Desarrollador de back-end

We are an open-source seed-stage startup revolutionizing cloud security infrastructure. Our mission is to build cutting-edge, practitioner-friendly solutions that empower developers to secure their cloud environments effortlessly.

About Us

Prowler is a company that values our people as much as cybersecurity, demonstrated by mandatory PTO and a fully remote team. We collaborate, architect, and deploy security checks and remediations across cloud deployments at scale, helping users discover system edges and security gaps. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment.

Responsibilities

1. Understand user and customer needs, and define solutions with the team.
2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop the backend for Prowler.
3. Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable backend APIs using containerized Django apps and Python.
4. Contribute to backend architecture decisions and product infrastructure planning.
5. Optimize system performance, reliability, scalability, and security in a cloud-native environment.
6. Work with product owners, designers, and developers to define project requirements and features.
7. Lead code reviews, automated testing, and deployment workflows, providing constructive feedback.
8. Mentor engineers on best practices and industry standards.
9. Improve development practices continuously.
10. Manage relational databases, ensuring scalability and performance (currently PostgreSQL).
11. Participate in community support and guide others.

Qualifications & Skills

1. Advanced proficiency in Python; Django experience is a plus.
2. 5+ years of backend development experience.
3. Strong understanding of RESTful API design and implementation.
4. Expertise in relational database design, especially PostgreSQL.
5. Experience with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
6. Proficient in Git and collaborative workflows.
7. Knowledge of security, scalability, and maintainability best practices.
8. Experience with containers (Docker, ECS).
9. Familiarity with CI/CD tools and deployment automation.
10. Advocate for unit testing, documentation, and high code standards.
11. Ability to work independently and remotely.
12. Fluent in English; startup mindset: proactive and initiative-taking.

Preferred Skills

1. Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
2. Background in cloud security.
3. Contributions to open-source projects.

Why Join Us

Opportunity to work with a rapidly growing, innovative company in cloud security. Fully remote, flexible environment. Competitive salary, ongoing learning, and a creative, innovative team.

Work Hours & Benefits

This is a full-time, salaried role involving coding, testing, and operations at scale. We are fully remote across U.S. time zones and parts of the EU. Responsibilities include managing working hours and availability. Benefits include mandatory minimum PTO (~5 weeks), workstation stipend, flexible hours, and stock options.