Backend Developer

At Arctic Wolf, you won’t just watch the cybersecurity industry evolve - you'll help lead the change. Our global Pack is made up of people who thrive on solving hard problems, moving fast, and building technology that protects organizations around the world. We’re proud to be recognized by Forbes, CNBC, Fortune, CRN, Gartner Peer Insights and IDC MarketScape - but what matters most is the work behind it: delivering real outcomes for customers through award winning innovation like our Aurora Platform.

If you’re looking for meaningful work, smart teammates and the chance to make a real impact in a high-growth company that’s redefining security operations, Arctic Wolf is the right place for you!

Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Backend Developer, R&D to be a part of making this happen.

Position Overview and Objective

The Arctic Wolf security operations platform ingests and processes upwards of 250 billion events a day from a wide variety of on-premise devices and cloud platforms. The security pipeline is a distributed system of loosely-coupled microservices that constitute our real-time analysis andthreat detection systems. These services distill the incoming events into actionable intelligence that our Concierge Security Teams use to protect customers.

We are growing rapidly, with our data volume increasing ten-fold roughly every two years. We are looking for experienced developers to join our pack and work with us to continuously evolve and expand the capabilities of our security platform. This particular role focuses on building components of our Vulnerability Management.

Responsibilities

As a Backend Developer at Arctic Wolf, you will:

• Create and scale high-performance services in a real-time threat analysis pipeline.
• Architect, design, develop, test and deliver software in an agile environment.
• Deploy containerised services to production within hours after your changes are merged, in keeping with our culture of Continuous Integration and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Work as part of a team of highly skilled engineers.
• Continuously learn and expand your technical horizons.

Required Qualifications

• Excited to work at the intersection of Big Data and the Cybersecurity problem spaces.
• 3+ years of experience shipping production-quality software.
• Love coding
• Experience deploying services on cloud computing platforms (e.g, AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with Golang is required.
• Experience with Postgres databases and Kubernetes is required.
• Experience working on distributed systems and microservices architecture is Required.

Our Technology Stack:

Golang, Docker, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes/EKS, PostgresSQL, Kafka, Java, Linux

On-Camera Policy

To support a fair, transparent, and engaging interview experience, candidates interviewing remotely are expected to be on camera during all video interviews. Being on camera fosters authentic connection, improves communication, and allows for full engagement from both candidates and interviewers. We understand that technical, bandwidth, or location-related challenges may occasionally prevent video use. If this applies, candidates are required to notify us in advance so we can explore appropriate accommodations.

About Arctic Wolf

At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2025), Best Places to Work - USA (2021-2025), Great Place to Work - Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work - UK (2024-2026), and Kununu Top Company - Germany (2024-2026). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 10,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remains the most trusted name in the industry.

Our Values

Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that-by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk- we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.

We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here.

We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities.

All India wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:

• Equity for all employees
• Flexible annual leave, paid holidays and volunteer days
• Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical insurance for you and your family, life insurance (3x compensation), and personal accident insurance.
• Fertility support and paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodation by emailing [email protected]. View our Hiring Page to learn more about our application process.

Security Requirements

• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes, and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies).
• Background checks are required for this position.
• This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). Please note that, if applicable, an offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations.