• NOTE*: This role is a full-time, on-site presence at our San Jose, California, office, 5 days per week.
We're hiring for a Backend Cloud Engineer at an exciting cybersecurity Startup in the SF Bay Area.
Are you passionate and eager to make a significant impact in the cybersecurity space? Join us at our cutting-edge startup in the San Francisco Bay Area, where we assemble a world-class team to tackle some of the most pressing cybersecurity challenges.
Why Join Us?
$25M Seed Funding: We are well-funded, having raised $25 million in our seed round, providing the resources to innovate and scale rapidly.
Proven Early Success with the Fortune 500: We have begun partnering with Fortune 500 companies, achieving early success and building trust in our innovative solutions. This highlights the immense potential and reliability of our AI-powered cybersecurity offerings.
Experienced Leadership: Our founding team comprises second- and third-time entrepreneurs, each with over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity. Their proven expertise and vision drive our ambitious goals, positioning us to lead in AI-powered cybersecurity.
Management Team: Our Heads of AI, Engineering, and Product bring extensive experience from some of the world’s most influential companies, ensuring top-tier mentorship, direction, and vision.
Cutting-Edge AI Solutions: Our team leverages the most advanced AI technologies, including Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI.
Competitive Compensation: We offer highly competitive salaries, equity options, and a supportive work environment. Your contributions will be valued and rewarded as we grow together.
Cybersecurity Knowledge Preferred but Not Required: While experience in cybersecurity is a plus, we are primarily seeking top-tier talent in microservices architecture, software development, and/or DevOps who are passionate about solving complex problems.
About the Role
Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams building cloud backends and data pipelines.
• Lead technical delivery from architecture and design to implementation, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Work with product and design teams to deliver performant and reliable user experiences for backend services and APIs.
• Champion software development best practices, including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and test automation.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and maintainability of backend and cloud systems.
• Foster a culture of ownership, learning, and continuous improvement within the engineering team.
Must Haves:
• 7+ years of experience as a cloud or backend engineer.
• Strong experience designing APIs and building asynchronous systems with robust error handling.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, including serverless architectures.
• Experience with Azure services and Infrastructure as Code tools such as API Management, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Azure Active Directory, or Bicep/Terraform.
• Familiarity with data pipelines and cloud-native data streaming tools such as Kinesis.
• Strong Python experience for backend services, automation, and tooling.
• Experience with AWS services and Infrastructure-as-Code tools, such as API Gateway, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, and CDK.
• Knowledge of observability, tracing, and system performance best practices for distributed backend systems.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with distributed teams.
Nice to Haves:
• Golang development for backend services.
• Experience with data streaming tools such as Kafka.
• Designing access control systems, such as Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
• Experience with version control, CI/CD, and build systems (e.g., GitHub Actions).
• Familiarity with compliance and security standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, or CPRA in cloud environments.
• Startup experience and hustle.
Why You’ll Succeed
Attention to detail and craft: You care about pixel-perfect UIs and cohesive user experiences.
Track record of high-velocity delivery: You move fast but don’t break things.
Interest in scientific research, AI/LLMs, and a passion for leveraging technology to advance human knowledge.
