Cloud-native vulnerability and compliance platform for global enterprises
Qualys operates a SaaS-based security platform used by majority of Fortune 100 and Global 100 companies, processing 100M transactions daily across on-premises, cloud, container, and mobile environments. The tech stack reveals a mature, data-intensive operation: Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Elasticsearch, and Cassandra handle streaming and analytics at scale, while active adoption of LangChain, LangGraph, and OpenAI signals a shift toward AI-driven threat detection and automation. The hiring profile—engineering-dominant with significant security and product depth—reflects the company's focus on both platform scalability (core pain point: scaling data processing) and next-gen analytics products.
Notable leadership hires: Anaplan Director, SOX Director, Account Director, Director of Engineering
Qualys provides a unified cloud-based platform for vulnerability management, compliance, and IT asset visibility. The platform integrates with major cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) and supports detection and remediation across hybrid IT estates: on-premises data centers, public/private clouds, containers, endpoints, and mobile. The company serves over 10,000 subscription customers globally, including large portions of the Fortune and Global 100 lists. Operations span 12 countries, with engineering concentration in India and the United States. Founded in 1999 as a pioneer in cloud security SaaS, the company now operates as a public enterprise managing complex security and compliance workflows at massive scale.
Qualys uses Kafka, Apache Spark, Hadoop, and Elasticsearch for data processing; Cassandra and Redis for storage; Kubernetes and OCI for container orchestration; Salesforce and Salesforce CPQ for revenue operations; and Java, Python, and Scala for development. Recently adopting LangChain, OpenAI, and Anthropic for AI features.
Qualys has more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100 companies.
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