Boam AI builds managed data solutions that turn messy, unstructured signals from public, private, and proprietary sources into structured, reliable, and always up-to-date intelligence on millions of SMBs and enterprises worldwide. These agentic systems power CRMs, data warehouses, AI products, and mission-critical decisions across the enterprise.
As a Security & Backend Engineer, you will own core pieces of our Scala + Python backend while raising the bar on how we protect data, systems, and customers. You will design and build backend services, shape secure-by-default patterns, and lead practical security work across authentication, authorization, data protection, and infrastructure. This is a role for someone who enjoys hard backend problems and has a meaningful security background, but does not want a purely specialized security seat.
What You’ll DoDesign and ship reliable, scalable services with senior engineers
Work on data pipelines from ingestion to enrichment to delivery
Build and operate backend services and APIs that power the core product
Embed secure-by-default patterns in services, data flows, and infrastructure
Identify risks early in product design and propose pragmatic solutions
Guide the engineering team toward secure defaults in code, infrastructure, and workflows
Harden cloud environments, networks, and services to reduce the attack surface
Work with ML and data teams on secure handling of models and data
Partner with customers to ensure their integrations with our platform are safe and seamless
5+ years building and operating production backend systems
Owned security-sensitive systems (auth, permissions, secrets, data access controls)
Strong skills in Python or Scala, ideally both over time
Applied secure practices across data, code, and infrastructure
Comfortable with modern cloud deployments and IaC
Hands-on with security reviews, threat modeling, and hardening
Enjoy balancing new feature delivery with long-term hardening and scale
Thrive without heavy process or QA buffers and own what you ship
Motivated by real user impact and keeping critical systems safe
Join a no-politics, high-trust, low-ego, high-talent team
Own backend and security work on mission-critical systems
Work directly with founders and the Head of Engineering
High autonomy, clear ownership, and visible impact from day one
Operate at the intersection of AI, data, security, and enterprise workflows
Top-tier compensation with meaningful equity upside
Help shape our security posture, patterns, and engineering culture
Our process is fast, structured, and transparent – built to respect your time and surface real mutual fit
1. Intro Call
Brief call to meet and outline the role
2. Deep Dive
Walk through past backend and security work
3. Work Sample
Tackle a Boam-style backend and security challenge
4. Founder Conversation
Align on values, ownership, and how we work
