Senior Software Engineer

DomainToolsΒ· Engineering
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🌍 RemoteπŸ“ Chicago, Illinois, United StatesπŸ“ TELECOMMUTEFull time

About this role

DomainTools is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Engineering Team. This role is perfect for a creative problem-solver with deep expertise in large-scale data engineering and a passion for technical leadership and continuous improvement. You'll be a key technical collaborator, not only designing and maintaining complex systems but also accelerating engineering productivity and mentoring the next generation of engineers.

We are looking for someone with a strong background in Python, Rust, GoLang, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes) who is eager to take on big challenges and deliver high-quality, impactful results.

Job Responsibilities

  • Design, code and maintain web-scale data systems
  • Discover, analyze and validate new data sets to add value for our customers
  • Creative problem solving to necessarily complex systems
  • Research, prove and employ cutting edge techniques & technologies
  • Provide code reviews, design feedback, demos, technical requirements & documentation
  • Provide accurate, scope, estimates for time, capacity & costs of projects
  • Improve the lives of your coworkers by accelerating engineering productivity, reducing operational toil and increasing consistency
  • Provide technical leadership, assist in on-boarding & mentoring of junior engineers
  • 5+ years of professional development experience with Python, GoLang, Rust or equivalent languages. Expertise in Rust and Python is highly valued.
  • 3+ years of experience with cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • 3+ years of experience with web-scale data engineering, leveraging data stores such as OpenSearch, Postgres (or PSQL), CockroachDB and Spark.
  • 3+ years of professional experience with Kafka.
  • 5+ years of experience working with Linux/Unix environments.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proven ability to coordinate effectively between multiple teams.
  • A positive attitude, strong interpersonal skills, and a genuine enjoyment of collaborating with, mentoring and assisting teammates.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality results.
  • Demonstrated history of high initiative and productivity that consistently adds value.
  • A proactive attitude towards continuous learning, particularly in unfamiliar domains.
  • Excited and passionate about working within the security space.

Pluses

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science/related field or equivalent experience
  • Design, implementation and/or maintenance of CICD & microservices
  • Experience with Data Pipelines such as ElasticSearch, NATS or Apache Airflow
  • Experience with data mining or machine learning techniques
  • Experience with text codec, encoding & web protocols
  • Bash, Scala, C, or Hive development experience
  • Experience with full stack development

DomainTools is the global leader for Internet intelligence and the first place security practitioners go when they need to know. The world’s most advanced security teams use our solutions to identify external risks, investigate threats, and proactively protect their organizations in a constantly evolving threat landscape. DomainTools constantly monitors the Internet and brings together the most comprehensive and trusted domain website and DNS data to provide immediate context and machine-learning driven risk analytics delivered in near real-time.Β 

DomainTools offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees that includes fully paid medical, dental and vision insurance premiums, a 401k retirement plan with company matching, basic life insurance, flexible PTO and additional well-being benefits.Β 

DomainTools embraces diversity, equity and inclusion to its fullest as an equal opportunity employer. We build our teams so creativity and innovation can flourish. We believe inclusivity and equity fosters innovation and growth, and we harness this mindset to drive a culture that serves our employees and our customers. We encourage people of all backgrounds, ages, perspectives and skill sets to apply; and do not discriminate based on age, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Frequently Asked Questions

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The salary for this Senior Software Engineer role at DomainTools is not publicly listed. Click "Apply Now" to learn more about the compensation package on their official careers page.
Is the Senior Software Engineer job at DomainTools remote?
Yes, this Senior Software Engineer position at DomainTools is remote, with team members based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, TELECOMMUTE. You can work from home or anywhere in the supported regions.
Is the Senior Software Engineer role at DomainTools full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a Senior Software Engineer role in the Engineering department at DomainTools.
Which team or department does the Senior Software Engineer at DomainTools belong to?
This Senior Software Engineer position is part of the Engineering department at DomainTools. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
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When was the Senior Software Engineer job at DomainTools posted?
This Senior Software Engineer position at DomainTools was posted on Jul 15, 2026. Apply as soon as possible β€” early applications are often reviewed first.
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