Senior Software Engineer, Dispel
Backend
$134-150k
+ Bonus
Secure remote access & data streaming for OT and ICS
Job no longer available
Secure remote access & data streaming for OT and ICS
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$134-150k
+ Bonus
101-200 employees
Company mission
To provide Zero Trust Access solutions to industrial organizations, specializing in products like Secure Remote Access and Data Streaming.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of experience
- Skilled in Unit testing and E2E testing
- Fast learner. Degrees and certificates aren’t a determining factor for us. Rather, we value your ability to care about your work and learn fast
- Communication and team culture are very important at Dispel. You’ll be joining a collaborative team where new ideas and contributions are encouraged. These criteria are soft, but just relax and be genuine
- Must be expert in one of our main languages (Python, TypeScript, JavaScript)
- Comfortable in one or more of: Python, TypeScript, NodeJS, Go, Rust
- Must have been deeply involved with several APIs
- Understanding of cloud and how the code written will run is required
- Must have good understanding of Databases, Caches, Queues, Events, Lambdas and Workers
Desirable
- Very strong DB knowledge
- Good understanding of distributed systems and other architectures and their tradeoffs
What the job involves
- Engineering at Dispel is a technical and social experience. In our team, every person participates in solving problems and improving code/infrastructure
- This is a journey, and we want it to be rewarding and fun
- You will have the opportunity to work independently as well as collaboratively with other team members to deliver high-quality solutions
- We strive to maintain a professional and creative work environment where your contributions will be valued and recognized
- Execution (Primary Focus)
- Solve features and bugs
- Begin to take on ambiguous tasks
- Independently and reliably deliver high-impact software
- Owns and drives end-to-end development of significant features or services
- Translates ambiguous or broad goals into concrete technical deliverables
- Balances short-term velocity with long-term maintainability and scalability
- Identifies technical and product risks early and implements mitigation strategies
- Writes clean, well-tested, and performant code with clear documentation
- Enabling Others (Secondary Focus)
- Actively supports the growth of teammates through pairing, feedback, and sharing context
- Builds onboarding resources or gives talks that help others ramp up faster
- Collaborates cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering teams
- Pushes for clarity in goals, scope, and priorities across teams
- Reviews designs and PRs with a lens toward team-wide and long-term health
- Proactively identifies and addresses tech debt and architectural deficiencies
Our take
Dispel provides secure remote access to industrial control systems (ICS), helping companies connect to critical infrastructure without compromising on cybersecurity. Built around a Zero Trust approach, its platform is designed to go beyond standard protections, giving organizations a safer way to manage and monitor their operational technology environments.
The company focuses on fast, reliable connectivity combined with strong access controls and real-time data visibility. Rather than automating industrial processes themselves, Dispel allows teams to securely access, oversee, and respond to systems more efficiently. While the company was originally founded to reduce operational friction, the platform has evolved alongside growing cybersecurity demands in industrial settings.
As reliance on connected industrial systems continues to rise, Dispel has strengthened its position by expanding both its security capabilities and scalability. Today, it works with large industrial organizations across sectors like manufacturing, energy, and infrastructure, supporting a shift toward more secure, always-connected operations.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
122% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2015
$1.5m
SERIES A
Oct 2014
$1.5m
SEED
Total funding: $3m
Company benefits
- Competitive Salary & Retirement: Dispel offers salaries competitive to market rates, and provides a company-matching 401k retirement plan.
- Health Coverage: Stay healthy. We provide comprehensive coverage for health, vision, and dental
- Generous Vacation & Wellness Time: Unlimited PTO. Fresh minds do better work. Go rock climbing, do archery, and go hiking
- Insurance: Dispel provides life, long-term disability, and short-term disability insurance
- Growth: At Dispel, your professional growth is fueled by real ownership, impactful work, and a culture that prioritizes learning, mentorship, and advancement
- Options: We‘re a tech company with a long-term vision. Dispel has an option pool available for employees
Company HQ
Civic District, Austin, TX
Leadership
Ethan Schmertzler
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Previously Lead Frontend Engineer at TripleMint, and served as a Financial Analyst at National Security Equity Partners.
Ian Schmertzler
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Previously an Associate at BlackRock Financial Markets Advisory Group.
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