Software Engineer, Balbix

Data Connector

Salary not provided

AWS

GCP

Python

Java

Kafka

C++

Azure

RabbitMQ

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Jose, CA

Predictive AI cyber security

Job no longer available

Predictive AI cyber security

21-100 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseSaaSCyber Security

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

AWS

GCP

Python

Java

Kafka

C++

Azure

RabbitMQ

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Jose, CA

21-100 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseSaaSCyber Security

Company mission

To enable organisations to automate their cybersecurity posture and reduce their breach risk.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Able to take on very complex problems, learn quickly, iterate, and persevere towards a robust solution
Product-focused and passionate about building truly usable systems
Collaborative and comfortable working across teams including sensors, data engineering, AI, front end, product management, and DevOps
Responsible and like to take ownership of challenging problems
A good communicator, and facilitate teamwork via good documentation practices
Comfortable with ambiguity and thrive in designing algorithms for evolving needs
Intuitive in using the right type of models to address different product needs
Curious about the world and your profession, constant learner
BS/MS degree in CS or related discipline
4+ years of experience working in cross platform development using a variety of programming languages such as Python, C++ and Java
Expertise in core platform services, such as authentication, messaging (Kafka or RabbitMQ), microservices, data streaming and ETL that power complex, large scale distributed applications
Experience in building APIs and consuming data from external APIs in an efficient, and scalable manner to ensure timeliness and accuracy
Working knowledge with syslog, 3rd party SaaS APIs, end point and network security tools, CMDB, GRC tools, etc
Extensive experience with software architecture and API design
Excellent communications skills
Motivation and passion for building world class enterprise products
Experience with working in Scrum workflow

What the job involves

Architect, design and contribute to building generic APIs for associated infrastructure to allow the rapid development of connectors to a wide range of systems and components
Collaborate with solutions architecture team, sensors, data engineering, AI and product management team to understand customer and translate them into scalable product features

Our take

With high-profile cyber attacks continuing to make headlines, global cybersecurity spending has skyrocketed. Thus, the appetite for manageable, effective security systems has never been greater. Balbix is answering this by helping organisations continuously assess and improve their cybersecurity vulnerabilities using advanced AI, and replace reactive approaches with predictive ones.

Interestingly, Balbix leverages the appeal of gamified procedures to reduce the risk of attacks brought on by human error. It is a novel approach, and Balbix is pioneering it in a way that is likely to win attention in a busy market.

Its differentiated approach has enabled it to make a strong impression on the space, and Balbix has secured impressive clientele such as Salesforce. In 2025, the company was acquired by SAFE, with this partnership creating the "ultimate Agentic-AI-powered cyber risk platform."

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

13% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.2)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Mar 2022

$70m

SERIES C

Jun 2018

$19.8m

SERIES B

Total funding: $118.3m

Company benefits

Dental and Vision cover
Life insurance
Long-term disability coverage
Flexible time off
Work from home opportunities
Health insurance

Company HQ

West Valley, San Jose, CA

Leadership

Gaurav Banga

(Founder & CEO)

Co-founder and former CEO at Bromium. Former CTO at Phoenix technologies. Earned a PhD in Computer Science at Rice University.

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