Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.

Design, develop, and maintain applications: Utilize your deep knowledge of Django and frontend development to create robust, scalable applications. Your work will involve writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code.

Implement and maintain APIs: Develop and manage RESTful APIs and Open API specifications to ensure seamless integration and communication between services.

Architect solutions: Gather requirements and work with several teams to develop the right solution.

Deploy and manage applications: Leverage and improve existing procedures to ensure high availability and performance.

Agile development: Participate actively in agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, to deliver high-quality software in a timely manner.

Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues across many teams, including security engineers, developers, testers, and product managers, to ensure the successful delivery of software projects. Your ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team is crucial.

Continuous learning: Stay up to date with the latest technologies and industry trends. Apply new knowledge to improve our products and processes continuously.

Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science/Software Engineering or an equivalent degree
• 3+ years of experience building enterprise software applications
• Expertise in Django development
• Experience with at least one modern UI framework like React, Angular or Ember
• Familiarity with Open API specifications and REST APIs, with the ability to design and implement scalable and secure APIs
• Proficiency with Linux and system administration
• Experience with using PostgreSQL (or similar enterprise DB)
• Understanding of agile application development methodologies, with experience working in agile teams to deliver software iteratively and incrementally
• Knowledge of application security principles and best practices

Nice to have:

• Use of AI software development tooling and workflows
• Experience integrating LLMs into workflows, especially agentic processes
• Familiarity with static analysis, fuzzing, and security tooling & processes
• Knowledge of Rust

Black Duck considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender preference, national origin, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with federal law. In addition, Black Duck complies with applicable state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities. Black Duck also provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with a disability in accordance with applicable laws.