Box
Intelligent Content Management
SoftwareEngineerIII,ThreatProtection
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“Software Engineer III, Threat Protection at Box. Skills: backend services development, Anomaly Detection, Malware Detection, security. Design, build, test, and maintain reliable backend services and features for Threat Protection. Contribute to systems in anomaly detection, malware detection, and security alerting”
What You'll Achieve.
strengthen Box’s security offerings; safeguard our customers’ content; deliver secure, scalable solutions
Industry & Context.
technical design discussions; implementation ideas and tradeoff analysis; rigorous validation
on-call rotation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years of professional software development experience, Proficiency in Java, Scala, C++, or another modern programming language, Experience building applications in cloud environments and with microservices/distributed systems, Ability to independently execute on well-defined projects and communicate progress clearly, Collaboration skills with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional partners
Nice to Have
Interest in security domains (e.g., authentication, identity, threat detection) and industry best practices, Practical experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Kubernetes, Experience operating backend systems for reliability, scalability, and observability
What You'll Do.
and maintain reliable backend services and features for Threat Protection
Contribute to systems in anomaly detection
and security alerting
Translate product and engineering requirements into clear technical tasks and milestones
Support service health through troubleshooting
and operational ownership
Participate in the team’s production on-call rotation and improve operational runbooks
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate across functions; Collaborate with Product, Security, and partner engineering teams; collaboration skills with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional partners
Communication Scope
communicate progress clearly
Process & Methodology
independently deliver well-scoped projects, independently execute on well-defined projects, clear technical tasks and milestones
Full Job Description
WHAT IS BOX? Box (NYSE:BOX) is the leader in Intelligent Content Management. Our platform enables organizations to fuel collaboration, manage the entire content lifecycle, secure critical content, and transform business workflows with enterprise AI. We help companies thrive in the new AI-first era of business. Founded in 2005, Box simplifies work for leading global organizations, including JLL, Morgan Stanley, and Nationwide. Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia. By joining Box, you will have the unique opportunity to continue driving our platform forward. Content powers how we work. It’s the billions of files and information flowing across teams, departments, and key business processes every single day: contracts, invoices, employee records, financials, product specs, marketing assets, and more. Our mission is to bring intelligence to the world of content management and empower our customers to completely transform workflows across their organizations. With the combination of AI and enterprise content, the opportunity has never been greater to transform how the world works together and at Box you will be on the front lines of this massive shift. WHY BOX NEEDS YOU Box is the world’s leading Content Cloud, trusted by 115,000+ organizations—including nearly 70% of the Fortune 500—to protect data, power collaboration, and transform critical workflows with secure, enterprise AI. Our Threat Protection team builds the capabilities that help Box administrators detect, investigate, and respond to potential threats across our platform. We’re looking for a Software Engineer III to help design, build, and operate backend services that strengthen Box’s security offerings, with a focus on Anomaly Detection and Malware Detection. You’ll independently deliver well-scoped projects, collaborate across functions, and contribute to the reliability and scalability of systems that safeguard our customers’ content. WHAT YOU’LL
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