Senior Software Engineer

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world! About Qualys: Qualys is a leading provider of vulnerability management and compliance cloud solutions, trusted by thousands of organizations around the globe. We are seeking a talented and passionate Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering team and contribute to the design and development of cutting-edge, scalable, and secure software solutions.

This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment alongside innovative professionals focused on building next-generation cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

Build reliable REST APIs, distributed services, and cloud-native applications for large-scale SaaS environments. Write high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code with a strong focus on performance, scalability, and reliability. Design and develop scalable backend services, platform components, and middleware systems using Java and related technologies.

Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and technical decision-making for platform services. Contribute to engineering best practices, coding standards, and mentor junior engineers where appropriate. Explore and adopt modern engineering productivity practices and AI-assisted development tools where applicable.

Required Skills

4–6 years of software development experience. Strong Java programming skills with a solid understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and system design. Experience building REST APIs, microservices and distributed systems. Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar platforms.

Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical problem-solving skills. Good understanding of scalable, resilient, observable, and production-grade distributed systems.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering