3+ years of full-time experience in backend software engineering
Passion for programming and effective problem-solving
Familiarity with multiple programming languages (Typescript/Python preferred)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent
Curiosity for new technologies to address real issues
Ability to devise simple solutions for complex problems
Aspiration to improve processes and systems continuously
Responsibilities
Lead technical direction and mentor team members in backend engineering
Architect and scale code execution pipelines to identify vulnerabilities
Develop and maintain evaluation benchmarks for AI agents
Take ownership of product architecture and performance
Contribute to a solution that addresses significant security challenges
Benefits
Competitive salary with generous equity
Health and dental insurance
Office lunch provided in the San Francisco office
Full Job Description
About this role:
We're seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to lead the charge in building the world's first AI-native platform that autonomously finds and fixes software vulnerabilities in code. You will work on infrastructure that powers our security AI agents. You'll play a central role in designing a scalable infrastructure, solving challenges from code execution at scale, complex agent orchestration, evaluation benchmark and training pipelines. We care about engineering excellence and secure & well-architected designs that scale to thousands of enterprise-level users. Your work will play a crucial role in building a product that aims to redefine how companies do security.
You're excited about this role because you will...
Be a Technical Leader: Provide mentorship, set technical direction, and define best practices for backend engineering at depthfirst.
Architect and Scale complex coding agent pipelines that scan and execute very large codebases to find the most intricate vulnerability.
Build, Maintain and Evolve evaluation benchmarks for AI agents that reflects the problems our users face
Take Ownership of our product, contributing to its architecture, performance, and long-term success
Work on a Product that Solves a Critical Problem - and we already have a handful of customers who have found it valuable in fixing some eye-opening vulnerabilities within the first few days of using our product.
Qualifications
3+ years of full-time experience in backend software engineering
A passion for programming and solving problems with code. Building reliable and stable products to solve real user problems
Familiarity with multiple languages is a plus. Our stack is Typescript/Python
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience
A love for technology, and an insatiable curiosity for new tools to tackle real problems
Capable of solving complex problems with simple solutions. Building reliable and scalable products, making right trade-offs along the way
A tendency to leave things in a better way than you found it
Technologies We Use:
Typescript, Python
Temporal, React, NextJS
Postgres, Temporal, Redis
LLMs everywhere
AWS
What We Offer
Competitive Salary with meaningful equity
Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
Office lunch and dinner (when working from our San Francisco office)
