Staff Software Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 7, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 6, 2026.
Who is Tenable?
Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. Over 40,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 50 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!
What makes Tenable such a great place to work?
Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!
Your Role:
At Tenable, our Identity Exposure team helps security teams cut through noise by connecting identity context to vulnerabilities, so they can prioritize what actually matters and act with confidence.
As a Staff Engineer on this team, you'll shape our platform's future by driving technical discussions and owning the delivery of end-to-end features. You understand the architectural stakes behind your decisions, and raise the engineering bar across the team and beyond it.
What You'll Do:
- Design, build, and maintain robust features spanning UI, API, and data layers.
- Own delivery end to end, from product discussion to production health.
- Help the team grow. share context, give and receive feedback openly, make the people around you sharper engineers over time.
- Work cross-functionally across products, teams, geographies, and disciplines; you move across the stack and across domains, no problem is outside your reach.
- Contribute freely across repos you don't own - no territorial instincts, just open the PR and get it merged.
- Drive architectural discussions and advocate for scalable, maintainable and cost-conscious designs; you spot friction early, flag risks before they escalate, and move.
- Contribute hands-on to AI-driven features and data-intensive product capabilities.
What You'll Need:
- Product-first mindset.
- Excellent English.
- Strong communication and ability to drive change efficiently across teams.
- Pragmatic mind, balancing craftsmanship with delivery, you ship and take pride in it.
- Fullstack engineering capabilities with a strong backend foundation.
- Solid object-oriented programming skills.
- Experience working with high-volume data systems.
- Familiarity with AI/ML practices.
- Comfortable operating in complex, large-scale processes.
Nice to Have: AWS · DynamoDB · Snowflake · ClickHouse · Kotlin · Python · Dotnet
This is the expected salary range for this position in the primary job location, depending on experience and qualifications. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, location and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown. Employees are also eligible for variable compensation in addition to base pay (commission for sales roles, bonus for non-sales roles), depending on company and individual performance. Tenable also offers a variety of Competitive wellness and financial benefits.
EU Pay Range
€72.500—€96.500 EUR
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