Software Engineer

praetorian; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

praetorian is seeking a full-stack Software Engineer to build an attack surface management platform used by security teams daily. You will own features end-to-end from a Go-based serverless backend to a React frontend, collaborating with security practitioners who surface vulnerabilities for remediation.

You will design scalable systems, implement graph-based data models, and contribute to infrastructure such as scanning pipelines and cloud serverless patterns, with emphasis on robust,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
• 0–5 years of experience in cybersecurity, startups, or technology companies.
• Production-quality Go, including serverless patterns, API design, and working with databases under load.
• Strong systems thinking around distributed systems, concurrency, and failure modes.
• Frontend ability to build or guide responsive, maintainable user interfaces with attention to user experience.
• A builder's instinct demonstrated through side projects, open-source contributions, or technical writing.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship features across the full stack, from serverless backend services to a React-based user interface.
• Translate real-world vulnerability findings from security engineers into automated platform capabilities.
• Design scalable systems, including graph-based data models and queue-driven scan processing.
• Raise the engineering bar through code review, technical proposals, and well-tested, production-ready code.
• Contribute to infrastructure such as scanning pipelines, query optimization, and cloud serverless architecture.
• Incorporate AI-assisted tooling into the day-to-day development workflow.

Skills

Go

Frontend development

Serverless

Distributed systems

Code review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics

Tools

Graph databases

Queue-based architectures

AWS serverless patterns

Infrastructure as code

Job description

Role overview

Join an expert-driven offensive security organization as a full-stack Software Engineer building an attack surface management platform used daily by security teams. You will own features end-to-end, from a Go-based serverless backend through a React frontend, partnering closely with security practitioners who surface the vulnerabilities the platform helps remediate.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship features across the full stack, from serverless backend services to a React-based user interface
• Translate real-world vulnerability findings from security engineers into automated platform capabilities
• Design scalable systems, including graph-based data models and queue-driven scan processing
• Raise the engineering bar through code review, technical proposals, and well-tested, production-ready code
• Contribute to infrastructure such as scanning pipelines, query optimization, and cloud serverless architecture
• Incorporate AI-assisted tooling into the day-to-day development workflow

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
• 0–5 years of experience in cybersecurity, startups, or technology companies
• Production-quality Go, including serverless patterns, API design, and working with databases under load
• Strong systems thinking around distributed systems, concurrency, and failure modes
• Frontend ability to build or guide responsive, maintainable user interfaces with attention to user experience
• A builder's instinct demonstrated through side projects, open-source contributions, or technical writing

Nice to have

• Experience with graph databases, queue-based architectures, or AWS serverless patterns
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and end-to-end testing practices