Senior Software Engineer, Endpoint
Tanium
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Emeryville, CA
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Mid-Senior level
Posted March 14, 2026
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Responsibilities
- When new product ideas are identified, our software engineers design, develop, test, and deploy the products and supporting services from the ground up, while iterating with product management and customers for feedback and input.
- Build and maintain Tanium's endpoint services alongside an agile development team
- In partnership with our frontend and backend teams you will design, develop and test new product ideas from the ground up while working with product management for feedback and input
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Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.
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Requirements
- 3+ years industry experience, 5+ preferred
- Experience designing and building high-impact, high-performance, scalable, observable, and maintainable backend services and APIs
- Advanced knowledge of C, C++ ("Systems" Languages)
- Experience developing for Windows, Linux, and Mac
- Experience with metrics driven development (Prometheus)
- Experience building data processing pipelines for real time data
- Experience with modern software engineering development and automation tools like git and CI/CD pipelines
- Demonstrates sound judgment for balancing between rapid development, long-term code maintainability and supportability
- Believes in the power of and the need for writing automated tests as part of development
- Experienced debugger who can put out fires under pressure when things go wrong in production environments
- Has knowledge of a variety of modern backend software frameworks and the versatility to learn new tools About Tanium
Preferred Skills
- 3+ years industry experience, 5+ preferred
- Believes in the power of and the need for writing automated tests as part of development
- Experienced debugger who can put out fires under pressure when things go wrong in production environments
- Has knowledge of a variety of modern backend software frameworks and the versatility to learn new tools About Tanium
- Tanium is the Autonomous IT company.
Education
- (Not required) – Education
- (Not required) – Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- (Not required) – CS Degree preferred
The Basics
As a Tanium Senior Software Engineer focused on Endpoint development, you will build and maintain best-of-breed services that power products as part of a nimble development team. Tanium focuses on a customer engagement model and feedback process to ensure our products are designed the right way from the beginning. When new product ideas are identified, our software engineers design, develop, test, and deploy the products and supporting services from the ground up, while iterating with product management and customers for feedback and input.
What You’ll Do
Build and maintain Tanium's endpoint services alongside an agile development team
In partnership with our frontend and backend teams you will design, develop and test new product ideas from the ground up while working with product management for feedback and input
We’re Looking For Someone With
Education
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
CS Degree preferred
Experience
3+ years industry experience, 5+ preferred
Experience designing and building high-impact, high-performance, scalable, observable, and maintainable backend services and APIs
Advanced knowledge of C, C++ ("Systems" Languages)
Experience developing for Windows, Linux, and Mac
Experience with metrics driven development (Prometheus)
Experience building data processing pipelines for real time data
Experience with modern software engineering development and automation tools like git and CI/CD pipelines
Other
Demonstrates sound judgment for balancing between rapid development, long-term code maintainability and supportability
Believes in the power of and the need for writing automated tests as part of development
Experienced debugger who can put out fires under pressure when things go wrong in production environments
Has knowledge of a variety of modern backend software frameworks and the versatility to learn new tools About Tanium
Tanium is the Autonomous IT company. Driven by AI and real-time endpoint intelligence, Tanium Autonomous IT empowers IT and security teams to make their organizations unstoppable.
Many of the world’s leading organizations trust Tanium’s single, unified platform for endpoint management and security to innovate faster, stay resilient and move business forward with confidence, at scale. To learn how Tanium delivers Autonomous IT for unstoppable business – visit www.tanium.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.
On a mission. Together.
At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.
We are an organization with stakeholders around the world and it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.
Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.
What You’ll Get
The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $120,000 to $355,000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience.
In addition to an annual base salary, team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan, family planning benefits, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life, accident and disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance, and other well-being benefits.
For more information on how Tanium processes your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
As a Tanium Senior Software Engineer focused on Endpoint development, you will build and maintain best-of-breed services that power products as part of a nimble development team. Tanium focuses on a customer engagement model and feedback process to ensure our products are designed the right way from the beginning. When new product ideas are identified, our software engineers design, develop, test, and deploy the products and supporting services from the ground up, while iterating with product management and customers for feedback and input.
What You’ll Do
Build and maintain Tanium's endpoint services alongside an agile development team
In partnership with our frontend and backend teams you will design, develop and test new product ideas from the ground up while working with product management for feedback and input
We’re Looking For Someone With
Education
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
CS Degree preferred
Experience
3+ years industry experience, 5+ preferred
Experience designing and building high-impact, high-performance, scalable, observable, and maintainable backend services and APIs
Advanced knowledge of C, C++ ("Systems" Languages)
Experience developing for Windows, Linux, and Mac
Experience with metrics driven development (Prometheus)
Experience building data processing pipelines for real time data
Experience with modern software engineering development and automation tools like git and CI/CD pipelines
Other
Demonstrates sound judgment for balancing between rapid development, long-term code maintainability and supportability
Believes in the power of and the need for writing automated tests as part of development
Experienced debugger who can put out fires under pressure when things go wrong in production environments
Has knowledge of a variety of modern backend software frameworks and the versatility to learn new tools About Tanium
Tanium is the Autonomous IT company. Driven by AI and real-time endpoint intelligence, Tanium Autonomous IT empowers IT and security teams to make their organizations unstoppable.
Many of the world’s leading organizations trust Tanium’s single, unified platform for endpoint management and security to innovate faster, stay resilient and move business forward with confidence, at scale. To learn how Tanium delivers Autonomous IT for unstoppable business – visit www.tanium.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.
On a mission. Together.
At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.
We are an organization with stakeholders around the world and it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.
Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.
What You’ll Get
The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $120,000 to $355,000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience.
In addition to an annual base salary, team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan, family planning benefits, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life, accident and disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance, and other well-being benefits.
For more information on how Tanium processes your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.