As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll lead the design and development of security solutions, mentor team members, and drive innovative feature delivery.
As a Staff Software Engineer on the InsightVM platform, you will be an independent, self-motivated contributor who takes ownership of complex projects and drives them to completion. You will provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members, helping them grow their skills and succeed.
While working autonomously, you will also collaborate closely with your team, acting as a key player in delivering solutions and ensuring the overall success of the team.
About the Team
Our Product & Engineering team drives innovation, building award-winning security solutions that help 10,000+ organizations assess risk, detect threats, and automate security. Using cutting-edge tech and research, we develop and enhance products across vulnerability management, detection, automation, cloud security, and pentesting.
This team develops the InsightVM solution, specifically the Exposure Analytics feature, designing and enhancing cloud-based security solutions for vulnerability reporting, remediation insights, and data exports integrated with our UI. You'll collaborate with a global team to drive innovation in security analytics. This high-impact role offers the opportunity to shape technical direction, mentor engineers, and strengthen cybersecurity worldwide.
About the Role
This feature is built using a Java microservices architecture with Spring Boot, managed with Maven, and deployed through CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins. We prioritize security with Snyk and Trivy for vulnerability scanning, ensure reliability with JUnit testing, and leverage AWS EKS for scalable cloud infrastructure.
In this role, you will:
Your Experience & Skills
We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That's because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don't be shy - apply today.
About Rapid7
At Rapid7, we are on a mission to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by embracing tenacity, passion, and collaboration to challenge what's possible and drive extraordinary impact.
Here, we're building a dynamic workplace where everyone can have the career experience of a lifetime. We challenge ourselves to grow to our full potential. We learn from our missteps and celebrate our victories. We come to work every day to push boundaries in cybersecurity and keep our 10,000 global customers ahead of whatever's next.
Join us and bring your unique experiences and perspectives to tackle some of the world's biggest security challenges.
#LI-SIM
While working autonomously, you will also collaborate closely with your team, acting as a key player in delivering solutions and ensuring the overall success of the team.
About the Team
Our Product & Engineering team drives innovation, building award-winning security solutions that help 10,000+ organizations assess risk, detect threats, and automate security. Using cutting-edge tech and research, we develop and enhance products across vulnerability management, detection, automation, cloud security, and pentesting.
This team develops the InsightVM solution, specifically the Exposure Analytics feature, designing and enhancing cloud-based security solutions for vulnerability reporting, remediation insights, and data exports integrated with our UI. You'll collaborate with a global team to drive innovation in security analytics. This high-impact role offers the opportunity to shape technical direction, mentor engineers, and strengthen cybersecurity worldwide.
About the Role
This feature is built using a Java microservices architecture with Spring Boot, managed with Maven, and deployed through CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins. We prioritize security with Snyk and Trivy for vulnerability scanning, ensure reliability with JUnit testing, and leverage AWS EKS for scalable cloud infrastructure.
In this role, you will:
- Build, maintain, and release high-quality, well-architected services by writing clean, efficient code that follows best practices-your work will be recognized across teams for stability and maintainability
- Take a lead role in designing and planning new features, as our engineers are key stakeholders throughout the entire development process
- Drive and propose strategies to solve complex technical challenges, ensuring alignment with business needs and securing buy-in on innovative solutions
- Collaborate closely with UX and Product Management to deeply understand customer needs and deliver impactful solutions
Your Experience & Skills
- 8+ years of software development experience with Java 11+ and Spring Boot
- Expertise in microservices architecture, CI/CD and cloud infrastructure
- Proven experience delivering complex solutions and driving continuous improvement
- Mentoring junior team members and fostering collaboration in high-growth environments
- Excellent communicator, with a focus on customer satisfaction and attention to detail
- Passionate about solving creative problems and driving innovative solutions
We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That's because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don't be shy - apply today.
About Rapid7
At Rapid7, we are on a mission to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by embracing tenacity, passion, and collaboration to challenge what's possible and drive extraordinary impact.
Here, we're building a dynamic workplace where everyone can have the career experience of a lifetime. We challenge ourselves to grow to our full potential. We learn from our missteps and celebrate our victories. We come to work every day to push boundaries in cybersecurity and keep our 10,000 global customers ahead of whatever's next.
Join us and bring your unique experiences and perspectives to tackle some of the world's biggest security challenges.
#LI-SIM
Top Skills
AWS
Ci/Cd
Github Actions
Java 11+
Jenkins
Junit
Maven
Microservices
Snyk
Spring Boot
Trivy
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