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Backend Software Engineer at Unknown cybersecurity startup

Compensation

$170,000 – $220,000/yr

Location
San Francisco, California
Type
Full-time
Level
mid
Posted

Description

The startup is hiring a Backend / Distributed Systems Engineer to build and scale an AI-powered platform that detects account compromise in real time. The role owns critical infrastructure, real-time signal ingestion pipelines, behavioral analysis systems, database scaling, production ML and AI systems, reliability, and engineering patterns, while working directly with founders. It requires 2 to 4 years of backend or distributed systems experience, end-to-end system ownership, strong distributed systems and database-scaling fundamentals, and a CS degree from a top-30 U.S. university. The position is based in San Francisco and requires on-site work five days per week.

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