Software Engineer - Austin, TX

Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information across enterprises, governments, and consumers.

Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend harnesses AI to protect organizations and individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints.

The Trend Vision One™ enterprise cybersecurity platform accelerates proactive security outcomes by predicting and preventing threats across the entire digital estate and environments like AWS, Google, Microsoft, and NVIDIA.

Proactive security starts here. TrendMicro.com

Position Summary:

As part of the development team at Trend Micro, this Software Engineer role will focus on evolving both our on-premise security products and the Trend Vision One platform, which delivers connected threat defense across hybrid environments. The candidate will contribute across the stack—developing backend services in Java (Wildfly) and Go, and building modern UI components with React.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable, maintainable, and secure backend services using Java (leveraging Java EE technologies such as EJBs, JPA, JMS, and JAX-RS).
• Design and integrate both RESTful APIs and SOAP-based services for internal and external communication.
• Build and enhance user interfaces using React, aligning with UX guidelines and accessibility standards.
• Develop cloud-native features using AWS services, including Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, AWS IoT, and CloudWatch for monitoring and observability.
• Write and maintain automated tests using tools like JUnit, Go testing libraries, and Python-based frameworks.
• Work with relational and analytical data stores including MariaDB, RDS, and ColumnStore to support complex business logic.
• Troubleshoot full-stack issues, including debugging service communication, networking flows, and API integration.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Managers, Designers, Architects, and QA engineers to deliver quality features.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and tools that improve development efficiency and system performance.

Qualifications:

• Experience (through coursework, internships, or projects) in one or more backend languages such as Java or Go.
• Familiarity with Java EE concepts such as EJBs, JPA, JMS, JAX-RS, and working knowledge of both REST and SOAP service paradigms.
• Exposure to React, JavaScript, and front-end development best practices.
• Experience or interest in using AWS services, especially Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, CloudWatch, and AWS IoT.
• Understanding of Docker, containerized workflows, and networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS).
• Experience or interest in writing automated tests and contributing to CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communication skills and a growth mindset within a collaborative team setting.
• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Ideal for candidates with 0–2 years of experience, including internships, or equivalent hands-on work.

DEI Commitment:

Not meeting every single requirement? At Trend Micro, we're committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and genuine workplace. If you're enthusiastic about this position but find that your experience and background don't perfectly match every qualification listed in the job posting, we still encourage you to apply. You could very well be the ideal candidate for this position or others within our organization.

What We Offer You:

You're important to us. What matters to you, matters to us too. Trend Micro provides benefit options for you and your family.

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave
• Mental Health Wellness Program
• Adoption Assistance
• Wellness Incentive
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off
• 14 Annual Holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Resource Groups

We offer competitive compensation with bonus opportunity tied to company performance, along with room to enhance your skills through ongoing learning and broad technological opportunities. Achieving work-life balance is a priority, complemented by team activities, fostering an environment rooted in equity, inclusion, and collaboration, that is reflected in both our culture and our work.

Be Passionate. Be Innovative. Be a Trender.

This position does not offer sponsorship for work permit applications or renewals, either now or in the future. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship, both currently and moving forward. The company will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this role (including, but not limited to, H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT, or any other employment-based visa).

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