Software Engineer- Core

12/28/2025

Design, develop, and maintain connectors to Databases and SIEMs while adding new indexing capabilities to the indexing pipeline. Own technical decisions from design to production rollout and collaborate with product, infrastructure, and data teams.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

51-200 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

We're redefining the boundaries of Security Operations by eliminating the limits and compromises of the past. Founded in 2024, Vega is on a mission to help organizations harness the power of all of their data. Wherever it is. Whatever it is. Without any of the taxes that have plagued SIEM and Data Lakes for the past 20 years. Backed by Cyberstarts, Accel, Redpoint and CRV, Vega offers a lightweight Security Analytics fabric that introduces a new, AI-native, approach to interacting with security data wherever it sits, giving analysts complete visibility and detection coverage, without a single migration, replacement or compromise.

About the Role

Vega is one of the fastest-growing startups in cybersecurity, redefining security analytics and operations with an AI-native platform for the SOC. We are building the next-generation operating system for security teams. Vega is already delivering real impact at some of the world’s largest organizations - improving detection, unlocking the value of their security data, and reducing cost and complexity. With HQs in New York and TLV, we're looking for people who want to be a part of the next rocket-ship in cyber.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Core Team. This team owns and evolves our core query and indexing infrastructure, working directly on our query engine, query optimizations, indexing engines and pipeline. You’ll solve deep technical problems and help shape the architecture of high-performance, complex systems.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Design, develop, and maintain connectors to Databases and SIEMs.
Add new indexing capabilities to our indexing pipeline.
Own technical decisions end-to-end from design to production rollout.
Collaborate closely with product, infra, and data teams to align on technical direction and integration.

Requirements

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

5+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend/data systems background
Proficiency in one of this languages: Rust, Java, C/C++
Familiarity with low-level systems concepts like memory management, file formats, thread models, and performance profiling
Proven track record of learning unfamiliar systems and technologies quickly
Strong sense of accountability and ownership, independent and able to multi-task.

NICE TO HAVE

Experience with distributed systems / data pipelines
Deep understanding of compiler, query engines/planners or database internals
Prior work on indexing and searching features

Key Skills

Software EngineeringBackend SystemsData SystemsRustJavaC/C++Memory ManagementFile FormatsThread ModelsPerformance ProfilingDistributed SystemsData PipelinesCompilerQuery EnginesDatabase InternalsIndexing