Staff AI API Engineer, SentinelOne
$170.2-234.6k
Offers ESPP
Autonomous cybersecurity platform
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Autonomous cybersecurity platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$170.2-234.6k
Offers ESPP
1001+ employees
Company mission
To defeat every attack, every second, of every day.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have proven experience designing, building, and maintaining production-grade APIs that integrate sophisticated AI functionality
- A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 7+ years of professional experience developing scalable, production-quality Python backend services
- Expert-level proficiency with Python, asyncio, and backend API frameworks such as FastAPI, gRPC, and GraphQL
- Deep understanding of backend architectures, distributed systems, and microservices
- Experience managing database architectures (relational databases, NoSQL, Redis)
- Strong expertise in authentication and authorization protocols (OAuth, JWT, OpenID Connect, etc.)
- Proven track record interacting with third-party APIs and developing fail-safe integrations
- Familiarity with modern generative AI technologies (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Meta's LLaMA) and experience building backend integrations
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach in globally distributed teams
Desirable
- Proficiency in languages beyond Python, including Go, Java, Kotlin, Rust, C++
- MLOps and AIOps practices and tools such as MLFlow, Airflow, or Weights & Biases
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) and deployment tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, ArgoCD)
- Experience optimizing API performance and scalability in production environments
- Background in cybersecurity, threat detection, or related fields
- Agile methodologies, including experience as a Technical Lead or Scrum Master
What the job involves
- We’re seeking a Staff AI API Engineer specialized in backend systems and API development. This role requires deep expertise in Python-based API engineering, database architecture, distributed systems, and high-performance backend infrastructure
- Develop and maintain high-performance Python-based backend APIs supporting our generative and agentic AI products
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and reliable backend architectures, leveraging technologies like asyncio, FastAPI, gRPC, Kafka, and GraphQL
- Ensure robust data management, incorporating relational and NoSQL databases, Redis caching, streaming, and efficient data handling
- Implement and manage secure zero-trust authentication and authorization schemes for public and internal APIs
- Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, AI researchers, product managers, and DevOps teams to deliver cohesive product experiences
- Optimize backend services for scalability, reliability, and performance in high-availability environments
Our take
Cybercriminals are now leveraging the power of automation to make the current threat landscape too advanced for a lot of legacy antivirus software. SentinelOne is a cybersecurity company that matches this automation, with machine learning-focused software that is built to help businesses battle online attacks.
The company expanded the scope of its business from the endpoint security market to three markets valued at a combined $30 billion, including the corporate endpoint security and IT operations management markets. This gives SentinelOne a bigger potential customer base, although also puts them in direct competition with more focused cybersecurity companies, in addition to its biggest competitor, CrowdStrike.
When the company went public, it made financial headlines as the highest-valued cybersecurity IPO ever, which gave SentinelOne a market cap of $10B, though it's now fallen to around $4B. It has subsequently launched S Ventures, a $100M fund, through which SentinelOne invests in cybersecurity startups and has expanded its partnership with major tax firm KPMG to accelerate cyber investigations and responses to threats.
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Insights
61% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Feb 2021
$100m
LATE VC
Nov 2020
$267m
LATE VC
Total funding: $799m
Company benefits
- Incentive-based Wellness Challenges
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Gym Reimbursement
- Career Wellness Perks
- Mental Health & Mindfulness
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401k
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life Insurance
- Unlimited Time Off
- Paid Sick Time
- Paid Holidays
- Happy Hours
- Parties & Celebrations
- Team Building Activities
- All-Hands & Town Hall Gatherings
Company HQ
Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Tomer Weingarten
(CEO)They started their career in Software Development at Mckit Systems prior to co-founding dPolls and Carambola Media. They left their position as VP of Products at Toluna in December 2012 to found SentinelOne in January 2013, where they serve as CEO.
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