Senior Backend Engineer

A direct client of ours in the cybersecurity SaaS space is hiring Senior Engineers to help scale a highly technical, developer-focused platform used by enterprise security teams.

Senior Backend Engineer (Python / FastAPI / Django)

Location: Remote (U.S.)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Compensation: $150K–$205K base + bonus + equity + benefits

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to help lead the evolution of a modern cybersecurity SaaS platform used by enterprise customers for attack surface management, asset visibility, and security operations.

This is a high-impact role for an engineer who enjoys owning architecture, designing scalable APIs, solving distributed systems challenges, and operating production systems in a fast-moving environment.

What You’ll Do

Own and evolve a large-scale Python backend platform serving enterprise customers

Design and maintain robust APIs using FastAPI and Django

Steward API contracts consumed by a modern TypeScript front-end

Manage and optimize multiple data stores including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis

Lead deployment coordination, schema migrations, and release management

Participate in customer incident response and production troubleshooting

Contribute to roadmap initiatives including multi-tenancy, RBAC, SSO, audit logging, and compliance readiness

Partner closely with front-end engineers, product leadership, and platform stakeholders

Required Qualifications

7+ years of professional Python engineering experience

Strong production experience with:

Django

FastAPI / Starlette

3+ years of Rust experience in production environments

Deep understanding of ASGI, async architectures, and hybrid sync/async applications

Experience designing and optimizing PostgreSQL and MongoDB schemas

Experience operating multi-database architectures

Strong OpenAPI/schema design experience

Experience managing database migrations across production environments

Strong Linux and Docker experience

Security-focused engineering mindset

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with FastAPI + Django hybrid architectures

Redis caching/pub-sub patterns

OAuth / SSO integrations

Kubernetes and Helm

SOC 2 or enterprise compliance environments

Pydantic v2 experience

B2B SaaS platform experience

What Success Looks Like

Within your first six months, you will:

Take ownership of backend release management and production operations

Contribute to architectural direction and modernization efforts

Drive reliability, scalability, and platform hardening initiatives

Help shape the future roadmap of a growing cybersecurity platform

Why Join

Fully remote U.S.-based team

Equity participation

High ownership and technical autonomy

Complex engineering challenges with real-world impact

Collaborative engineering culture

Unlimited PTO

401(k) with match

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Home office and professional development stipend