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Senior Backend Engineer

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Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Fri, Nov 06, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Leading the development of a cutting-edge anti-ransomware platform, the remote Senior Backend Engineer will focus on building and evolving data platform and API services using Scala and Rust, while also enhancing a Python-based security analysis platform.

Key responsibilities
  • Design and deliver features for the data platform and public API services, including security data processing
  • Drive system design and architecture decisions in collaboration with product and platform engineering teams
  • Build and maintain reliable Scala-based backend services, while overseeing the migration of selected APIs to Rust
Required qualifications
  • 5+ years of backend engineering experience, particularly in JVM-based codebases
  • Proven track record of designing and managing distributed systems
  • Experience with Rust and familiarity with its application in migration projects
  • Strong understanding of APIs, messaging systems (Kafka), and modern data stores (Postgres, DynamoDB, OpenSearch)
  • Experience in a cloud-native environment, preferably AWS

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