About SecurityScorecard:

SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, with over 12 million companies continuously rated, operating in 64 countries. Founded in 2013 by security & risk experts Dr. Alex Yampolskiy & Sam Kassoumeh & funded by world-class investors, SecurityScorecards patented rating technology is used by over 25,000 organizations for self-monitoring, third-party risk management, board reporting, & cyber insurance underwriting; making all organizations more resilient by allowing them to easily find & fix cybersecurity risks across their digital footprint. 

Headquartered in New York City, our culture has been recognized by Inc Magazine as a "Best Workplace, by Crains NY as a "Best Places to Work in NYC," & as one of the 10 hottest SaaS startups in New York for two years in a row. Most recently, SecurityScorecard was named to Fast Companys annual list of the Worlds Most Innovative Companies for 2023 & to the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in 2023 award recognizing forward-thinking employers for their unwavering commitment to employee engagement.  SecurityScorecard is proud to be funded by world-class investors including Silver Lake Waterman, Moodys, Sequoia Capital, GV & Riverwood Capital.

About Us

Funded by world-class investors including Silver Lake Waterman, Moodys, Sequoia Capital, GV, Riverwood Capital, & others with over $290 million in funding, SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings & the only service with over 2M+ companies continuously rated. Founded in 2013 by security & risk experts Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy & Sam Kassoumeh, SecurityScorecards patented rating technology is used by over 16,000 organizations for enterprise risk management, third-party risk management, board reporting, due diligence, & cyber insurance underwriting. This is done by measuring your & your vendors' cyber-health by assigning a security rating of "A" through "F" based on outside-in, non-intrusive data. SecurityScorecard continues to make the world a safer place by transforming the way companies understand, improve & communicate cybersecurity risk to their boards, employees, & vendors. 

SecurityScorecard is headquartered in NYC with over 500 employees globally. Our culture has helped us be recognized by Inc Magazine as a "Best Workplace," "Best Places to Work in NYC" by Crain's NY, & one of the 10 hottest SaaS startups in NY for two years in a row.

About the team

Be part of an exciting & growing Technology team focused on product development. Our team emphasis is collaboration & shared responsibilities, you will be hands-on involved in the entire Software Development Life Cycle. We are implementing DevOps Principles in our CI/CD Pipeline. Our team is growing & so will you! Check out our tech stack below & let us know if you are our next star.

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What you will do

We are looking for a Senior Back-end Engineer who thrives on building commercial products & plays a key role in delivering reliable, scalable, & maintainable applications. You will lead projects from start to finish, collaborating with Product Managers, & UX Designers to define requirements, implement solutions, & ensure ongoing success post-deployment. Youll focus on simplicity while contributing technical insights to enhance the system's performance, stability, & user experience.

• Participate in all stages of the software development life cycle, from design & development to deployment & maintenance.
• Follow clean code principles, using best practices to write secure, testable, & well-documented software.
• Work closely with a global team, including engineers, product managers, & UX designers, to build a stable, high-performance platform.
• Implement comprehensive testing & performance tuning to ensure system stability & uptime.

NOTE:  This role requires being onsite in our Austin, TX office an average of 3 days per week.  This office is expected to open in Q1/Q2 2025.

Responsibilities:

• Translate requirements, estimate effort, & address or escalate blockers as needed.
• Own end-to-end projects, understanding & contributing to all aspects (infrastructure, application tiers, & data tiers).
• Write clean, maintainable code that adheres to best practices in readability, design patterns, reusability, & testing.
• Continuously monitor performance metrics & recommend improvements or refactors.

Our Tech Stack:

• Node.js, Typescript, Python.
• PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, CockroachDB, Kafka.
• Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, AWS.

Technical Skills: 

• 5+ years of experience working in agile environments (ideally Scrum), collaborating with cross-functional teams (engineering, design, product).
• Strong proficiency in server-side development with hands-on experience in building scalable & reliable back-end systems.
• Proficient in Node.js & Typescript; experience with Python is a plus.
• Advanced experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) & distributed systems (CockroachDB, ClickHouse).
• Familiarity with Kafka for building real-time data pipelines & event-driven architectures.
• Expertise in using Docker for containerization, Jenkins for CI/CD, & Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.) for cloud-based application deployment & management.
• Experience designing, building, & maintaining RESTful APIs & integrating with external services.
• Lead code reviews to ensure best practices, maintainability, & continuous improvement of the codebase.
• Strong understanding of building scalable & high-performance back-end systems, optimizing for low-latency & high-throughput.
• Ability to write & maintain unit & integration tests based on acceptance criteria, ensuring code quality & reliability.
• Proficiency with version control tools, particularly Git, for collaborative development & code management.

Communication & Collaboration:

• Strong attention to documentation & maintaining standards across projects.
• Ability to present & defend technical decisions with confidence.
• Skilled at estimating project complexity based on early documentation & discussions.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical challenges & solutions clearly.

Benefits:

Specific to each country, we offer a competitive salary, stock options, Health benefits, & unlimited PTO, parental leave, tuition reimbursements, & much more!

The estimated total compensation range for this position located in Austin, TX is $100,000 - 180,000 (base plus bonus). Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to affordability, skills, qualifications & experience, & may vary from the range. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible for annual performance-based incentive compensation awards & equity, among other company benefits. 

SecurityScorecard is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity & embraces diversity. We believe that our team is strengthened through hiring & retaining employees with diverse backgrounds, skill sets, ideas, & perspectives. We make hiring decisions based on merit & do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex or gender (including pregnancy) gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, disability status or any other protected category in accordance with applicable law. 

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact talentacquisitionoperations@securityscorecard.io.

Any information you submit to SecurityScorecard as part of your application will be processed in accordance with the Companys privacy policy & applicable law. 

SecurityScorecard does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.  Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.   #LI-DNI