Front-End Engineer at Confluera (Palo Alto, CA)

Confluera· Palo Alto, CA·6h ago

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Full-Time

Job description

Front-End Engineer at Confluera

Description:

Looking for a seasoned javascript programmer with strong experience in building large enterprise web applications using the latest technology
Analyze requirements, perform detailed design and hands-on development for scalable applications using Python Flask, JavaScript, Postgres and related technologies.
Develop new code and/or lead existing code changes as part of a group effort
Build libraries, reusable components and frameworks that support complex web applications
Rapid development with automation in mind, and able to deliver results in a fast-paced environment
Able to complete projects with minimal supervision and direction
Review work for accuracy, quality, performance and completeness including other developers codeTechnical
Strong experience developing web application using Python Flask, JavaScript frameworks like VueJS (preferred) Angular, React or equivalent, and Postgres or MySQL
REST API development to support UI applications.
Unit Testing frameworks in Python, and Javascript domain
Javascript Build systems like WebPack , Babel , CSS Loaders, Module Systems
Git and NPM
Building large scale Responsive applications using CSS3 and Less/Sass
Experience with performance tuning application code
Experience with data-driven web development, including strong knowledge of JSON
Extensive use of APIs and deep understanding of HTTP and REST architecture.
Experience in developing secure web applications and knowledge of application vulnerabilities such as Cross Site Scripting (XSS), Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF), etc.

Non-Technical:

Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills and ability to multi-task
To be successful you are self-motivated; driven to achieve and exceed expectations

Qualifications:

5+ Years Frontend Engineering Experience
You’ve had hands-on experience with Python web frameworks like Flask or Django
You’ve had hands-on experience with JavaScript UI frameworks like ReactJS, AngularJS, or VueJS.
You understand frontend challenges like application state management and asynchronous JavaScript programming.
You are excited by making fast user experiences and enjoy tackling ambiguous performance problems.
You’ve introduced new technologies to an existing codebase in a logical and deliberate manner.
You’ve worked with APIs, having to build them from scratch or augment existing ones as needed.
You have strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to work well in a diverse, team-focused environment with other Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, etc. and have strong empathy for your customers.

Why work at Confluera

Culture: Confluera emphasizes a fast-paced, engineering-driven environment focused on solving hard cloud security problems. The team is small (historically ~18 employees) but tightly integrated with XM Cyber post-acquisition.
Location: Office in Palo Alto, CA. Employees work from the physical office (on-site policy reported by Built In).
Benefits: Competitive compensation, stock options (likely through XM Cyber), 401k, premium insurance, and free gourmet food.
Engineering culture: Deep technical challenges in real-time graph processing, cloud telemetry, and ML-based anomaly detection. Opportunity to work on patented, cutting-edge detection technology.
Job seekers note: As an acquired company, roles may be under XM Cyber’s umbrella. Check current openings on their careers page (Lever).

About Confluera

Company Overview

One-liner: Confluera provides an autonomous detection and response (CxDR) platform that uses a patented Continuous Attack Graph to track and stop cyberattacks across cloud infrastructure in real time.
Entity Type: Private (acquired by XM Cyber in March 2023)
Headquarters: Palo Alto, California, United States
Founded: 2016 (some sources list 2019; conflicting reports)
Founders: Bipul Sinha (co-founder/chairman), Niloy Mukherjee, Abhijit Ghosh (co-founder/CTO)

Core Business

Primary industry: Cybersecurity – Cloud Detection and Response (CxDR / XDR)
Target customers: B2B – security operations teams (SecOps), DevOps, and cloud infrastructure teams in enterprises and mid-market organizations
Mission: “Deliver real-time infrastructure-wide cyber kill chain tracking and response by leveraging ‘Continuous Attack Graph’ to deterministically stop and remediate cyberthreats in real-time.”

Products & Services

Confluera CxDR Platform: A cloud-native extended detection and response platform that ingests telemetry from workloads, control plane, and data plane layers, then builds a Continuous Attack Graph to create real-time Attack Storyboards. It reduces alert noise by up to 98% and accelerates investigation time by 10x. Key capabilities include automated threat storyboarding, incident response automation, and integration with SIEMs, CWPPs, EDRs, and CSPMs.

Market Standing

Valuation/Market Cap: Not disclosed (acquired by XM Cyber; terms not public)
Key Metric: Total funding of $29M raised over 2 rounds (Series A and Series B led by Icon Ventures)
Notable Investors/Partners: Icon Ventures (lead), with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Ravi Mhatre, and angel investors. Post-acquisition, parent company XM Cyber provides additional channel and partnership reach.
Growth Signals: Acquired by XM Cyber (March 2023) to strengthen XM Cyber’s cloud detection and response capabilities. Employee count reported as 6 as of May 2026 (Tracxn) but likely integrated into XM Cyber’s larger team. The company’s technology is used to intercept zero-day and insider attacks across multi-cloud/hybrid environments.

Competitive Advantages

Patented Continuous Attack Graph: Causally stitches events in real-time (not after-the-fact correlation), enabling deterministic tracking of attack chains across cloud infrastructure.
Deep cloud observability: Covers workload, control plane, and data plane layers, providing context that traditional EDR/XDR tools miss.
Noise reduction: Distills thousands of alerts into a handful of high-risk Attack Storyboards, dramatically reducing false positives.
Real-time response: Provides in-context response recommendations and automated investigation timelines, cutting mean-time-to-respond (MTTR) significantly.

Strategic Focus

Post-acquisition integration: Under XM Cyber, Confluera’s technology is being embedded into a broader exposure management and cyber posture platform.
Cloud-native expansion: Continued focus on multi-cloud and hybrid environments, with emphasis on tracking lateral movement, container escapes, and identity-based attacks.
Partner ecosystem: Leveraging XM Cyber’s existing channel and MSSP relationships to scale adoption.

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