Backend Software Engineer

Code Compass — United States · Posted ~3 hours ago

Mid Full-time Hybrid $120000-$160000

Skills

Go Python TypeScript Backend development Distributed systems APIs Cloud CI/CD

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A backend engineering opportunity at an innovative technology company building AI-powered security solutions. You will develop scalable services, APIs, and infrastructure while solving complex security and cloud challenges.

Highlights

Work on challenging backend systems with modern technologies, close collaboration with security experts, and strong ownership from the beginning.

Description

🧭 Backend Software Engineer - San Francisco Bay Area 📍 San Francisco Bay Area, CA | 💵 $120,000 - $160,000 + Benefits | 🏢 Hybrid Join our client, a venture-backed AI security company building next-generation tools to prevent insider threats before they happen. Working alongside an exceptional founding team and experienced security engineers, you'll help build AI-powered security products that work directly alongside SOC teams while taking ownership of core platform components from day one. ⚙️ Tech Stack: Go, Python, TypeScript, AI Agents, LLMs, Security Engineering, DLP, IAM, SOC, Cloud Platforms, APIs, Distributed Systems, CI/CD About the Role: As a Backend Software Engineer, you will design and build core backend systems powering AI-driven security products. You'll work across Go, Python, and TypeScript while solving complex security and infrastructure problems. You'll also work directly with customer security teams during onboarding, gaining unusual exposure to real-world security use cases and helping shape the product based on customer needs. ➕ Nice to have: 1-4 years of backend-focused software engineering experience.Experience working with security, cybersecurity, SOC, DLP, IAM, or insider threat systems.Startup experience or experience working in a fast-paced engineering environment.Interest in working directly with customers. 💪 Benefits: Competitive $120,000 - $160,000 base salary.High ownership and the opportunity to own core platform components from day one.Direct exposure to customer security teams and real-world security challenges.Opportunity to work with AI-powered security technology at an early-stage, venture-backed company. Go, Python, TypeScript, AI Agents, LLMs, Security Engineering, DLP, IAM, SOC, Cloud Platforms, APIs, Distributed Systems, CI/CD Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.