About the position
Abnormal Security is looking for a Software Backend Engineer II to join the Detection Team. The Detection Division is focused on building the world’s most advanced technology for identifying and stopping email and cloud-based attacks that were previously undetectable and help make the world a safer place. As a Software Engineer focused on building systems for Detection’s Scoring Platform, you will be responsible for making scalable solutions to processing emails at 50K+ QPS. The ideal candidate would have the following qualities: A first principles approach to building scalable, customer-centric solutions, a drive to solve meaningful & pragmatic problems for real-world people, an ownership and impact oriented outlook on your efforts and growth, and an ability to iterate in real-time-solving novel problems, quickly and autonomously.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, build, deploy and maintain message processing infrastructure that supports a world-class Detection Engine
- Own projects that scale our model serving and data processing services to handle 10x the traffic we serve today
- Own real-time, near real-time streaming pipelines, and online feature serving services
- Collaborate closely with MLE and Data Science teams by accelerating product delivery and providing a stable platform for detection
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer or in a similar role, with hands-on experience in building data-focused solutions
- Experience with maintaining large scale distributed systems on cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, including a strong grasp of best practices in cloud-based engineering
- Familiarity with maintaining real-time data pipelines or streaming services
- Experience working with distributed teams, proficient in asynchronous and written communication
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong fundamentals in computer science, data structures, and performance optimization
- BS degree in Computer Science, Applied Sciences, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Information Systems or other related engineering field
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with our stack (AWS, K8, Python/Django, Golang, Postgres)
- Experience / passion in building scalable, enterprise-grade applications
- Familiarity with AI development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Claude
Benefits
- Bonus eligibility
- Restricted stock units (RSUs)
- Comprehensive benefits package
