Staff Backend Engineer - Remote/Hybrid, Scale Security

Semgrep; Town of Boston (NY); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Semgrep, the leader in code security for builders, is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services. You will work with APIs, data models, and services powering Semgrep’s products at scale, focusing on databases, distributed systems, and integration of third‑party vendors.

The role offers a hybrid working model with 3+ days in offices (SF, NY, Boston, or Denver) and remote options for exceptional candidates.

Qualifications

• Design, build and maintain scalable backend services.
• Strong understanding of databases, query optimization and distributed systems.
• Experience integrating third‑party vendors into existing code.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend APIs and services.
• Collaborate with engineers to scale systems.
• Ensure performance, reliability and security of backend.
• Integrate third‑party vendors when needed.
• Work in a hybrid setup across multiple offices.

Skills

Backend engineer

APIs

Distributed systems

Databases

Python

Flask

SQLAlchemy

TypeScript

Kubernetes

AWS

React

Tools

TypeScript

React

Python

Flask

SQLAlchemy

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Semgrep, the leader in code security for builders, is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services. You will work with APIs, data models, and services powering Semgrep’s products at scale, focusing on databases, distributed systems, and integration of third‑party vendors.

The role offers a hybrid working model with 3+ days in offices (SF, NY, Boston, or Denver) and remote options for exceptional candidates.