Junior Software Engineer

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Job Summary:

Sprocket Security is dedicated to enhancing enterprise security through penetration testing. As a Junior Software Engineer, you will help develop innovative software solutions in the cybersecurity sector, leveraging your foundational knowledge and eagerness to learn.

Responsibilities:

• Be part of an engineering team that are creating solutions to challenging problems, applying your fresh perspective to contribute to innovative solutions.

• Innovate and develop upon existing applications, with a focus on our core languages such as Ruby, Python and JavaScript.

• Contribute to the front-end and back-end development of our customer portal and proprietary scanning engines.

• Learn new technologies or languages and actively participate in research & development initiatives.

• Perform greenfield development, collaborating with the team to determine the best technology to meet business goals.

• Make a significant impact on the world by contributing to the development of resilient cybersecurity solutions.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Solid foundation in software engineering, with a focus on web development.

• Entry level experience with web-based development using Ruby on Rails (Educational or personal)

• Ability to work productively in a collaborative team setting and in a fast-paced environment.

• Eagerness to learn and adapt.

• Exposure to DevOps practices, including GitLab, Docker containers, orchestration frameworks, and databases.

• Experience building RESTful and GraphQL APIs.

• Entry level exposure to AWS and scalable infrastructure.

Preferred:

• Interest or coursework in cybersecurity or emerging technology.

• Proficiency in front-end technologies and frameworks.

• Enthusiasm for the innovation, thrills, and speed of a growing start-up.

• Understanding of networking protocols and Linux systems.

• Values openness and honesty over being right.

Company:

Sprocket Security provides continuous security testing services. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Monona, Iowa, USA, with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.