[Hiring] Software Engineer II, Message Mailflow @Abnormal

Role Description

Abnormal AI is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Message Mailflow team. The Message Mailflow team is responsible for building and maintaining stable, efficient, and hands-off systems that power the ingestion of billions of emails per day. Our systems are the backbone of Abnormal's core Inbound Email Security product—handling everything from upstream mailbox monitoring and email notifications to downstream remediation actions on malicious messages.

The Message Mailflow team develops and manages tier 0 backend services that are mission-critical to Abnormal's success, including but not limited to:

• Subscription Manager (which mailboxes we monitor)
• Notification Producer (processing new email notifications from providers)
• Remediation (executing actions on malicious messages)

This is a backend and systems-heavy team, and the ideal candidate will have experience working with distributed systems at scale and a passion for operational excellence.

The ideal candidate has strong backend and distributed systems experience, a deep appreciation for email infrastructure, and the ability to thrive in a fast-moving 0-to-1 build environment.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Applied Sciences, Information Systems or other related engineering field
• 3+ years of industry experience on backend software development & distributed systems, designing & building software applications
• Experience with our stack: Go and/or Python
• Experience working with distributed teams, proficient in asynchronous and written communication
• Experience building features & components from scratch and operating them, balancing feature development work with operational tasks
• Open to following pre-established guidelines, coding practices, and conventions
• You’re growth-driven & looking to increase impact & responsibility over time

Requirements

• Experience with our stack: AWS, K8, Django, Spark, Prometheus
• Familiarity with AWS services and deployment practices
• Knowledge of containerization using Docker or similar technologies

Benefits

• Base salary range: $149,200 — $214,500 USD
• In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package