Staff Software Engineer, SpyCloud
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2 days a week in office
Cybercrime analytics platform
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Cybercrime analytics platform
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
2 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To protect businesses and consumers from the stolen identity data criminals are using to target them now.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of experience in backend software engineering
- Strong proficiency in Python and Go
- Solid understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful API design
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration
- Proficient with CI/CD workflows, especially using GitHub Actions or similar
- Strong familiarity with AWS cloud platforms
- Experience with systems design, including scalability, reliability, and security considerations
- Experience with big data technologies or workflows
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
Desirable
- Experience in cybersecurity or security-first development practices
- Familiarity with message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Exposure to observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
- Contributions to open-source projects
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain high-performance backend services and infrastructure in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- You will be responsible for developing features across a distributed microservices architecture using Python and Go, while leveraging modern DevOps practices including Kubernetes, CI/CD, and GitHub Actions
- Your work will help power SpyCloud's core products and enable engineering teams to deliver value faster and more reliably
- Design and develop scalable microservices using Python and Go
- Architect and evolve cloud-native infrastructure using Docker and Kubernetes
- Contribute to and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
- Participate in technical design reviews and contribute to architectural decisions
- Write high-quality, maintainable, and well-documented code
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to deliver features end-to-end
- Monitor, debug, and improve production systems for reliability and performance
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal knowledge sharing
Our take
Mainstream browsers are heavily monitored to help combat cybercrime, but these browsers are generally not used by digital criminals. The 'dark web' operates outside of the legal web, with criminals using such platforms to sell login details and other sensitive information.
SpyCloud provides a web plugin that monitors websites and forums on the dark web to inform companies of when sensitive data that matches their credentials is located. This allows companies to identify and take action upon a data breach before any harm can be done.
There are many fraud and cybercrime detection software companies on the market but SpyCloud's specialization in monitoring the dark web has carved it out a distinct niche. This has seen it attract an impressive client list of over 500 enterprises, as well as significant funding that supports further platform development.
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Insights
23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2024
$35m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2023
$110m
LATE VC
Total funding: $203.5m
Company benefits
- Health benefits: From medical to dental, we’ve got you covered.
- Work/life balance: We offer generous PTO and a remote-friendly culture.
- Compensation: Our talented employees enjoy competitive salaries and equity.
- 401k matching: Investing in the future of our employees is a no-brainer.
- SpyCares: We’re only as strong as the communities we’re a part of and giving back is in our DNA.
Company HQ
Bouldin Creek, Austin, TX
Leadership
Ted Ross
(Co-Founder & CEO)Ted worked in Security Systems for the US Air Force before working in Engineering at West Corporation, Wal-Mart and Extreme Networks. He also worked at HP for 4 years in Threat Intelligence before co-founding SpyCloud in 2016.
Alen Puzic
(Co-Founder & CIO)Prior to SpyCloud, Alen co-founded PwnedList and served as the CTO for 5 years. He also served as the VP of Development at InfoArmor and as a Security Engineer at Click Security and TippingPoint. Before this, he spent 4 years at IBM as a Software Engineer.
Ronak Patel
(CTO)Ronak joined SpyCloud in 2018 as a Director of Engineering, he then moved into the role of VP of Engineering in 2019 and CTO in 2023. Prior to SpyCloud, he was a Lead Software Engineer at ReIntent, a Lead Platform Engineer at Waterfall and an IT Specialist at IBM.
Damon Fleury
(CPO)Damon joined SpyCloud in 2022 as VP of Strategy, moving into the role of CPO that same year. Previously, he worked as a Security Product & Service Strategy Consultant at Argyle Technologies and served as the CTO of Ataraxis Cyber.
Brad Rouse
(CRO)Prior to joining SpyCloud in 2025, Brad served as the CRO at Protegrity and Qrypt. He also spent 6 years at Entrust as a Director of SSL Sales Americas, Entrust Certificates Services and as the Global VP of SSL Sales.
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