Senior Back End Engineer

Horizon3.ai

California, MD

Full Time

Senior

155k-200k

about 2 months ago

Job Description

About the Role

Horizon3.ai is a fast-growing, remote cybersecurity company dedicated to enabling organizations to proactively find, fix, and verify exploitable attack vectors before criminals exploit them. Their flagship product, the NodeZeroTM platform, delivers autonomous pentests and assessment operations across various environments. The company is composed of former U.S. Special Operations cyber operators, startup engineers, and cybersecurity practitioners, committed to solving security challenges such as ineffective tools, false positives, alert fatigue, and skills shortages. As a remote-first organization, they require a minimum 25Mbps broadband connection and foster a culture of respect, collaboration, ownership, and results.

Key Responsibilities

Develop core product features in ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) and GraphQL to support data processing and retrieval.
Design and implement backend APIs in GraphQL to facilitate data interactions between different components of the product.
Build and maintain ETL pipelines for efficient data processing and analytics.
Collaborate with frontend team members to present data in a clear and user-friendly format, enhancing the product's user experience.

Requirements

Ability to own and manage concurrent initiatives, demonstrating effective judgment in prioritization and time management.
Driven, self-managed, capable of conceiving and implementing solutions on your own and with a team.
A strong desire to continuously improve and learn new technologies in a fast-paced Agile development environment.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, effective communication, attention to detail, and high-quality work.
Strong technical documentation ability to support the development process.
Effective communication and collaboration with designers, developers, and product managers.
Ability and interest in mentoring junior and mid-level engineers to foster their growth and development.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
7+ years of professional software engineering experience using modern object-oriented or functional languages (Python, Java, Go, Scala, C++, TypeScript, etc).
Experience building applications on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, using container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

Nice to Have

Expert proficiency in SQL and experience with various database architectures including relational (PostgreSQL) and graph (Neo4j).
Experience building GraphQL backends.
Experience managing and maintaining production infrastructure.
Experience building platform capabilities for internal teams.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
7+ years of professional software engineering experience with modern programming languages.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary with a range of $155,000 - $200,000 annually, determined by location, qualifications, and experience.
Potential eligibility for an equity package in the form of stock options.
Health, vision, and dental care for employees and their families.
Flexible vacation policy and generous parental leave.
Remote work environment with flexible work arrangements.
Inclusive and diverse team culture with growth opportunities.

Working at Horizon3.ai

Horizon3.ai values diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental principles of its culture and success. The company fosters an environment where everyone feels welcome and respected, regardless of background or identity. They believe diverse perspectives drive innovation and strengthen their ability to create cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions. The organization promotes a culture of respect, collaboration, ownership, and results, encouraging personal and professional growth for all team members.

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