R&D Talent Community at ExtraHop

<div class="content-intro"><p>At ExtraHop, we’re on a mission to protect and empower the connected enterprise. We reveal what is happening in the very infrastructure that sustains businesses, lives, and communities, and ensure the integrity of networks, data, systems, and processes. Organizations rely on ExtraHop to provide visibility into the cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and network performance issues that evade their existing security and IT tools. With this insight, organizations can investigate smarter, stop threats faster, and keep operations running.</p> <p>Our mission is fueled by a profound social and moral responsibility to be the best at what we do, ensuring a secure world where everyone can thrive. If this sounds like a place you’d like to spend the next chapter of your career, we’d love to hear from you.&nbsp;</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Submit your resume here to express interest. We review general engineering applicants regularly and will reach out as relevant roles become available.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Our engineering organization builds the foundation, services, and capabilities that power ExtraHop’s industry leading products. Engineers at ExtraHop work across a wide range of challenges that include systems level development, performance optimization, distributed services, network data processing, and user facing features.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We offer an engaging and collaborative environment where engineers are encouraged to design thoughtfully, communicate clearly, and deliver high quality solutions. We value curiosity, ownership, and a willingness to dive deep into complex technologies while contributing to a positive, inclusive culture.</span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>General Key Responsibilities</strong></span></h1> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design, build, and maintain high quality software components that contribute to ExtraHop’s core platform and product capabilities.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Collaborate closely with engineering peers, product management, UX, QA, and other partners to define requirements, architecture, and implementation details.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and architectural planning to ensure quality, stability, scalability, and long term maintainability.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Debug, troubleshoot, and improve software running in real world customer environments.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Support performance, scalability, and reliability initiatives through measurement, analysis, and optimization.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Contribute to test automation, CI/CD processes, and modern engineering practices.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Participate in agile development methodologies and help continuously improve team processes.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrate ownership, technical curiosity, and a commitment to continuous learning.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Model ExtraHop’s core engineering values which include collaboration, kindness, customer focus, and building technology that matters.</span><br><br></li> </ul> <h1><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Often Required Qualifications</strong></span></h1> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong programming skills in one or more of the following languages: Go, Python, C, C++, Rust, JavaScript, or TypeScript.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience developing software on Linux or Unix environments, including debugging, tooling, and common developer workflows.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Understanding of networking fundamentals and common Layer 2 through Layer 7 protocols.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Familiarity with secure development concepts including encryption fundamentals and modern authentication ideas such as TLS, SAML, or OIDC.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ability to design and implement software with an emphasis on code quality, maintainability, and reliability.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong problem solving skills, clear communication, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and navigate large or complex systems.</span><br><br></li> </ul> <h1><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>General Preferred Qualifications</strong></span></h1> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience with cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Familiarity with containers and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools including Terraform or Ansible.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, or other distributed storage technologies.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Exposure to observability or monitoring tools including Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic, or similar systems.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience working with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience building or supporting software at enterprise scale with considerations around throughput, latency, memory, and resource constraints.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Awareness of cybersecurity practices, packet analysis tools such as Wireshark or tcpdump, or general familiarity with detection concepts.</span><br><br></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ability to mentor others and contribute to a positive, collaborative engineering culture.</span><br><br></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>ABOUT EXTRAHOP</strong><strong><br></strong></p> <p>ExtraHop is reinventing Network Detection and Response (NDR) to offer enterprises unparalleled visibility, context, and control against emerging threats. The platform integrates NDR with Network Performance Management (NPM), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), and forensics, providing a single, comprehensive solution. By decrypting and analyzing complete packet-level data at wire speed and leveraging cloud-scale machine learning, ExtraHop empowers Security Operations Centers (SOCs) to detect, investigate, and remediate modern cyber risks in real time across their entire hybrid infrastructure, including data center, cloud, and SASE environments.</p> <p>This comprehensive approach and market innovation have earned ExtraHop unique recognition as the only NDR vendor acknowledged as a leader by all major analyst firms, including the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response™, the 2025 Forrester® Wave for Network Analysis and Visibility, the 2024 IDC® Marketscape for NDR, and the 2025 Gigamon® Radar Report for Network Detection and Response. Since 2007, ExtraHop has consistently helped organizations worldwide extract in-depth network telemetry and contextual insights, affirming its commitment to protecting and empowering the connected enterprise.</p> <p><strong>OUR VALUES</strong></p> <p>Our culture is rooted in our five <strong>Values</strong>. These set the expectations for how we work individually and collectively as a team.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Lead with Purpose:</strong> We are driven to deliver results that create a positive impact for our customers, partners, and colleagues.</p> <p><strong>Act with Integrity:</strong> We operate with transparency, authenticity, and always in the best interest of the company.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Find a Way:</strong> We are resourceful, tackle hard problems with a sense of urgency and ownership, and do what it takes to get the job done.</p> <p><strong>Innovate: </strong>We listen to customers, partners, and the market, and respectfully push boundaries and challenge the status quo.</p> <p><strong>Share Success:</strong> We run together, we win together. We value diverse perspectives, hold space for all voices, and achieve the best results as a team.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>BENEFITS</strong></p> <p><strong>Employees' wellbeing is top of mind for the ExtraHop team.</strong> Employees and their families will have the option to participate in the following benefits:</p> <ul> <li>Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits</li> <li>Flexible PTO, Sick Time Prorated Based on Date of Hire, and All Federal Holidays (US Only) + 3 Days of Paid Volunteer Time</li> <li>Non-Commissioned Positions may be eligible to participate in the Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan</li> <li>FSA and Dependent Care Accounts + EAP, where applicable</li> <li>Educational Reimbursement</li> <li>401k with Employer Match or Pension where applicable</li> <li>Pet Insurance (US Only)</li> <li>Parental Leave (US Only)</li> <li>Hybrid and Remote Work Model</li> </ul> <p>Our people are our most important competitive advantage, leading the charge against cyber criminals. Join the fight today! &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>To learn more, visit&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.extrahop.com/"><strong>our website</strong></a><strong> or follow us on </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/extrahop-networks/"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a><strong>.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Create a Job Alert</strong></p> <p>Interested in building your career at ExtraHop? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.</p></div>