Software Engineer- Core

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.
  
  

• 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.
  
  

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