Senior Software Engineer at Vectra AI

Compensation

$140,000 – $190,000/yr

Location: Austin, Texas
Type: Full-time
Level: Senior
Posted: Nov 6, 2025

Description

Vectra AI is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their Application Data Platform team. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining data-intensive applications, collaborating with various teams, providing technical leadership, and ensuring the quality and performance of software solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Python, cloud platforms, databases, and modern software development practices.

Required Skills

Python
Cloud
SQL
REST API
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Unix/Linux
Software Design
Data-intensive applications

Additional Information

Minimum Education: BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering (or equivalent experience)
Required Previous Experiences: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
2+ years of Python development experience
3+ years working with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
4+ years of database experience, including relational systems (MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Python web and asynchronous frameworks (Django, Flask, Celery, FastAPI).
Knowledge of authentication and authorization standards (OAuth, OIDC, IAM, SAML).
Experience with full-stack development, particularly backend-heavy applications.
Strong SQL tuning and performance optimization skills.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Terragrunt, CloudFormation, Troposphere).
Familiarity with analytical (OLAP) and Lakehouse databases (Delta Lake, Iceberg, Snowflake, BigLake, etc.).

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