Backend Engineer – Autofix & AI-Driven Security

Aikido Security BV; Oost-Vlaanderen; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Office in Ghent with 3 days on site

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Aikido Security BV is seeking a Backend developer to join the Autofix team in Ghent. You will focus on building and maintaining backend services using TypeScript/Node.js, with occasional Python and PHP support.

You will manage AWS deployments, set up CI/CD pipelines, and design scalable, high-availability systems. You’ll plan features, optimize performance, and explore AI integrations in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.

Qualifications

• Experience building backend services with modern stacks (TypeScript/Node.js).
• Proficiency in cloud deployments (AWS) and serverless (Lambda) is a plus.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing is desirable.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn new languages when needed.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services in TypeScript/Node.js (plus Python, PHP, and others when needed)
• Manage AWS and Lambda deployments
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Design scalable, high-availability systems
• Plan, write, and document new features
• Handle asynchronous programming and its quirks
• Optimize code for speed where it matters
• Explore and integrate AI features
• Comfortable in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment
• Able to think along on architectural decisions
• Willing to learn new languages when needed
• Comfortable with hard problems and algorithms (e.g. parsing with ASTs)
• Willing to experiment and throw away code
• Experience with automated testing and unit tests
• Some DevOps experience (CI/CD)
• Curious about AI
• Fluent in English
• Able to work from our office in Ghent at least 3 days per week

Skills

Backend development

TypeScript/Node.js

AWS

CI/CD

Architecture decisions

AST parsing

Algorithms

English

Tools

Python

PHP

Job description

Aikido Security BV is seeking a Backend developer to join the Autofix team in Ghent. You will focus on building and maintaining backend services using TypeScript/Node.js, with occasional Python and PHP support.

You will manage AWS deployments, set up CI/CD pipelines, and design scalable, high-availability systems. You’ll plan features, optimize performance, and explore AI integrations in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.