Staff Backend Engineer - AI Security & Microservices

SentinelOne, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401K

Paid time off

Job summary

SentinelOne, Inc. is seeking a Staff Back-End Engineer to build robust backend infrastructure for an AI security product. You’ll design scalable server-side apps, APIs, and data storage, while enforcing security policies and ensuring compliant AI deployment.

You will work with cloud platforms and contribute to a microservices architecture in a fast-paced environment. The role emphasizes collaboration with frontend teams, code reviews, and ongoing improvement of performance and security across

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend development experience with Node.js and TypeScript.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing microservices.
• Experience developing and integrating APIs, including RESTful designs; GraphQL knowledge a plus.
• Proven ability to scale systems, optimize performance, and implement caching and messaging queues.
• Strong database management and data protection experience.
• Hands-on security and authentication/authorization expertise.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side applications and APIs.
• Implement and optimize database schemas, queries, and data storage solutions.
• Collaborate with frontend teams to integrate server-side logic with user interfaces.
• Participate in code reviews and influence architectural decisions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems; ensure security compliance.
• Work with cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP) to deploy and manage backend services.
• Contribute to a microservices architecture and stay current with backend technologies.

Skills

Microservices design

Problem solving

API development

Scalability & performance

Database management

Security & data protection

Communication & collaboration

Node.js & TypeScript

Tools

Node.js

TypeScript

Job description

SentinelOne, Inc. is seeking a Staff Back-End Engineer to build robust backend infrastructure for an AI security product. You’ll design scalable server-side apps, APIs, and data storage, while enforcing security policies and ensuring compliant AI deployment.

You will work with cloud platforms and contribute to a microservices architecture in a fast-paced environment. The role emphasizes collaboration with frontend teams, code reviews, and ongoing improvement of performance and security across