Senior Backend Architect – Exploit-Intel Platform (Remote)

VulnCheck Inc.; Cheltenham; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

401k plan

Healthcare coverage

Parental leave

Remote friendly environment

Cell Phone & Internet reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

VulnCheck is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and scale core systems for its vulnerability intelligence platform. You will own services end-to-end—from architecture to production—delivering durable, scalable solutions while improving performance and reliability.

The role is remote, but candidates should be located in or around Cheltenham, United Kingdom, and will collaborate with Product, Data, and Engineering teams to ship high-impact features.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and scaling backend systems.
• Experience in cybersecurity, vulnerability management, or threat intelligence.
• Strong programming skills in one or more languages (Python, Go, Java, etc.).
• Experience designing distributed systems and working with microservices architectures.
• Deep understanding of APIs, system design, and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred).
• Experience working with data pipelines, ETL systems, or high-volume data processing.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend systems, APIs, and data pipelines.
• Own services end-to-end, including architecture, development, deployment, and operation.
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to system architecture decisions.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code and drive engineering best practices.
• Debug complex production issues and implement long-term, scalable solutions.
• Improve system performance, reliability, and observability across the platform.
• Partner closely with Product, Data, and other Engineering teams to deliver impactful features.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture.
• Participate in incident response and on-call rotations.

Skills

Backend systems

Cybersecurity

Python

Go

Java

Distributed systems

APIs & microservices

AWS

ETL pipelines

Debug production issues

Ownership mindset

Communication

Tools

AWS

Job description

VulnCheck is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and scale core systems for its vulnerability intelligence platform. You will own services end-to-end—from architecture to production—delivering durable, scalable solutions while improving performance and reliability.

The role is remote, but candidates should be located in or around Cheltenham, United Kingdom, and will collaborate with Product, Data, and Engineering teams to ship high-impact features.