Senior Backend Engineer, Security Automation

Internetwork Expert; Buenos Aires; Híbrido; ARS 105.707.000 - 196.312.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Fully remote

Descripción de la vacante

Intuition Machines, a remote-first security AI company, seeks a Senior Backend Engineer focused on Security Automation to design and implement automation for SOC processes. You will help improve bot detection, fraud mitigation, phishing detection, and security operations at scale.

Key responsibilities include building automation services, collaborating with security analysts, and researching new technologies to strengthen defenses.

Formación

• 5+ years of backend software development experience.
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with microservice architectures.
• Strong understanding of programming best practices, design patterns, and testing methodologies.
• Experience writing secure code and applying OWASP security principles.
• Solid experience with SQL databases.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerized development workflows.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build, and maintain automation tools and services that support core SOC operations, managing the full lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
• Streamline workflows and improve security efficiency using microservices, Kubernetes, Python, and message queues.
• Collaborate with security analysts and engineers to solve automation and operational challenges.
• Research emerging security and automation standards and identify new technologies to strengthen defenses and processes.
• Contribute to system reliability, observability, and scalability through thoughtful automation and design.

Conocimientos

Python

Microservices

SQL

Security

Docker

Kubernetes

Testing

OWASP

Communication

Herramientas

Docker

Kubernetes

Descripción del empleo

Intuition Machines builds enterprise security products with an AI/ML focus. We apply our research to systems that serve hundreds of millions of people, with a team distributed around the world. You are probably familiar with our best-known product, the hCaptcha security suite. Our approach is simple: low overhead, small teams, and rapid iteration.
As a Senior Backend Engineer, Security Automation, you will design and implement systems that automate and improve key Security Operations Center (SOC) processes. Your work will enhance our capabilities in bot detection, fraud mitigation, phishing detection, and other security automation efforts, helping the team operate efficiently and effectively at scale.

Using AI: Coding agents are indisputably useful tools. We provide access to the top 3 models, and were early adopters of evals-first development flows. Familiarity with coding using agents is part of all interviews. However, reliability and correctness are critical for us. You will need to read and understand every line of code with your name on it, and it will be reviewed by both people and machines.

What you will do:

• Design, build, and maintain automation tools and services that support core SOC operations, managing the full lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
• Streamline workflows and improve security efficiency using modern technologies such as microservices, Kubernetes, Python, and message queues.
• Collaborate closely with security analysts and engineers to solve complex automation and operational challenges.
• Research emerging security and automation standards, identifying new technologies that strengthen our defenses and processes.
• Contribute to system reliability, observability, and scalability through thoughtful automation and process design.

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of experience in backend software development.
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with microservice-based architectures.
• Deep understanding of programming best practices, design patterns, and testing methodologies.
• Experience writing secure code and applying OWASP security principles.
• Solid experience working with SQL databases.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical teams.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerized development workflows.

Nice to have:

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or other orchestration platforms.
• Familiarity with frontend technologies or frameworks.
• Experience participating in bug bounty programs or contributing to security research (for example, public CVEs).
• Understanding of browser and network security, modern web architecture, and web automation frameworks.
• Working knowledge of Linux environments.

What we offer:

• Fully remote position with flexible working hours.
• An inspiring team of colleagues spread all over the world.
• Pleasant, modern development and deployment workflows: ship early, ship often.
• High impact: lots of users, happy customers, high growth, and cutting-edge R&D.
• Flat organization with direct interaction with customer teams.

We celebrate equality of opportunity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.Join us as we transform cybersecurity, user privacy, and machine learning online!

Please note that all positions require pre-employment screening, including third-party verification of work history, education, and identity, as well as a final in-person interview and identity verification step, which will be conducted in your country of residence.