Senior Staff Software Engineer, Reach Security
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AI technology for security teams
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AI technology for security teams
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
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21-100 employees
Company mission
To transform how organizations assess and remediate their security posture.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on backend, platform or system programming
- Strong experience with Python and its ecosystem
- Proficiency in distributed system design and large-scale data architecture
- Proficiency in Authorization and Authentication patterns, and secure management of sensitive data
- Keen sense for identifying business needs and can communicate a clear vision for implementing solutions
- Strong communication skills, capable of explaining technical issues to non-technical audiences
- Experience designing and building multi-tenant SaaS platforms that ensure data isolation, scalability, and robust security
Desirable
- Experience with third party data ingestion/integrations (Inbound and outbound)
- Experience with batch or streaming data pipelines
- Experience with cloud service providers in a production setting (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to drive the development of various critical backend systems to support product engineering, with a focus on integrations and positioning Reach within a larger software ecosystem
- You will tackle challenges across multiple domains, such as large-scale data retrieval and processing, management of sensitive customer data such as credentials, and system design that support complex interconnected systems
- Candidates with a strong foundation in Python, Authz and Authn, data structures, system design, and technical leadership experience will find this role both challenging and rewarding
- The ideal candidate is a motivated problem solver who prioritizes high-quality solutions and excels in navigating ambiguity
- As an early team member, you will have the opportunity to take ownership of various aspects of our backend from day one
- Your role will be pivotal in guiding and mentoring your fellow team members, establishing engineering best practices, balancing engineering priorities with business needs, and identifying innovative approaches to deliver outstanding value to our users
- Manage and develop an ecosystem of integrations, connecting to multiple external providers to ingest large amounts of data
- Execute complex backend software engineering projects focusing on APIs, data processing, infrastructure and platform
- Drive the execution of key engineering initiatives while fostering a culture of technical excellence
- Author technical proposals to document and align teams on the design of complex projects
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, minimizing downtime and impact on business operations
Our take
In an era marked by economic uncertainty, cyber security budgets are under strain - with many organizations facing the challenge of achieving optimal security with limited resources. Reach Security offers a solution that streamlines cyber security operations by maximizing the utility of existing tools rather than adding new layers to the security stack.
Reach's platform works as a connective tissue within a company's IT and security infrastructure, harnessing data from existing tools to identify and mitigate threats effectively. This approach not only enhances operational efficiency but also enables faster threat detection and response, crucial in today's rapidly evolving threat landscape.
Despite the challenges in the cyber security space, Reach has attracted significant investor interest, securing funding led by Ballistic Ventures. This investment has helped the company expand its operations (including the introduction of MastermindAI™) as well as its business reach.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2025
$10m
EARLY VC
Mar 2024
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $30m
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Garrett Hamilton
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously led SaaS Product Management and Go-To-Market teams at Palo Alto Networks. Before that, they worked at ManTech Cyber Solutions as a Senior Systems Engineer.
Colt Blackmore
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously the Director of Product and Data Science at Proofpoint and Cylance. They also worked as a Technical Lead and Senior Product Manager at Palo Alto Networks as well as a Product Manager at ManTech.
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