Senior Backend Developer

Description

Company is a pioneer of **Active ASPM**, focused on securing the modern software supply chain in the age of AI. The platform reduces alert noise by identifying the critical 5% of truly reachable and exploitable risks across the SDLC—from GenAI\-generated code to cloud runtime. We enable developers and security teams to ship secure software faster through visibility,automation, and actionable security intelligence. We are looking for a strong **Backend Engineer** to join our Security Research group. This is a high\-impact **individual contributor role** where you will: * Work closely with security researchers * Turn prototypes, scrapers, and research pipelines into scalable production systems * Own projects end\-to\-end: design, implementation, deployment, and maintenance * Build systems powering open\-source intelligence and security research efforts **Responsibilities:** * Design and build scalable backend systems and data pipelines * Transform research prototypes into production\-grade services * Work with large datasets and high\-scale systems * Collaborate closely with security researchers and engineers * Ensure reliability, performance, and maintainability of services * Contribute to architecture decisions and system design * Leverage AI/LLMs and automation tools to improve engineering workflows Requirements: **Requirements:** * 5\+ years of backend development experience (Python, JavaScript, or similar) * Experience building and operating production SaaS services * Strong experience with high\-scale systems and large datasets * Ability to independently drive projects end\-to\-end * Experience designing scalable architectures and data pipelines * Strong problem\-solving and builder mindset * Comfortable using AI tools / LLMs in development workflows **Nice to Have (Bonus Points):** * Experience at a cybersecurity startup * Malware analysis or reverse engineering (obfuscation, encryption, sandboxing, time\-bombs)