New Grad Backend Engineer - Impactful, Equity & Growth

Prophet Security, Inc.; Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Prophet Security, Inc. is seeking a New Graduate Software Engineer to help build and evolve the core backend systems powering our platform. Youll work with experienced engineers on ingestion, processing, and reasoning over large security data sets.

Youll contribute to integrations, value pipelines, and security data platforms. The role emphasizes ownership, mentorship, and rapid learning in a fast-growing startup environment.

Qualifications

• Recently completed or current student in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with Python or Go through coursework, internships, or projects.
• Fundamental software engineering concepts: data structures, algorithms, testing, system design.
• Demonstrated software development through academic, internship, or personal projects.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate and learn quickly in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Write production code and participate in technical design.
• Collaborate across teams and take ownership of projects from development to deployment.
• Develop backend services to process large security data volumes.
• Contribute to integrations with third-party security systems and data pipelines.
• Work with AI-powered workflows to improve investigation efficiency.

Skills

Python

Go

Data structures

Algorithms

Testing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

React

TypeScript

Job description

Prophet Security, Inc. is seeking a New Graduate Software Engineer to help build and evolve the core backend systems powering our platform. Youll work with experienced engineers on ingestion, processing, and reasoning over large security data sets.

Youll contribute to integrations, value pipelines, and security data platforms. The role emphasizes ownership, mentorship, and rapid learning in a fast-growing startup environment.