Sophos
Senior Python Engineer
Canada · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$125k-$209kDetected 97 days ago
PythonFastAPISQLNoSQLPostgreSQLRedisElasticsearchAWSDockerKubernetesCI/CDLinuxDevOpsRESTMachine LearningComputer VisionLLMsRAGAgentic AICybersecuritySIEMSOARDetection EngineeringProduct Management
About the role
- Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks.
- Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats.
- Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with engineering leadership, architects, product management, and cross-functional teams to define technical direction and feature priorities.
- Design and implement scalable, cloud-native microservices and REST APIs using Python, FastAPI, and Celery.
- Build AI-powered applications as well as the platforms and services that enable their development, deployment, and operation.
- Integrate and optimize data systems including Postgres, Redis, and Elasticsearch to support high-performance AI and cybersecurity workloads.
- Partner effectively with Product Management, DevOps, QA, and fellow developers to deliver solutions that meet both technical excellence and customer needs.
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to less-experienced engineers, helping them grow their skills and deliver high-quality code.
- Influence architecture and design decisions across multiple services or projects, ensuring scalability, reliability, and alignment with long-term product strategy.
- Work with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, event-driven systems, and large-scale data processing to deliver robust, reliable services.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, including designing and building scalable microservices and REST APIs.
- Hands-on experience building and operating cloud-native applications on AWS (EKS, Lambda, S3, Bedrock, etc.).
Requirements
- Take end-to-end ownership of major features or projects from design through deployment and monitoring, working with a high degree of autonomy.
- Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases (Postgres, Redis) and experience integrating search platforms like Elasticsearch.
- Experience with AI agents, or applied LLMs is highly valued, along with the ability to anticipate challenges, drive technical strategy, and solve real-world security problems using cutting-edge technology.
Nice to have
- Experience integrating and deploying Generative AI or LLM-powered solutions.
- Understanding of AI agent architectures, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and conversational AI systems.
- Exposure to cybersecurity products (XDR, MDR, SIEM, SOAR) or adjacent security technologies.
- Ready to Join Us?
- Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description.
- We challenge that notion.
- Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team.
- Don't let a checklist hold you back - we encourage you to apply.
Compensation
- In Canada, the base salary for this role ranges from $125,000 to $209,000.
Benefits
- Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response.
- This role works closely with engineers, architects, product management, and cross-functional stakeholders to drive the team's vision at scale.
- Proven experience mentoring junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
Company info
- Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services.
- Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies - including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next-gen SIEM.
- Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business.
- Role Summary As a member of the Sophos Agentic AI team, the Senior Software Engineer II plays a key role in shaping and delivering AI-powered cybersecurity solutions.
- The Senior Software Engineer II contributes as a hands-on developer while also providing broader technical leadership - setting direction for architecture and design, mentoring peers, and influencing multiple projects or services.
- About Us Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services.
Visa & Work Authorization
- While we are a remote first organization, applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted, without requiring employer sponsorship.
This listing is sourced directly from Sophos's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.