This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior / Staff Backend Engineer based in United States. This role offers the opportunity to join a high-impact engineering team building advanced AI-powered solutions for real-world safety and threat intelligence challenges. You will design and own critical backend systems that process real-time data and deliver actionable insights to enterprise security teams. The position combines deep technical ownership, distributed systems expertise, and the opportunity to shape innovative products from the ground up. You will work on highly available, low-latency platforms while contributing to AI-driven workflows and complex data integrations. As part of a lean and collaborative remote environment, you will have significant autonomy and influence over architecture and product direction. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced backend engineer who enjoys solving challenging problems and building mission-driven technology. ### Accountabilities: The Senior / Staff Backend Engineer will take ownership of core platform development, helping define architecture, build scalable services, and deliver innovative capabilities in a fast-moving environment. The role requires strong backend expertise, product ownership, and the ability to operate effectively with a high degree of autonomy. - Own backend platform features from initial concept and architecture through implementation, deployment, and continuous improvement. - Design, develop, and maintain low-latency, highly available backend services supporting real-time threat intelligence and critical event management capabilities. - Build scalable distributed systems capable of processing large volumes of real-time data and external information sources. - Integrate external data feeds and OSINT-style sources into platform pipelines to enhance intelligence capabilities. - Contribute to AI pipeline architecture, agentic workflows, and automation systems that improve platform effectiveness. - Drive 0→1 product development by identifying technical solutions, making architectural decisions, and delivering production-ready features. - Collaborate closely with cross-functional teammates in a fully remote, distributed engineering environment. - Improve system reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability through strong engineering practices. - Participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and strategic decisions that shape the future of the platform. - Support continuous innovation by exploring new technologies and approaches to solve complex engineering challenges. ## Requirements: The ideal candidate is a senior-level backend engineer with proven experience building production systems and owning significant technical initiatives. They should be comfortable working in lean teams, navigating ambiguity, and delivering high-quality solutions with strong engineering judgment. - Senior or Staff-level backend engineering experience with a strong track record of building production systems. - Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of complex projects, products, or major features from concept through production. - Experience designing and developing low-latency, highly available distributed backend systems. - Strong understanding of backend architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance optimization. - Experience working across multiple engineering disciplines in a flexible, fast-paced environment. - Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively in an asynchronous remote setting. - Ability to independently drive technical initiatives while contributing to broader product and engineering strategy. - Experience building workflow, automation, or user-configurable systems is a plus. - Experience designing or maintaining AI/ML pipelines is preferred. - Experience integrating external data sources such as threat intelligence, social data, or real-time event feeds is a plus. - Previous experience working in an early-stage startup environment or small engineering team is preferred. ## Benefits: - Competitive salary range of $180,000 – $205,000 per year. - Fully remote position available to candidates located anywhere in the United States. - Opportunity to build innovative AI-powered technology with meaningful real-world impact. - High level of ownership, autonomy, and influence over engineering decisions. - Opportunity to work on challenging distributed systems, real-time data platforms, and AI-driven workflows. - Collaborative environment within a lean, high-performing engineering team. - Flexible remote work culture focused on impact and technical excellence. - Visa sponsorship is not available. 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