Senior Software Engineer - Hawkeye

About Team: The Hawkeye team is primarily responsible for providing the indexing infrastructure required for search, browse and download capabilities for many of the mission critical workloads in Rubrik. VMware, Hyper-V, Fileset are some sample workloads that are protected and managed by Rubrik. The Hawkeye team is also responsible for providing indexing infrastructure for ML based security applications that Rubrik provides to customers. This is one of the most critical services in Rubrik and helps customers locate their data among the large scale and variety of workloads that they protect using Rubrik.

What You’ll Do:

• Full stack ownership including design, implementation, and testing of new features that are reliable and performant


• Troubleshoot issues experienced by customers and internal product testing, and providing robust solutions


• Collaborate with partner teams such as Product Management and Support to define the product vision and roadmap


• Nurture team culture, which sets high standards and achieves them through collaboration

Experience You’ll Need:

• BS or MS in Computer science or related field with 7+ years of relevant work experience


• Required experience working with file system internals and low level systems programming.


• Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: C/C++, Go, Scala, Python or Java.


• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems design


• Enjoy learning new technologies continuously and rapidly reinventing your skill set


• Experience working with two or more from the following: Unix/Linux environments, Windows environments, distributed systems, networking, developing software systems, file systems, hypervisors and/or security software development

The minimum and maximum base salaries for this role are posted below; additionally, the role is eligible for bonus potential, equity and benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the role based on U.S. location. Within the range, the salary offered will be determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US Pay Range

$188,500—$282,700 USD

Join Us in Securing the World's Data

Rubrik (RBRK), the Security and AI Operations Company, leads at the intersection of data protection, cyber resilience, and enterprise AI acceleration. Rubrik Security Cloud delivers complete cyber resilience by securing, monitoring, and recovering data, identities, and workloads across clouds. Rubrik Agent Cloud accelerates trusted AI agent deployments at scale by monitoring and auditing agentic actions, enforcing real-time guardrails, fine-tuning for accuracy and undoing agentic mistakes.

Inclusion @ Rubrik

At Rubrik, we are dedicated to fostering a culture where people from all backgrounds are valued, feel they belong, and believe they can succeed. Our commitment to inclusion is at the heart of our mission to secure the world’s data.

Our goal is to hire and promote the best talent, regardless of background. We continually review our hiring practices to ensure fairness and strive to create an environment where every employee has equal access to opportunities for growth and excellence. We believe in empowering everyone to bring their authentic selves to work and achieve their fullest potential.

Our inclusion strategy focuses on three core areas of our business and culture:

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  Our Company: We are committed to building a merit-based organization that offers equal access to growth and success for all employees globally. Your potential is limitless here.



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  Our Culture: We strive to create an inclusive atmosphere where individuals from all backgrounds feel a strong sense of belonging, can thrive, and do their best work. Your contributions help us innovate and break boundaries.



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  Our Communities: We are dedicated to expanding our engagement with the communities we operate in, creating opportunities for underrepresented talent and driving greater innovation for our clients. Your impact extends beyond Rubrik, contributing to safer and stronger communities.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Rubrik is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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