BlueCat and LiveAction offer complementary solutions to enhance network performance and security. LiveAction’s Network Intelligence platform transforms complex data into actionable insights, providing organizations with a comprehensive view of their network, from network and application performance to security. This enables enterprise teams to rapidly resolve network issues at scale, accelerate threat response, increase employee productivity, and reduce business risk. Meanwhile, BlueCat provides a suite of solutions that help network, security, applications, and cloud and DevOps teams optimize the IP environment, driving business outcomes forward.
Together, these platforms empower organizations to maintain robust, efficient, and secure network operations.
We're looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of a new application running on a scalable, high-performance Java platform. This role is ideal for an expert Java engineer with deep knowledge of concurrent programming, Jetty, and experience building real-time, high-volume systems.
Responsibilities:
•Build or re-architect backend services using Java and embedded Jetty for ultra-low-latency performance.
•Ensure multi-threaded, high-concurrency applications scale to support massive data ingestion and processing requirements.
•Lead code reviews, mentor engineers, and influence technical roadmap and architectural decisions.
•Collaborate with product and platform teams to deliver resilient, secure, and observable services and applications.
•Integrate open source and open standards reducing internal code generations and reaping the benefits of the open-source community.
Qualifications:
•10+ years professional experience in Java backend development
•Proven expertise in multithreaded programming
•Deep experience with Jetty or similar embedded web servers (e.g., Undertow, Netty)
•Strong understanding of systems design, high-throughput messaging, and I/O performance tuning
•Proven experience in high performance, throughput systems
•Solid grasp of JVM internals, memory management, and profiling tools
Nice to Have:
•SNMP, NetFlow, API Frameworks
•OpenTelemetry and Network Monitoring
•Data experience with Clickhouse and MongoDB
If you share our enthusiasm for the future of our company and are eager to contribute to our vibrant workplace, we look forward to receiving your application! Our comprehensive benefits encompass your health, financial well-being, and overall wellness, and we are committed to providing an exceptional work environment, enriching employee programs, and fostering a remarkable company culture. At our core, we champion values such as transparency, curiosity, respect, and above all, the pursuit of enjoyment.
In addition, we offer a range of appealing perks, including:
A Professional Development Budget
Dedicated Wellness Days and Wellness Week
A Lifestyle Spending Account
An Employee Recognition Program
Join us in shaping the future of our organization, where your talent and dedication can truly thrive. We invite you to apply and become a valuable member of our team!
BlueCat is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We also take affirmative action to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. BlueCat will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants.
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BlueCat is the Adaptive DNS™ company. Our mission is to help the world’s largest organizations thrive on network complexity, from the edge to the core. To do this, BlueCat re-imagined DNS. The result – Adaptive DNS™ – is a dynamic, open, secure, scalable, and automated resource that supports the most challenging digital transformation initiatives, like adoption of hybrid cloud and rapid application development.
