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Backend Software Engineer

🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-24 → 2026-09-25

Core

Architecting and implementing core backend systems for AI-driven cybersecurity platforms and an autonomous penetration testing framework.

Role type

Senior IC backend software engineer

Builds

Scalable backend services, APIs, and data pipelines for AI security products

Domain

Cybersecurity / AI / Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Python, system design, distributed architectures, performance optimization, Redis, PostgreSQL, Docker, CI/CD, asynchronous/event-based architectures

Preferred skills

Rust, cybersecurity background, message queues, task orchestration, microservices, LLM integration, RAG pipelines, vector databases

Technologies

FastAPI, Python, Redis, PostgreSQL, Docker

Responsibilities

Architect and develop backend services and APIs; Design for performance, scalability, and fault-tolerance; Build and optimize data pipelines for LLM agent workflows; Establish backend best practices and CI/CD processes; Mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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