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You’ll work on technically challenging backend and infrastructure problems involving high-volume security data, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, 100+ enterprise integrations, scalable APIs, PostgreSQL, cloud infrastructure, and multi-tenant data architecture.\nYou’ll have meaningful ownership over the systems that ingest, process, enrich, and move security data across the platform while improving reliability, performance, scalability, and observability.\nIf you enjoy solving complex backend, infrastructure, data, and integration problems at scale, this role is a strong fit.\nWhat You’ll Own\nBackend Engineering - Go & APIs\nBuild and maintain backend services primarily using Go (Golang)\nDesign scalable REST APIs and internal microservices\nBuild production services designed for reliability and scale\nImplement:\nAuthentication\nRate limiting\nRetry mechanisms\nFault tolerance\nRobust error handling\nDiagnose performance bottlenecks and improve backend efficiency\nWrite clean, maintainable, production-ready code\nImprove existing services as platform usage and data volume grow\nEnterprise Integrations\nBuild and maintain integrations across 100+ enterprise systems\nWork extensively with:\nREST APIs\nOAuth\nWebhooks\nExternal services\nDesign integrations that remain reliable as customer usage and data volume scale\nHandle external API failures, rate limits, retries, and changing dependencies\nTroubleshoot integration failures and improve resilience\nImplement monitoring and observability around integration health\nMaintain reliable data exchange between the platform and third-party systems\nEvent-Driven Systems & Data Pipelines\nDesign event-driven architectures for processing security data\nBuild pipelines for:\nData ingestion\nTransformation\nEnrichment\nWork with asynchronous processing, messaging systems, and distributed workflows\nProcess high-volume data reliably and efficiently\nImprove pipeline performance and fault tolerance\nIdentify bottlenecks within distributed processing workflows\nDesign systems that can scale as data volume increases\nPostgreSQL & Data Architecture\nDesign scalable data models for multi-tenant applications\nWork extensively with PostgreSQL\nDesign and maintain database schemas\nOptimize complex queries and indexes\nDiagnose database performance issues\nSupport both operational and analytics-oriented data requirements\nMaintain data integrity as the platform scales\nConsider scalability and performance when designing new data models\nCloud Infrastructure & Observability\nDeploy and operate services across cloud environments, with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) preferred\nWork with scalable compute, managed storage, and messaging infrastructure\nImplement:\nMonitoring\nLogging\nObservability\nDiagnose production issues systematically\nImprove service reliability and platform stability\nContribute to infrastructure and platform scalability initiatives\nHelp ensure production systems remain observable as complexity grows\nArchitecture & Platform Development\nCollaborate closely with:\nProduct\nSecurity\nEngineering\nParticipate in architecture decisions and technical design reviews\nIdentify opportunities to improve:\nReliability\nScalability\nPerformance\nMaintainability\nContribute to platform architecture as requirements evolve\nSupport AI-powered security workflows and automation initiatives\nTake ownership of technical problems from investigation through resolution\nRequirements\nStrong professional backend software engineering experience\nProficiency in Go/Golang, or strong professional experience with Python, Java, or TypeScript with willingness to transition to Go\nExperience building production APIs and distributed backend systems\nStrong relational database experience, ideally PostgreSQL\nExperience with at least one major cloud platform:\nGCP\nAWS\nAzure\nHands-on understanding of:\nREST APIs\nWebhooks\nAuthentication systems\nAsynchronous processing\nDatabase design\nDatabase optimization\nStrong debugging and problem-solving abilities\nAbility to independently own technical problems through resolution\nStrong written and verbal communication skills\nAbility to collaborate effectively with engineering and cross-functional teams\nAvailability during U.S. business hours\nNice to Have\nExperience with any of the following is highly valuable:\nOAuth\nEvent-driven architectures\nMessage queues and asynchronous systems\nDistributed systems\nHigh-volume data pipelines\nMulti-tenant SaaS architecture\nCybersecurity platforms\nSIEM systems\nIdentity and Access Management (IAM)\nEndpoint security platforms\nStartup or high-growth engineering environments\nAI/LLM-powered applications and workflows\nCore Technology Stack\nBackend: Go / Golang\nDatabase: PostgreSQL\nAPIs & Integrations: REST | OAuth | Webhooks\nCloud: GCP Preferred | AWS | Azure\nArchitecture: Microservices | Distributed Systems | Event-Driven Processing\nInfrastructure: Messaging Systems | Monitoring | Logging | Observability\nWhat Makes You a Strong Fit\nYou’ll likely thrive in this role if you:\nPrefer backend and systems engineering over frontend/UI development\nHave built production systems designed for scale\nEnjoy working with Go or want to make it your primary backend language\nUnderstand that integrations must handle failures, retries, rate limits, and changing external APIs\nThink carefully about distributed systems and asynchronous processing\nCare about clean architecture and long-term maintainability\nThink deeply about reliability, performance, and observability\nAre comfortable optimizing databases and investigating performance bottlenecks\nCan troubleshoot complex production issues systematically\nTake ownership without requiring constant direction\nEnjoy fast-moving, engineering-heavy environments\nWhat a Typical Day Looks Like\nYour day may begin by reviewing system health, integration performance, or an issue affecting production data processing.\nThroughout the day, you could build and ship backend services in Go, design an integration with an enterprise platform, troubleshoot a production integration, optimize PostgreSQL queries and indexes, or improve API performance.\nYou may also build or refine event-driven data pipelines, review architecture decisions with other engineers, improve monitoring and observability, or contribute to AI-powered security and automation workflows.\nIn short: you’ll build the scalable backend infrastructure, integrations, APIs, and data systems that power a modern cybersecurity platform.\nKey Metrics for Success\nBackend reliability and uptime\nAPI latency and performance\nScalability under increasing workloads\nReliable processing of high-volume security data\nReduced third-party integration failures\nStrong integration monitoring and observability\nDatabase and query performance\nPlatform stability and maintainability\nEffective handling of production issues\nQuality and speed of 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