About the Role:We are looking for an experienced Senior Engineer to join our Platform team - a strategic, hands-on technical leader who will own and evolve the foundational systems that power SecurityScorecard's core products. You'll work across the stack to build scalable services, optimize infrastructure, and improve internal tooling. Collaborating with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders, you will accelerate development velocity, improve reliability, and ensure our platform evolves with scale in mind.
This role is both people- and technology-focused: you'll mentor engineers while guiding complex technical initiatives around microservices architecture, distributed systems, infrastructure, and automation.
What You'll Do:Technical Leadership:- Architect, design, and build scalable platform components using Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, and React
- Build and maintain distributed systems, real-time pipelines, and core microservices to support platform growth
- Lead code and architecture reviews to uphold high standards for reliability, performance, and maintainability
- Contribute to and drive adoption of modern infrastructure practices - CI/CD, containerization (Docker), ArgoCD, Terraform, GitHub Actions
- Own and deliver impactful projects end-to-end, translating business needs and R&D insights into scalable technical solutions
- Identify opportunities to reduce toil, improve developer workflows, and increase system resiliency
- Build systems for the long term - balancing speed of delivery with sustainability and technical excellence
- Take part in production support responsibilities
Required Skills & Experience:- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on backend systems, platform services, or infrastructure
- Expertise in Node.js and modern development patterns (TypeScript/JavaScript)
- Solid experience designing and scaling distributed systems with strong focus on performance, scalability, and reliability
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and production-grade deployments
- Experience with CI/CD, monitoring, and containerization (Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, New Relic)
- Strong computer science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, systems design, and networking)
- Excellent communication skills and successful collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Passion for mentoring, knowledge-sharing, and helping teams grow
Our Tech Stack:- Programming Languages: Mainly TypeScript / JavaScript; subsystems may use other languages
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Terraform, Jenkins
- Production Monitoring: New Relic
- Databases: ClickHouse, PostgreSQL
Nice to Have:- Experience in cybersecurity, threat intelligence, or other security-focused platforms
- Familiarity with front-end development and full-stack delivery practices
- Experience building internal platforms, developer tools, or SDKs
- Background working with high-scale systems and large datasets
Benefits:Specific to each country, we offer a competitive salary, stock options, Health benefits, and unlimited PTO, parental leave, tuition reimbursements, and much more!
The estimated total compensation range for this position is $160,000 - $185,000 (base plus bonus). Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to affordability, skills, qualifications and experience, and may vary from the range. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible for annual performance-based incentive compensation awards and equity, among other company benefits.
