Founding Backend Engineer(Go)

Cygrid GmbH; Berlin; Vor Ort; Vertraulich; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Founding Team Member Equity

Competitive Compensation

High Autonomy

Best Equipment and Tools

Zusammenfassung

Cygrid GmbH in Berlin is seeking a Founding Backend Engineer(Go) to join its early-stage cybersecurity startup. This hybrid role involves building core components of a next-generation AI-powered security platform, allowing you to make a significant impact from day one.

Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of GoLang experience and a solid understanding of cloud services and container technologies. The position offers competitive compensation, equity options, and the chance to shape technical decisions within the company.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of GoLang experience.
• Hands-on coding mentality; ability to build from scratch.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

Aufgaben

• Develop and maintain backend applications using Go.
• Design cloud-based solutions using AWS services.
• Manage databases including PostgreSQL and Neo4J.

Kenntnisse

GoLang

Docker

Kubernetes

RESTful APIs

gRPC

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

PostgreSQL

Tools

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Berlin • Cybersecurity & AI Startup • Recently Funded

A newly funded cybersecurity startup in Berlin is looking for a Backend Engineer(Go) to join as a founding team member and help design the core security, identity, and enforcement foundations of a next-generation AI-powered security risk management platform.

We are an early-stage startup founded by experienced cybersecurity leaders with backgrounds in Israeli Intelligence units. We are looking for a hands-on Founding Backend Engineer(Go) for a hybrid role based in central of Berlin. If you are passionate about cybersecurity and AI tech, thrive in fast-paced startup environments, and enjoy building complex platforms from the ground up, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.

We’re building a next-generation cyber risk platform that helps enterprises understand, measure, and reduce identity risk at scale. Our goal is to turn complex identity and security data into clear, actionable risk insights that CISOs and CTOs can trust. You will work from scratch on core platform components from day one, shaping how modern enterprises manage and reason about risk using cloud-native systems and AI-driven analysis and automated enforcement through AI Agents.

Tasks

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend applications using Go
• Design and optimize cloud-based solutions using AWS services (EC2, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, etc.)
• Design, use and manage databases, including PostgreSQL, Neo4J, Redis, and Elasticsearch
• Develop, manage, and optimize containerized applications using Docker
• Automate processes using Bash/Python scripting
• Optimize and maintain RESTful APIs, ensuring security and performance
• Work closely with frontend engineers, DevOps, and product team to deliver robust applications
• Monitor, debug, and improve backend performance, reliability, and scalability
• Implement caching, messaging queues, and event-driven architectures where needed
• Build whole platform from scratch

Requirements

Must have skills

• 5+ years of GoLang experience
• Hands-on coding mentality; can build things from scratch and familiar with different architectures
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes (EKS) and containerized workloads
• Experience designing RESTful and gRPC APIs and using frameworks like Gin
• Hands-on experience with messaging systems (e.g., SQS, Kafka)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
• Experience operating PostgreSQL (RDS / Aurora), Neo4J(or similar)
• Experience with AI agents, LLM-based systems, MCP, RAG, Prompts, Embeddings, Vector, etc
• Experience with AI stack(AWS Bedrock, LangChain, pgvector or similar)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Experience with monitoring, logging, observability (Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus)
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues end to end
• Experience with Coding CoPilots(Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, AWS CodeWhisperer, Codex, etc.)
• Experience supporting production SaaS platforms
• Strong understanding of SaaS integrations and app-to-app permission flows
• High ownership mentality, startup mindset, and ability to move quickly
• Experience in startup or scale-up environments
• Low ego, high commitment, and a true tech startup mentality
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Excellent English communication skills

Benefits

Benefits

• Founding Team Member Equity — ESOPs in a cybersecurity company
• Competitive Compensation — salary aligned with market, flexible early-stage arrangements possible
• Founding Team Member Status — shape the company from day one and own critical technical decisions
• Fresh Funding Secured — immediate runway to build, hire, and execute fast
• Security Contribution — contribute to security architecture across identity, AI agents, and enforcement
• High Autonomy — freedom to design and build without corporate overhead
• Work with a Technical CEO and CPTO — fast iteration, strong alignment, clear direction
• Cutting-Edge Domain — identity security, SaaS-to-SaaS access, AI agent governance
• Massive Learning Curve — quickly gain depth in cybersecurity, identity, and AI systems
• Fast Career Path — opportunity evolve into leadership as we scale the engineering team
• Berlin Location — top-tier tech environment with strong cybersecurity and AI ecosystems
• Direct Impact — your architecture and code become the foundation of the entire platform
• Best Equipment and Tools - High quality equipment and modern tools to help you do your best work from day one
• Team Offsites - Regular team offsites designed to build strong connections, alignment, and shared momentum