Senior Software Engineer, AI Security & Distributed Systems

Abnormalsecurity; United States; On-site; USD 179,800 - 258,500; Full time

Job summary

Abnormal AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Adaptive Classifications Team. This full-stack role covers data storage, backend, frontend, and distributed systems with a focus on automating security analysts' workflows.

You will lead architecture, collaborate with PMs, and mentor junior engineers while growing into a tech lead for AI Security Mailbox. Base salary ranges are provided with equity and benefits potential.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Applied Sciences, Information Systems, or other related engineering field.
• 5+ years of industry experience on backend web development & distributed systems, designing & building software applications.
• Experience working individually as well as in groups on a regular basis.
• Experience working with distributed teams, proficient in asynchronous and written communication.
• Experience building features & components from scratch and operating them, balancing feature development work with operational tasks.
• Expert with Python and/or Go.
• Proficient and bullish about AI tools such as Cursor, Claude, and other AI native workflows.
• You’re growth-driven & looking to increase impact & responsibility over time.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Engineering Manager & Product Manager to craft the roadmap for the ACT team.
• Lead and architect Software Projects critical to Abnormal’s success with a team of engineers through conception, design, implementation, launch & operation.
• Provide guidance and mentorship for junior members of the team.
• Collaborate with Technical Program Managers, Product Managers, and Go-To-Market teams in order to implement, verify, and iterate on the issues & requests coming from our customers.
• Raise the bar of excellence in engineering, actively contributing to knowledge sharing within the team, and participating in professional development activities.
• Grow into a tech lead role for the AI Security Mailbox product.
• Own key deliverables from e2e within our division's quarterly roadmap and a subset of the key divisional SLAs/SLOs.
• Provide direct leverage for the team by architecting and owning AI-native workflows to eliminate team toil.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Python

Go

Async/written communication

Feature development from scratch

AI tools (Cursor/Claude)

Growth mindset

Team mentorship

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

MS in CS/EE or related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Django

Celery

Kafka

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Job description

Abnormal AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Adaptive Classifications Team. This full-stack role covers data storage, backend, frontend, and distributed systems with a focus on automating security analysts' workflows.

You will lead architecture, collaborate with PMs, and mentor junior engineers while growing into a tech lead for AI Security Mailbox. Base salary ranges are provided with equity and benefits potential.