The senior backend developer will design scalable systems, transform prototypes into production services, and collaborate with security researchers in building reliable data pipelines.
Description
Company is a pioneer of Active ASPM, focused on securing the modern software supply chain in the age of AI. The platform reduces alert noise by identifying the critical 5% of truly reachable and exploitable risks across the SDLC—from GenAI-generated code to cloud runtime. We enable developers and security teams to ship secure software faster through visibility,automation, and actionable security intelligence.
We are looking for a strong Backend Engineer to join our Security Research group. This is a high-impact individual contributor role where you will:
- Work closely with security researchers
- Turn prototypes, scrapers, and research pipelines into scalable production systems
- Own projects end-to-end: design, implementation, deployment, and maintenance
- Build systems powering open-source intelligence and security research efforts
Responsibilities:
- Design and build scalable backend systems and data pipelines
- Transform research prototypes into production-grade services
- Work with large datasets and high-scale systems
- Collaborate closely with security researchers and engineers
- Ensure reliability, performance, and maintainability of services
- Contribute to architecture decisions and system design
- Leverage AI/LLMs and automation tools to improve engineering workflows
Requirements:
- 5+ years of backend development experience (Python, JavaScript, or similar)
- Experience building and operating production SaaS services
- Strong experience with high-scale systems and large datasets
- Ability to independently drive projects end-to-end
- Experience designing scalable architectures and data pipelines
- Strong problem-solving and builder mindset
- Comfortable using AI tools / LLMs in development workflows
Nice to Have (Bonus Points):
- Experience at a cybersecurity startup
- Malware analysis or reverse engineering (obfuscation, encryption, sandboxing, time-bombs)
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