Principal Backend / Platform Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Accountabilities:

• Own and drive the end-to-end architecture of the cloud platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability


• Design and implement real-time, low-latency detection pipelines that support secure communication between client-side systems and cloud infrastructure


• Build and maintain scalable data ingestion and processing systems with high data integrity and seamless integration with ML-enabled workflows


• Develop backend services, APIs, internal tooling, and multi-tenant control-plane systems with strong RBAC and auditability standards


• Design and enforce privacy-first system architectures that securely process sensitive data while minimizing unnecessary storage


• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code practices within Microsoft Azure environments


• Establish observability standards, monitoring frameworks, and reliability best practices across the platform


• Lead platform security initiatives including infrastructure hardening, supply chain security, and secure system design principles


• Collaborate closely with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams to guide technical strategy and architectural decisions

Requirements

• Strong experience designing and building distributed backend systems and scalable cloud-native architectures


• Deep expertise with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure, including infrastructure design and operational best practices


• Hands-on experience with databases such as PostgreSQL and Redis in high-performance production environments


• Proven experience building real-time processing systems, event-driven architectures, or large-scale data pipelines


• Strong understanding of security, privacy, and secure software design principles within cloud-based systems


• Ability to independently own complex technical initiatives and drive architecture decisions with minimal oversight


• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and modern observability and monitoring practices


• Familiarity with cybersecurity products, privacy-sensitive applications, or regulated environments is highly valued


• Exposure to ML/AI-supported systems and integrations is considered a plus


• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills within remote and distributed engineering teams


• Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS platforms or streaming architectures is an advantage

• Competitive compensation package including paid vacation and sick leave


• Fully remote work environment with flexible working hours


• Generous home office and equipment allowance


• Option to access coworking spaces or office facilities when preferred


• Opportunity to work alongside globally recognized engineering talent on complex technical challenges


• Startup-style culture focused on innovation, autonomy, and engineering excellence


• Strong opportunities for professional development and long-term career growth


• No business travel required, supporting work-life flexibility and remote collaboration

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