Remote Backend Security Engineer - AI Task & Secure Coding

Weekday; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

Weekday is hiring a Backend Security Engineer for remote, contractor work (~15 hours per week). You will design and evaluate complex coding tasks to test AI-enabled software, focusing on secure backend features, vulnerability fixes, and automated verification.

Strong backend and security fundamentals are essential, with emphasis on OWASP and CWE practices. The role emphasizes high-quality task development, performance considerations, and independent work with sound engineering judgment in

Qualifications

• Strong backend development experience across multiple languages and back-end services.
• Ability to design and implement secure coding practices and code reviews.
• Experience building scalable APIs, debugging, and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Backend Engineering: design, develop, modify, and debug backend services and APIs.
• Security-Focused Task Development: create coding tasks involving secure development and vulnerability fixes.
• Automated Verification: implement deterministic verifiers and tests for correctness.
• Application Security: identify and remediate vulnerabilities using OWASP and CWE guidance.
• Code Review and Analysis: assess implementations for security and performance.
• Debugging and Optimization: investigate defects and bottlenecks in large systems.
• Code Refactoring: improve codebases with architectural enhancements.
• AI Evaluation: craft tasks to evaluate AI systems' software development and security reasoning.

Skills

Python3

Java

Rust

Algorithms

C++ (basics)

TypeScript

Bug fixing

Feature implementation

Codebase refactoring

Performance optimization

Pentesting

Security audit

Job description

Weekday is hiring a Backend Security Engineer for remote, contractor work (~15 hours per week). You will design and evaluate complex coding tasks to test AI-enabled software, focusing on secure backend features, vulnerability fixes, and automated verification.

Strong backend and security fundamentals are essential, with emphasis on OWASP and CWE practices. The role emphasizes high-quality task development, performance considerations, and independent work with sound engineering judgment in