Senior Software Engineer

Req ID: 26-322 (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

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 Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to equal employment opportunity and equitable compensation regardless of race, gender, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.

Envision yourself at Barracuda

Barracuda is looking for a Senior Software Engineer, available in Ann Arbor, MI, to dive into the tricky and yet interesting world of building and securing appliance systems. You must enjoy Linux distributions, playing with hardware, and be willing to spend a bit of “quality time” with OS installers, build scripts, CI/CD mechanics, and AWS infrastructure.

What you’ll be working on:

• Developing and maintaining Barracuda’s Operating System platform, based in Linux
• Including packages, startup services, installers, etc. while troubleshooting issues and scripting tasks.
• Involvement in bringing up new hardware.
• Maintaining and creating CI/CD pipelines conforming to industry best industry practices.
• Developing and migrating infrastructure in AWS to improve scalability and redundancy.
• Troubleshooting technical escalations. These include OS or hardware platform bugs as well as software application bugs.
• Collaborating with other software development teams to embrace new technologies, improve architecture, and develop necessary toolsets.

What you bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience
• Configuration management: Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or anything similar.
• Fluency in a statically typed language (GoLang preferred)
• Experience in implementation of new, robust, and scalable RESTful APIs and microservices

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge or hands-on experience with Linux based distributions: building, compiling, and packaging software.
• Understanding of networking concepts.
• Fluency in scripting in Shell. Scripting in Python or other high-level languages.
• Enthusiastic about hardware technologies.
• Exposure to AWS, Git, Jenkins, Docker, and/or Terraform, preferred but not required.

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.

• Equity, in the form of non-qualifying options
• High-quality health benefits
• Retirement Plan with employer match
• Career-growth opportunities
• Flexible Time Off and Paid Time Off benefits
• Volunteer opportunities

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