Senior Backend Engineer
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Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Thu, Nov 12, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days
Job Summary
Building the platform for NodeZero's defensive agents, the full-time Senior Backend Engineer will manage the agent execution runtime, design the tool layer, and develop the connector framework while working remotely.
Key responsibilities
- Build and own the agent execution runtime, ensuring durable and resumable workflows with checkpointing and cancellation features
- Design and implement a tool layer for agents, including versioning, schema validation, and server-side authorization
- Develop the connector framework for third-party security control planes and implement a safe-change pipeline with audit trails
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience using modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Scala)
- Experience building applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Expert proficiency in SQL and demonstrated experience in designing and operating distributed systems in production
- A track record of shipping and operating production services, including on-call ownership
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