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Staff Software Engineer, Security Engineering

CANADARemoteFull-time$158k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-09
Remote

Core

Technical lead for the Security Engineering team behind Coalition Control, a platform helping policyholders manage cyber risk and protect against cyber crime.

Role type

Staff-level individual contributor (technical lead)

Builds

Coalition Control platform (backend services, microservices, and security products like Login Security)

Domain

Cybersecurity / Insurance / Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

Backend engineering (distributed, event-driven systems), Cloud services (AWS, SQS, Kafka), Technical leadership (architecture, mentoring), API design, AI-assisted development workflows, System simplification, Security concepts

Preferred skills

Python/FastAPI, Go, TypeScript/Node.js, React.js, Experience in cybersecurity

Technologies

Python, FastAPI, Go, TypeScript, React.js, AWS, SQS, Kafka, Cursor, Claude

Responsibilities

Own critical backend services end-to-end and set technical direction, Simplify complex microservices architectures, Lead a team of four engineers and guide architectural trade-offs, Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to ship iterative plans, Participate in on-call rotation for the Security Engineering team

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities