[Hiring] Lead Backend Software Engineer @Job Board

Role Description

As a Lead Backend Engineer for our Fleet team, you will be a technical architect behind the systems that power our Open NDR Platform. You will bridge the gap between complex network data and seamless user experiences by overseeing the development of our centralized management platform. By leading high-impact projects and collaborating across functions, you will ensure that our platform provides defenders with the intuitive tools they need to disrupt attacks in real-time.

• Drive End-to-End Architecture: Lead the technical design, implementation, and operation of a centralized Sensor management platform known as Fleet. Responsible for Sensor lifecycle management, configuration, and real-time communication.
• Build High-Performance APIs: Design and develop REST and GraphQL APIs to power service to service communication, enable top-notch user experience, and manage configurations through various supported authentication models.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide mentorship to other engineers through design guidance, rigorous code reviews, and the promotion of performant, maintainable coding standards.
• Security-First Engineering: Evaluate new projects and architectural changes for security implications, working closely with cross-functional teams to mitigate risks while balancing value and effort.
• Operational Excellence: Own the lifecycle of your features from design to production, implementing automated test suites, CI/CD pipelines, and proactive monitoring/alerting mechanisms.
• UX & Product Collaboration: Partner with UX design teams and Product Managers to refine epics and translate wireframes into backend requirements for complex user flows.
• Threat Intelligence Orchestration: Manage and distribute threat intelligence feeds (Zeek Intel, Suricata, Yara, etc.).

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience, primarily on Linux or Unix-style platforms, with a track record in senior or lead roles.
• Deep expertise in Golang including experience with multi-threaded applications in production.
• Proven experience with formal API specifications such as OpenAPI.
• Proficiency with both Relational (SQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).

Requirements

• You embody "low ego results," "tireless service," and "applied curiosity" in every interaction.
• You care deeply about building backend systems that help users understand complex data quickly and make thoughtful tradeoffs in service of usability.
• You think beyond individual components, understanding how backend state, data, and API architecture work together across a large application.
• You can weigh conflicting constraints and make rapid, high-impact decisions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• You thrive in a collaborative environment, using your communication skills to influence product direction, align distributed teams, and influence technical outcomes.
• You take pride in writing clear, well-structured, and maintainable code, prioritizing long-term quality and code health.

Benefits

• Compensation Range: $175,000 — $229,000 USD.
• Equity and additional benefits will also be awarded.