Staff Software Engineer

### Who you are
- First-principles thinker – you break complex, ambiguous business problems down to fundamental truths, then rebuild them into clear, prioritized milestones that deliver meaningful customer value
- Pragmatic security mind – you identify and communicate security risks and tradeoffs, and deliver solutions that appropriately balance strong security with real-world business needs
- Roadmap-to-reality executor - you transform Security & Privacy principles into actionable technical roadmaps, and lead large-scale projects from concept to production with precision and impact
- AI-native innovator - you bring expertise, passion, and creativity in implementing innovative, AI-native approaches to unlock new capabilities for the division
- Force multiplier - you foster cross-team collaboration with engineering teams to both seamlessly integrate Security & Privacy best practices into microservice architecture while eliminating implementation overhead for development teams
- BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or other related engineering field
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong command of software design fundamentals - including distributed systems, CAP theorem, and system design tradeoffs
- Deep expertise in Authentication, Authorization, and Security & Privacy problem space, best practices, and related technologies
- Ability to translate business objectives into actionable technical plans with clear sequencing, dependencies, and success criteria that keep execution aligned with strategic intent
- Demonstrated history of owning end-to-end delivery of complex projects — navigating ambiguity, managing competing priorities, and consistently shipping high-quality results on time and on-spec across multiple teams and stakeholders
- Proficiency in Golang and Python programming languages
- Experience in multiple domains - infrastructure, data platform, machine learning, or similar
- Skill in making reversible versus irreversible technical decisions - and calibrating the right level of rigor for each
- Contributions to open-source projects, engineering blogs, or industry standards

### What the job involves
- Abnormal AI is seeking a Staff Software Engineer with deep expertise and passion for Security & Privacy to join the Multi-Product Platform division
- Security and privacy have become a defining advantage in enterprise software — the companies that invest most deeply in these principles earn the most trust, the largest contracts, and the longest customer relationships
- Abnormal AI has built that foundation, and now we need a Staff Engineer to take it further
- You will own the division's Security & Privacy vision, driving high-impact initiatives that push our standards across authentication, authorization, and auditability even higher
- You will evolve the long-term technical strategies that strengthen customer trust at scale — ensuring Security & Privacy remains an unshakable competitive advantage as the platform grows
- This means identifying and framing business problems, then aligning them with the company objectives, and translating them into clear, actionable technical roadmaps that engineering teams can execute with confidence
- Own the strategic Security & Privacy roadmap for the Multi-Product Platform division across a 3–5 year horizon by partnering with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define incremental milestones that de-risk execution and unlock tangible business value at each stage
- Shape technical direction by applying pragmatic security principles and AI-native strategies, ensuring architectural decisions balance robust protection with speed-to-market and evolving business constraints
- Drive end-to-end delivery of large-scale, cross-functional projects for the Multi-Product Platform division, operationalizing Security & Privacy standards that keep pace with product and market expansion while minimizing overhead and preserving R&D velocity
- Actively mentor and grow the next generation of Tech Leads - raising the technical bar across the organization, not just within your teams

### Benefits
- Healthcare
- Flexible PTO
- 401k
- One Medical
- Flexible Spending Account
- Mental Health Resources
- Home Office Stipend
- Monthly Internet & Phone Stipend
- Health and Wellness Stipend