Senior Back-end Engineer Scalable Data Systems

Join our Vulnerability Management Platform team as a Senior Back-end Engineer Scalable Data Systems, where you’ll :

– lead the design and development of high-throughput, data-intensive services that power critical security insights.

• You’ll own greenfield features from architecture to deployment, mentor teammates, and help shape the future of our platform.

We’re looking for a proactive engineer who thrives in fast-paced environments, takes full ownership of their work, and is passionate about building scalable systems that process billions of events daily.

What You’ll Do :

– Architect and implement high-throughput ETL pipelines to onboard new datasets and enrich vulnerability context.

– Design and build scalable, maintainable RESTful APIs using FastAPI, SQLModel, and Redis to expose new data points to the UI.

– Optimize API performance to meet strict SLAs (e.g., sub-second response times).

– Automate repetitive tasks to reduce engineering toil and improve operational efficiency.

– Collaborate with DevOps to deploy and scale services in OpenShift / Kubernetes environments.

– Monitor and analyze API usage, latency, and error rates to ensure reliability and performance.

– Define integration patterns and data flows between system components.

– Conduct design and code reviews, and mentor junior developers on best practices for data pipeline and API development.

– Establish and uphold technical standards and architectural guidelines.

What We’re Looking For :

– 5+ years of experience building high-throughput, data-intensive applications.

– Proven expertise in Python and relational databases.

– Strong understanding of distributed systems, caching strategies, and microservices architecture.

– Experience designing systems that handle billions of events and support hundreds of thousands of users.

– Deep knowledge of data modeling, schema design, and query optimization.

– Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes / OpenShift).

– Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

– Excellent communication and documentation abilities.

– A proactive, independent mindset with a strong sense of ownership and reliability.

Bonus Points :

– Experience in vulnerability management or cybersecurity domains.

– Prior success mentoring engineers and leading architectural decisions.

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