Summary
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Join a backend engineering team building advanced cloud security capabilities. You will help develop systems that analyze runtime context, prioritize infrastructure risks, and protect cloud environments from a range of threats. The role offers technically challenging work, room for creative problem-solving, and meaningful impact on a rapidly growing technology platform.
Highlights
Opportunity to join an experienced backend engineering team working on advanced cloud security technology. The role encourages creativity, new ideas, meaningful impact, and professional growth while addressing complex infrastructure protection challenges.
Description
Description
Backend Software Engineer
Iceland
Full-time
About The Position
Upwind is a next-generation Cloud Security Platform that leverages runtime context to identify and prioritize critical risks, providing precise insights and efficient cloud security management.
Unlike traditional tools, Upwind uses runtime data proactively for risk prioritization and posture insights, ensuring teams focus on what truly matters.
With industry-leading efficiency and eBPF-powered sensors, Upwind delivers comprehensive capabilities, including agentless cloud posture discovery, real-time threat protection, and integrated API security.
From misconfigurations to malware defense, Upwind ensures end-to-end, cost-effective cloud infrastructure protection.
At Upwind, you’ll have the opportunity to think creatively, explore new ideas, and use your skills to make a meaningful impact on our growth.
We are looking for an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join our great Backend Engineering team in Iceland.
The team faces complex engineering challenges on a daily basis, solving new problems while constantly improving and scaling existing solutions.
We work with all major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and use cutting-edge technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Neo4j, Elasticsearch, Redis, TimescaleDB, RabbitMQ, and more.
Responsibilities
Own the entire lifecycle of various short-life projects, from initial design and development through to deployment, monitoring, and maintenance in productionPerform reliability and performance analysis on Golang and/or Java-based applicationsContribute to technical and architectural designs, perform capacity planning, define SLOs, and work with other teams to implement robust solutionsConduct design and code reviews as part of a wider engineering groupInterface with other teams, including Frontend, DevOps, and Product, to deliver best-in-class featuresHelp build highly scalable, reliable, and performant backend systems that operate across complex cloud environmentsContinuously improve engineering practices, architecture, observability, and system performance
Requirements
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field3+ years of experience in Backend Engineering using a high-level programming language, ideally Golang and/or JavaStrong understanding of software engineering principles, system design, and distributed systemsExperience with cloud platforms and products, such as AWS, GCP, and/or AzureExperience implementing data-intensive systems, including databases, event systems, messaging systems, and related technologiesExperience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)Experience working with microservices-based architecturesStrong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to tackle complex technical challengesExcellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering and cross-functional teams
Nice to Have
Experience working with Kubernetes and containerized environmentsStrong understanding of networking concepts and cloud networkingExperience with DockerExperience with distributed databases, messaging systems, or event-driven architecturesExperience working with cloud security, infrastructure, observability, or cybersecurityExperience with eBPF or other runtime/cloud-native technologies
