Staff Backend Software Engineer

Abnormal AI; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a fast-growing cybersecurity company, where you'll take on the role of Staff Backend Software Engineer. In this pivotal position, you'll lead and mentor talented engineers, shaping the future of Behavioral Security Products. Your expertise in backend development and distributed systems will drive the creation of high-performance APIs and systems that protect enterprises from emerging threats. Collaborate with global teams and make a real impact in a culture that values innovation and excellence. If you're ready to tackle complex challenges and grow in a supportive environment, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Equity Participation

Flexible PTO

Generous Healthcare Coverage

Fully Distributed Workforce

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend development experience with distributed systems.
• 5+ years of experience in Golang/Python based backend systems development.
• Proven experience working with agile development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers across the UK.
• Own and develop data-rich APIs for visibility and detection.
• Build high-throughput systems processing millions of events daily.

Skills

Backend Development

Distributed Systems

Data Processing Techniques

Golang

Python

System Design

Agile Methodologies

Production Support

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Postgres

Kafka

Redis

Lucene/ElasticSearch

Job description

In a cloud software world, who you are and what you have access to determines the risk associated with your accounts being compromised, Abnormal Security aims to build a comprehensive tool to understand the employees of our customers, and aid security professionals in assessing the risks and threats impacting their employee base. Help us build a new layer of protection that will give enterprises the same level of security for their cloud offerings as Abnormal Security’s industry leading products do in the email security space.

We’re looking to add a Staff Backend Software Engineer to our team of world class engineers. The individual in this role will shape and elevate our engineering teams within the Behavioral Security Products division. This role straddles the line of velocity and excellence.

What You’ll Do

As a Staff Backend Software Engineer in Behavioral Event Security Products, you will:

• Be a leader and mentor for a team of strong engineers distributed across the United Kingdom that collaborates closely with teams across the globe
• Help define APIs, abstractions and roadmaps that guarantee both short term availability and uptime of services while expanding future functionality
• Own and develop data-rich, consumer-grade APIs that provide a singular platform for visibility, config management, and active detection
• Build and maintain high-throughput, low-latency systems that process over 100s of millions of events per day to enable detection of compromised cloud accounts
• Define and support the SLAs for these APIs, enabling the building of Abnormal’s world class real time detection systems on top of them.
• Obsessively partner with our customers to gather their feedback and quickly iterate to improve our systems
• Create a magical work environment with colleagues and memorable interview process for candidates

This is a leadership role on the team and you will be expected to contribute both code and guidance to the team: you will be accountable for delivering great solutions and simultaneously making the team around you better.

You are someone who wants to make an impact. You are passionate about solving customer problems and have built up a base of skills in backend and distributed systems development to do so. You want to apply those skills on a problem that leaves the world in a better place.

We are a scrappy team: we are building a new product from scratch - this means you should be comfortable with a level of uncertainty beyond what you’d find at a more mature company or even a more mature team at Abnormal. Not every project will come with a well defined PRD - that’s expected and we expect this engineer to go dig in and figure out what to do. This also means occasionally we’ll ask you to do things that may not strictly fit the role of a “backend engineer” - it might mean jumping on a customer call, or digging in to help fix a frontend bug.

We are also not only a remote team, but a very distributed team, as such you will need to have excellent communication skills across both verbal and written mediums. You will need to be just as comfortable on a zoom call as writing a 1 pager project proposal to be shared across the team for technical feedback.

Must Have Skills

• 8+ years of backend development experience with specific expertise in distributed systems, large scale data pipelines and data processing techniques
• 5+ years of production support experience for enterprise-class customers
• 5+ years of experience in Golang/Python based backend systems development
• At least 4 years of system design experience
• Proven experience owning testing as well as development of all software solutions
• Proven experience working with agile development methodologies (both scrum and kanban)
• Proven experience working effectively with cross-functional teams across multiple time zones with with remote stakeholders

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience with AWS and/or Azure, Postgres, Kafka, Redis, Lucene/ElasticSearch or similar
• Experience with API platform development
• Experience with Go

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Export Compliance Notice:

This position involves access to technology that is subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As a result, candidates offered employment must be eligible to access controlled technology under U.S. export control laws. Employment in this position is conditioned on the availability of government authorization.The Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions. As part of Abnormal AI's secure hiring practices, we conduct video interviews and validate applicant identity at various stages through our recruitment process. Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards. Abnormal AI is committed to protecting your privacy. Please review our Abnormal AI Applicant Privacy Policy for full information about how Abnormal AI uses your personal information. By submitting an application you confirm that you have read and understand the Abnormal AI Applicant Privacy Policy .

About Abnormal AI

We're one of the world's fastest growing cybersecurity companies, on a mission to protect the modern workplace from the most pressing threats. Our AI-native technology was built from the ground up to tackle forward-looking security challenges, and our team works with bleeding-edge technology to keep our customers and their people safe as attacks grow ever more sophisticated.Our team is what makes us successful, which is why we're committed to a culture of learning, ownership, and high performance, where you'll have the opportunity to accelerate your growth and unlock excellence with the support of talented colleagues.

Taking care of our team goes beyond the office. Our compensation and benefits philosophy is designed to put attract, motivate, and retain top talent: Competitive Compensation We pay competitively to attract, reward, and retain top talent in the market

Equity is an important part of our total comp strategy

When the company does well, we all do well. Equity is an important and exciting part of our total compensation strategy as a pre-IPO startup. We’re guided by the belief our team members should share in the financial success of our company and grant equity accordingly.

Flexible PTO

All regular salaried team members enjoy flexible PTO. We want team members to grow with us, and a big part of that is making sure our team has the opportunity to rest and recharge. We also observe 12 paid holidays every year.

Generous Healthcare Coverage for You and Your Family

Taking care of our team goes beyond the office. In the US, we cover 100% of employee health care premium costs, and up to 100% for dependents, depending on the plan. Internationally, we offer similarly generous coverage, customized to each country in which we operate.

Fully Distributed Workforce

Operating as a globally-distributed, majority remote company means we get to work with talented folks, no matter where they live. We prioritize a balance of deep focus time with Zoom meetings, and regular in-person events.As a fast growing startup, we continuously review, improve, and personalize our benefits offerings based on the team’s input. Don’t see something that’s important to you? Let us know!

Our Interview Process

We value transparency at Abnormal, and our interview process is no exception.

Inclusion Matters

Abnormal is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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