Senior Software Engineer

Obsidian Security; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing tech firm in Manchester is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their Data team. In this hybrid role, you'll lead the development of integrations into their SaaS security platform, focusing on data extraction and transformation. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience, proficiency in Python and SQL, and familiarity with SaaS APIs. Join us and make an immediate impact on the security of top global enterprises.

Benefits

Competitive compensation with equity

Comprehensive healthcare including dental and vision

Flexible paid time off

12 weeks of new parent or family leave

Personal and professional development resources

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years in data-focused software engineering role.
• Experience with Python and SQL for data retrieval, transformation, and analysis.
• Experience with SaaS platform APIs, including complex authentication flows.
• Comfortable with semi-structured formats for data transformation.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable connectors to SaaS platforms to extract crucial data.
• Design and maintain data pipelines for data normalization.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure seamless integration across platforms.
• Debug and enhance production data pipelines for improved performance.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data retrieval and transformation

API extraction and normalization

JSON, XML, CSV handling

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

SaaS APIs

Tools

DuckDB

Postgres

Kafka

DBT

Databricks

Job description

Founded in 2017, Obsidian Security was created to close a critical gap: securing the SaaS applications where modern business happens—platforms like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and hundreds more.

Backed by top investors including Greylock, Norwest Venture Partners, and IVP, we’ve built a complete SaaS security platform to reduce risk, detect and respond to threats, and prevent breaches at the source. Our team includes leaders who helped define the categories of endpoint and identity security at CrowdStrike, Okta, Cylance, and Carbon Black.

Now, we’re transforming how SaaS is secured—in the era of agentic AI.

Today, Obsidian is trusted by global enterprises like Snowflake, T-Mobile, and Pure Storage. We protect more than 200 organizations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand—including many of the world’s largest Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies.

With strong global momentum, a growing partner ecosystem including SentinelOne, Databricks, and Google Cloud, and a major fundraise on the horizon, we’re scaling quickly toward long-term growth and IPO readiness. Join us as we define the future of SaaS security!

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Data team. In this role, you’ll lead the end-to-end development of new integrations into our platform — powering the insights that help secure our customers’ most critical SaaS environments.

About the Role

As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll:

• Build robust, scalable connectors to SaaS platforms (e.g., Microsoft 365, Workday, Salesforce) to extract data on users, roles, permissions, and configuration
• Design and maintain data pipelines that normalize and transform raw SaaS data into our unified security posture model
• Collaborate with platform and security engineers to shape how we build, deploy, and scale integrations across hundreds of enterprise SaaS platforms.
• Debug and improve production data pipelines, resolving discrepancies and improving performance, accuracy, and resilience

What’s in It for You

• Have immediate impact — your work directly improves how some of the world’s top companies secure their SaaS estates
• Silicon Valley meets Manchester — experience the pace and excitement of the Valley whilst remaining UK based.
• Advance your SaaS security expertise — gain hands-on experience with identity models, access permissions, and posture assessment across platforms like Microsoft 365, Okta, and Salesforce

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 4 years in data-focused software engineering role
• Highly experienced in using Python and SQL for data retrieval, transformation, and analysis
• Demonstrated experience extracting and normalizing data from different types of APIs, including complex/non-standard authentication flows
• Comfortable working with and transforming nested, semi-structured formats such as JSON, XML, and CSV into analysis-ready outputs
• Hands-on experience with APIs from major SaaS platforms (e.g., Office 365, Salesforce, Workday, Oracle, SAP)
• Familiarity with our core data stack: DuckDB, Dagster, Postgres, Kafka, DBT, EKS, and Databricks
• Understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts and APIs from providers like Okta, Entra ID, Ping
• Exposure to AI-enhanced low-code tools like Microsoft Copilot or Salesforce Agentforce

This is a hybrid position at Obsidian's Manchester, UK office.

Employee Benefits

• Competitive compensation with equity and 401k
• Comprehensive healthcare with dental and vision coverage
• Flexible paid time off and paid holiday time off
• 12 weeks of new parent or family leave
• Personal and professional development resources

For more details on our US benefits, or for information on our international benefits, please see here.

Pay Transparancy

Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is eligible for equity awards and may be eligible for sales commission or incentive compensation based on the role or function within the company.

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