Senior Software Engineer, Synack
Backend
$140-180k
More information about location
Security testing platform
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Security testing platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$140-180k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create technology that unleashes the best cybersecurity talent to secure our digital world.
Role
Who you are
- Are you ready to leverage your software development skills to build a platform that is transforming cybersecurity?
- If you enjoy pivoting between different problems and meeting new challenges every day while developing solutions that are mission critical to the organization, this role is for you!
- 5+ years of experience in distributed-systems and backend software engineering
- Experience with AI technologies, e.g. LLMs, RAG, MCP, etc
- Recent experience with golang preferred; however candidates with distributed-systems expertise in other language ecosystems such as Java, C#, Rust, C/C++ etc will be considered if you are committed to making the jump to golang
- Strong experience and understanding of microservices, REST API design, gRPC, writing unit testing, BDD testing
- Strong design skills required – UML is a bonus; exposure to Domain Driven Design desirable
- Experience with asynchronous messaging technologies such as Google PubSub, Kafka
- In depth knowledge of NoSQL and RDBMS technologies
- Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Environments (GCP preferred)
- Experience working on agile teams
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills in all mediums
- Experience working on and scaling a microservice-based application
- A proven ability to thrive in a collaborative environment involving different stakeholders and subject matter experts
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend with the emphasis on AI technologies, you will be part of a fast-paced, collaborative team developing our Red Team platform
- You will be a critical contributor to the development of the system while also moving forward the state of engineering best practices in our cybersecurity platform
- Develop and integrate cybersecurity testing and analysis systems with best-in-class cybersecurity platform
- Build high-performance, resilient, scalable cloud-based software, utilizing AI technologies, microservices architecture and containers
- Take software through CI/CD all the way to production and own its quality and availability
- Utilize GCP platform to build and run highly-available software systems
- Identify and resolve performance issues across systems and components
- Collaborate on a cross-functional team, working with Product, Operations, and DevOps
- Integrate monitoring and alerting capabilities with backend modules to allow proactive improvements to availability and response times
- Design, implement and deliver well-tested, scalable, highly available systems
- Own and ideate technical solutions for product requirements and user stories
- Actively engage and participate in design and code reviews
- Offer guidance and support to junior team members, encouraging and cultivating a culture of continuous learning within the team
Our take
As the cyberthreat landscape continues to get more complex, there is a need for sophisticated solutions. Fuelled by expertise in countering kinetic and cyber threats, Synak was founded to deliver on-demand security testing to meet this need.
Synack fosters an ecosystem where world-class security researchers collaborate to provide continuous penetration testing and vulnerability management. This allows the company not only to supply actionable results but also to cultivate a community-based approach to knowledge sharing.
In 2022, Synack was integrated into Microsoft Intelligence. This allowed it to bolster its innovation through collaboration with Microsoft's vast resources and expertise. As a result, Synack has fortified its position at the forefront of cutting-edge security solutions, and continues to launch new capabilities to address the evolving challenges of cybersecurity.
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Insights
-23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
May 2020
$52m
SERIES D
Apr 2017
$21.3m
SERIES C
Total funding: $107.3m
Company benefits
- Ample Holidays and Time Off: Depending on where you are in the world, we offer the best and most accommodating time off policies, bar none. We believe in working hard to play hard
- Paid Parental Leave: Proud parent-to-be? We are thrilled for you and recognize this is a time you don't want to miss. Synack provides team members with a generous paid parental leave policy
- 100% Covered Health Plan Benefit: Our people are our greatest asset, and that's why we invest in high-quality healthcare coverage for our employees with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits in the U.S.
Company HQ
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA
Leadership
Jay Kaplan
(Co-Founder & CEO)Graduated from the George Washington University with an MS in Engineering Management. Previously worked as a Computer Scientist at the Defense Information Systems Agency and as a Senior CNO Analyst at the National Security Agency.
Mark K.
(Co-Founder & CTO)Graduated from Auburn University with a Ph.D. in Computer Science. Previously worked as an Advisor at CloudKnox Security and as a CNE Analyst at Novetta.
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