Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Security Platform

depthfirst Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Meaningful equity

Health, Vision, Dental

Office lunch/dinner (SF)

Job summary

depthfirst is seeking a Backend Engineer to lead the development of an AI-native platform that autonomously finds and fixes vulnerabilities in code. You will architect scalable backend pipelines, integrate with AI agents, and drive secure, high-performance infrastructure.

You will mentor engineers, shape technical standards, and own key components of the product used by enterprise customers. The role demands ownership, problem-solving, and a passion for building reliable software.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend software engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide mentorship and set backend engineering direction.

Skills

Backend development

Typescript

Python

Mentorship

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

AWS

Temporal

React

Next.js

Job description

depthfirst is seeking a Backend Engineer to lead the development of an AI-native platform that autonomously finds and fixes vulnerabilities in code. You will architect scalable backend pipelines, integrate with AI agents, and drive secure, high-performance infrastructure.

You will mentor engineers, shape technical standards, and own key components of the product used by enterprise customers. The role demands ownership, problem-solving, and a passion for building reliable software.