Senior Backend Application Engineer

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ManifestCybersecurity SaaS
Remote-USFull-TimeSenior
Salary$150,000 – $210,000/year + meaningful stock options.
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Job Details

Experience
8+ years
Required Skills
ETLTypeScriptGoCI/CDMicroservicesSaaSDistributed Systems

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on web services and ETL systems.
  • Proven track record scaling high-volume, data-intensive systems.
  • Expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud architectures.
  • Familiarity with containerization, orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience with commercial software products (SaaS and on-prem) supporting 3rd party/external customers.
  • Experience working in early-stage technology (B2B SaaS) startups.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
  • Bonus: Experience with MongoDB and other data stores.
  • Bonus: Familiarity with AI/ML, LLMs, and model tuning.
  • Bonus: Background in infosec, red teaming, or cybersecurity concepts.
  • Bonus: Experience with SDLC security and DevSecOps tooling (SCA, DAST, SAST).

Responsibilities

  • Architect and build robust, fault-tolerant web and ETL services that scale to high throughput.
  • Design high-performance systems that efficiently handle 10K's+ transactions per second.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize existing systems and integrate new technologies.
  • Develop robust monitoring, testing, and deployment strategies for mission-critical services.
  • Define and maintain high standards of engineering culture, including recruiting and onboarding colleagues.
  • Work closely with product management, designers, and other engineers.
  • Communicate technical concepts internally and externally to ensure project alignment.
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