Senior Software Engineer

United StatesRemoteFull TimeSenior$180,000–$200,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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A fully remote Senior Software Engineer (Backend / Core Platform) is sought for a rapidly growing, well-funded cybersecurity startup. The role focuses on designing and building the core AI-powered systems that autonomously investigate and respond to security alerts. Responsibilities include integrating with security tools like SIEM and EDR, improving AI decision-making, and making key architecture decisions. The ideal candidate has strong Python backend experience, a proven ability to build production-grade systems at scale, and familiarity with security tooling. Experience with AI/ML systems and cloud security platforms is preferred. This is an opportunity to work on impactful technology that changes how security teams operate.

Senior Software Engineer (Backend / Core Platform)

100% Remote | up to 200k + strong equity

Most security teams are drowning.

Thousands of alerts.

Half of them noise.

The other half… missed.

Now imagine an AI that actually investigates those alerts for you.

Not flags them.

Not summarises them.

Actually investigates and responds.

That’s what this team is building.

And they’ve just raised a
$37M Series B
to scale it.

And it’s not theory - it’s already being used to take real pressure off security analysts.

They’re now hiring a
Senior Software Engineer (Backend / Core Platform)
.

This isn’t a “tickets and standups” type role.

You’ll be:

- Designing and building the
core systems
that power autonomous investigations
- Integrating with tools like
SIEM, EDR, and cloud security platforms
- Improving how the AI
thinks, investigates, and makes decisions
- Working directly with
security teams
to solve real-world problems
- Making
architecture decisions
that shape the product

Tech they care about:

- Strong backend experience (
Python
)
- Building
production-grade systems at scale
- Experience with
security tooling
(SIEM, SOAR, EDR, etc.)

You’ll do well here if:

- You like
ownership
- You’re comfortable working in
ambiguity
- You’ve built
real systems, not just features
- You want your work to
actually matter

The details:

Fully remote (US)
$180K - $200K base
Strong equity
Early-stage, high-growth company
Real product. Real impact.

If you’ve ever wanted to work on something that actually changes how security teams operate… this is one of those roles.

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