Chief Software Engineer

Zoozah LLC; Boca Raton (FL); Ibrido; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Blankett seeks a Chief Software Engineer to own all software and tooling, writing code daily while setting high engineering standards. You will grow a small team, collaborate with security and compliance, and shape agentic systems for scale.

In this hands-on leadership role, you will drive architecture, security and reliability across backend platforms, AI agents, and post-quantum tools, guiding releases and product strategy.

Competenze

• 8+ years of professional software engineering with 3+ years as a tech lead, staff or principal engineer.
• Experience shipping production software used by customers at scale.
• Experience with modern backend languages (Python, TypeScript, Go or Rust).
• Hands-on cloud, containers and CI/CD experience.
• Experience building with LLMs or AI agents, including APIs and orchestration.

Mansioni

• Own the codebase, repositories and developer tooling end to end.
• Ship products including agentic automation, forms, data extraction and post-quantum tools.
• Set up testing, code review, CI/CD and release practices for reliable launches.
• Design scalable systems serving hundreds of client businesses and thousands of users.
• Lead and mentor the Software Engineering Lead and a data scientist, and guide team growth.

Conoscenze

Backend languages

Cloud platforms

Containers

LLMs/AI agents

Secure coding

Communication

Formazione

CS/Math/Physics degree

Strumenti

AWS

Azure

GCP

Descrizione del lavoro

Chief Software Engineer — Job Description

About Blankett

Blankett builds agentic security and managed intelligence for businesses at scale. Our

products include AI agents that automate IT and security work, document and forms

automation, and a suite of post-quantum resilience tools, including our PQ Seal.

We are a small, fast-moving team with strong backing. Over the next two years we are

expanding into managed IT services, putting our products in front of hundreds of client

businesses. We need an engineering leader who can build for that scale from day one.

The role

The Chief Software Engineer owns everything Blankett ships. You will lead our codebase,

tooling and products, and make sure every release is tested, secure and reliable before it

reaches a customer. This is a hands-on role. You will write code every day, set the engineering standard, and grow a small team (a Software Engineering Lead and a data scientist) around you. You will partner closely with our security and compliance lead on agentic systems and post-

What you'll do

Own Blankett's codebase, repositories and developer tooling end to end

Ship our products, including agentic automation, forms and data extraction, and post-

quantum tools, to customers on a steady release cadence

Set up testing, code review, CI/CD and release practices so every launch is clean and

working

Design systems that can serve hundreds of client businesses and thousands of end

users

Merge and simplify multiple technology stacks as Blankett brings new businesses

onto its platform

Work with our security and compliance lead to build security into everything we ship

Lead and mentor a Software Engineering Lead and a data scientist, and tell us when

the team needs to grow

Required qualifications

8+ years of professional software engineering, including 3+ years as a tech lead, staff

or principal engineer

A track record of shipping and running production software used by real customers at

scale

Strong skills in at least one modern backend language (such as Python, TypeScript, Go

or Rust)

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP), containers and

Experience building with LLMs or AI agents, including APIs, orchestration and

evaluation

A solid grasp of secure coding, identity and access management, and data protection

Experience at a well-known tech company, a high-growth startup, or both

Clear communication with non-technical teammates, customers and investors

Nice to have

Experience with post-quantum cryptography, especially the NIST standards (ML-

Hands-on work with cryptographic libraries such as liboqs, OpenSSL, BoringSSL or

libsodium

Experience with PKI, digital certificates, digital signatures and key management

(including HSMs or cloud KMS)

Experience moving systems to new cryptography ("crypto-agility" or post-quantum

migration projects)

Knowledge of TLS, zero-trust architecture and digital identity standards

A degree in computer science, mathematics or physics, or published work in

cryptography or security

Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001 or

NIST CSF

Experience with managed IT or MSP tools such as remote monitoring and

management, PSA or endpoint security platforms

Who you are

A builder first. You would rather ship code than manage meetings.

Easy to work with, low ego and generous with your knowledge

A self-starter who moves fast without cutting corners on quality or security

Excited by hard problems and the early-stage work of building something big

Compensation and details

Salary: Based on experience

Type: Full-time

Location: South Florida (Palm Beach / Boca Raton area) preferred; open to hybrid

Reports to: Chief Software Engineer

Blankett is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from every