, is at the forefront of revolutionizing legacy approaches to managing complex security and technology environments. Our platform integrates IT operations, security, and risk into a single, comprehensive solution, delivering visibility, control, and protection at scale. Tanium is trusted by over half of the Fortune 100 and 5 of the 6 branches of the U.S. armed forces. As a Senior Software Engineer at Tanium, you will build and maintain best-of-breed products as part of a nimble development team. You will specifically be a part of a team that is building out a new service that manages all the certificates for our internal services. This position follows the Company’s hybrid schedule which currently requires employees to work in the office at one of the following locations a minimum of three days per week: Addison, TX or Durham, NC. We’re looking for someone with: Education Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience CS Degree preferred Experience Must be eligible to obtain the FedRAMP security clearance at a minimum Proficient with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot) 5+ years industry experience Experience designing and building high-impact, high-performance, scalable, observable, and maintainable backend services and APIs Knowledge of at least one of Golang (preferred), Node.js, Python, Ruby, Rust, or Java Experience with React, Javascript, or typescript Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform and other infrastructure technology Experience with modern software engineering development and automation tools like git and Jenkins Other Demonstrates sound judgment for balancing between rapid development, long-term code maintainability and supportability Believes in the power of and the need for writing automated tests as part of development Experienced debugger who can put out fires under pressure when things go wrong in production environments Has knowledge of a variety of modern software frameworks (server side & browser side) and the versatility to learn new tools About Tanium Tanium is the Autonomous IT company. Driven by AI and real-time endpoint intelligence, Tanium Autonomous IT empowers IT and security teams to make their organizations unstoppable. Many of the world’s leading organizations trust Tanium’s single, unified platform for endpoint management and security to innovate faster, stay resilient and move business forward with confidence, at scale. To learn how Tanium delivers Autonomous IT for unstoppable business – visit www.tanium.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X . On a mission. Together. At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions. As a global organization with stakeholders around the world, it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things. Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for ten consecutive years, and we continue to be recognized worldwide as a great place to work. Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most. What you’ll get The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $191,000 to $293,000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, educ