Software Engineer (C++, Golang, Python)

Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 13,600 enterprise customers, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500, rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, the company’s solutions secure and protect data on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge. Backed by NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, Cisco, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Cohesity is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with offices around the globe.

We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design , and our culture.

Want to join the leader in AI-powered data security?

We are seeking an outstanding Engineer who brings the experience of building large distributed systems and solving sophisticated problems. This role requires strong technical depth, ownership of complex projects, and the ability to mentor engineers while contributing to architectural decisions.

This role focuses on improving system reliability, observability, debuggability, and operational excellence across large-scale, distributed environments and relies heavily on cross-functional collaboration with product management, support, QA, design, and field teams.

How You’ll Spend Your Time Here

• Design and develop core infra components for Cohesity Data Protect and SaaS platform that improve system reliability and scalability.
• Architect, design, develop and operationalize high performance, scalable, reliable, and resilient services.
• Develop tools and frameworks for proactive issue detection and automated remediation.
• Own quality across SaaS and on-prem features to ensure consistent behavior, reliability, and readiness for global deployments.
• Partner with Support, SRE, and Engineering teams to identify recurring issues and implement systemic fixes.
• Perform deep root cause analysis (RCA) for complex production issues in distributed systems.
• Improve observability using metrics, tracing, and logging best practices.
• Influence architecture decisions with a focus on operability and maintainability.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to raising the bar for engineering quality.

WE’D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING

• Strong coding experience in at least one of these languages – C++, Golang, Python
• Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree
• Knowledge of Microservices, Kubernetes and SaaS architecture. AI/ML is a plus.
• Experience developing and troubleshooting large scale distributed systems written in Go/C/C++ on Linux Platforms.
• Strong coding, analytical, debugging and troubleshooting skills including use of tools such GDB, Python Debugger.
• Problem-solver who can dive deep to solve complex problems/issues.
• Great communication skills, influence others to adopt inclusive, innovative, and customer-centric behaviors and passion for building quality products.
• Ability to articulate design and implementation choices, communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences; simplifies complexity.
• Independent, self-motivated, creative, willing to learn new technologies, and able to take up multiple roles in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and elevate team-wide quality practices.
• Bonus / Nice to Have: AWS/Azure/GCP, Hypervisors (ESXi, KVM), performance and scalability.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools to streamline workflows, enhance productivity, and support high-quality decision-making.

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In-Office Expectations

Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.

Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the right to work in the job location.