Security & Backend Engineer

Role Overview

As a Security & Backend Engineer, you will own core pieces of our Scala + Python backend while raising the bar on how we protect data, systems, and customers. You will design and build backend services, shape secure-by-default patterns, and lead practical security work across authentication, authorization, data protection, and infrastructure.

What You Will Do

Design and ship reliable, scalable services with senior engineers, work on data pipelines, build and operate backend services and APIs, embed secure-by-default patterns, identify risks, guide the engineering team toward secure defaults, harden cloud environments, networks, and services, work with ML and data teams, and partner with customers.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You might be a fit if you have 5+ years building and operating production backend systems, owned security-sensitive systems, have strong skills in Python or Scala, applied secure practices, are comfortable with modern cloud deployments and IaC, and enjoy balancing new feature delivery with long-term hardening and scale.

Requirements

• 5+ years building and operating production backend systems
• Owned security-sensitive systems (auth, permissions, secrets, data access controls)
• Strong skills in Python or Scala, ideally both over time
• Applied secure practices across data, code, and infrastructure
• Comfortable with modern cloud deployments and IaC
• Hands-on with security reviews, threat modeling, and hardening

Benefits

• Top-tier compensation
• Meaningful equity upside
• High autonomy
• Clear ownership
• Visible impact from day one
• High-trust, low-ego, high-talent team