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Staff Backend Engineer, Internal

USARemoteFull-time2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10
Remote

Core

Set architecture and technical direction for Python backend services, APIs, and high-throughput ETL pipelines that convert attack-team knowledge-graph output into queryable relational datasets.

Role type

Staff Backend Engineer (Internal Platform)

Builds

Distributed processing workflows, GraphQL endpoints, graph-based APIs, and internal tooling for attack-path and assessment data.

Domain

Cybersecurity / Data Engineering / Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

Python, SQL, GraphQL, Neo4j, AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Temporal/Prefect/Airflow/Celery, SQLAlchemy, Observability (Datadog/Prometheus/OpenTelemetry)

Preferred skills

Cybersecurity (attack, identity, privilege escalation, vulnerability data), Internal tooling for multiple engineering teams

Responsibilities

Design reliable distributed processing workflows with scheduling, retries, and failure recovery; Optimize complex SQL and guide production database performance; Mentor engineers through design and code reviews; Partner with frontend and product teams to deliver user experiences for attack-path data.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership