Senior Software Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Exceptional value marked by competitive high-end salary, significant equity prospects, and a critical focus on security technologies, making this opportunity highly attractive.
- Salary range: $160,000–$300,000/year
- Work with advanced security solutions
- Participate in a supportive remote team culture
Pros
- High salary ($160,000 to $300,000) with equity options
- Exposure to cutting-edge security technologies
- Collaborative team with a strong mission and customer focus
Cons
- High minimum experience requirement (7+ years)
- Intense pressure to maintain security standards
- Remote work may limit in-person collaborations
Who it's for
Senior • Remote
Good fit
- Senior engineers with a security focus
- Professionals looking to innovate in a remote setting
- Developers with vast experience in distributed systems
Not recommended for
- Less experienced engineers or recent graduates
- Those opposed to strict security protocols
- Candidates preferring highly structured environments
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Location
United States (Remote)
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Remote
Department
Engineering
Compensation
- $160K – $300K • Offers Equity
StrongDM is driven by a clear mission: Secure Access, Zero Trust.
We design products and solutions that reflect this commitment, transforming the way organizations manage privileged access across their critical infrastructure. By leading with Zero Trust Privileged Access Management (PAM), we help our customers achieve secure, dynamic, and fine-grained control over access to their most sensitive resources. This focus on security has earned us an industry-leading 98% customer retention rate.
Once a customer, forever a fan. That's our goal.
When you work at StrongDM, you join a team committed to solving today’s security challenges with technology that works and customers who trust us to protect their most critical assets.
We build...
...secure, high-throughput networking systems in Go. If you enjoy writing code that is parsimonious, correct, yet featureful - you will enjoy coding with us! If you enjoy shipping a product that is appreciated by a growing population of happy, paying customers every day - you will enjoy shipping with us!
We're a distributed, but close-knit team. We have high standards and high levels of respect for each other and our customers.
What You'll Do:
Design and implementation of highly concurrent, scalable and high performance distributed systems in Go
Design and implementation of secure networking protocols, routing, real time permissions and auditing systems, APIs & SDKs
Requirements:
7+ years of developing distributed systems in a cloud environment (Azure, AWS, or GCP) serving enterprise customers.
Systems background with fundamentals in operating systems, distributed systems, networking and databases.
Affinity for lower-level/systems programming e.g. threading, concurrency
Expert command of Go, Rust, C, C++ or a similar programming language
Compensation:
$160K - $300K DOE + equity salary packages
Company-sponsored benefits, including:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance (free to employees and dependents)
401k, HSA, FSA, short/long-term disability coverage, life insurance
6 weeks of combined accrued vacation + sick time
Volunteer days + standard holidays
24 weeks paid parental leave for everyone + 1 month transition time back + childcare stipend for first year
Generous monthly and annual stipend for internet + home office
StrongDM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We're committed to building a diverse team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
We believe that the best ideas come from diverse perspectives and experiences. As a distributed company, we embrace talent from all locations and backgrounds. Our inclusive environment is core to our mission of providing exceptional security solutions.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic. StrongDM complies with applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout our recruitment process. Please let us know how we can assist you.
Compensation Range: $160K - $300K
