About the role
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Backend Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience to help build and evolve this product. Strong hands-on experience with Go (Golang) is a must. You’ll be an early contributor to a new and rapidly evolving product area, working on complex backend and security challenges at significant scale while having meaningful input into the architecture.
What you’ll do
Design, extend, and optimize large-scale, highly scalable, fault-tolerant backend systems processing billions of events from hundreds of thousands of endpoints in real time, with sub-second latency requirements.
Build security capabilities that protect sensitive customer data as it flows into and out of LLMs, GenAI applications, AI tools, and agents.
Contribute to the architecture and evolution of Cyberhaven’s AI Security platform.
Solve real-world scaling and distributed systems problems through performance analysis, profiling, optimization, and troubleshooting.
Build and ship production backend services using Go (Golang).
Work with a modern microservices-based stack including Go, Kubernetes, BigTable, BigQuery, Spanner, Redis, Docker, and Etcd.
Build integrations and connectors at the API level with SaaS and AI platforms commonly used in enterprises, including GenAI and LLM-based applications.
Write secure-by-design, hardened software that can withstand real-world attacks while processing untrusted data and communicating with hundreds of thousands of endpoints over the internet.
Collaborate closely with engineers, product teams, and distributed teams across India, Europe, and the US.
Who you are
You have 4+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of building backend systems that are actively used at scale.
You have strong hands-on experience with Go (Golang) and have built and shipped production backend services using Go.
You have experience building and operating distributed systems, microservices, and Kubernetes-based applications in production.
You have worked with databases at significant scale. Experience with GCP services such as BigTable, BigQuery, or Spanner is a plus.
You have experience profiling, troubleshooting, and optimizing distributed applications that use large databases, event streams, or streaming platforms.
Experience building API-level integrations or connectors with enterprise SaaS applications is a plus. Experience with AI/LLM platforms is especially relevant.
You understand the importance of reliability, performance, and security when building systems that process large volumes of sensitive or untrusted data.
You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and are comfortable collaborating frequently with distributed teams in Europe and the US.
You thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy tackling ambiguous technical challenges, and like shipping with velocity.
You have a customer-centric mindset and value direct feedback from customers.
You are based in Bangalore.
Joining Cyberhaven means joining the team building Data Security for the Agentic Enterprise. Traditional tools fall short. Cyberhaven traces the full lifecycle of your data, adapting protection to changing context, so protection moves with the way people actually work, not against it. AI Changed Work. We Protect It.
Backed by $250M from leading investors like Khosla and Redpoint, our team includes leaders who built industry-defining technologies at CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Meta, Google, and more. This role lets you shape the future of data security, working alongside people driven to protect workflows, not just data, for customers who cannot afford to slow down to stay safe.
AI Tools Disclosure: As part of Cyberhaven's hiring process, we use recruiting tools that include AI-powered features to help with tasks like scheduling, note-taking, workflow automation, and other recruiting activities ("AI Tools"). The AI Tools may process information you provide during the application and interview process. When AI-assisted interview note taking is used, candidates are notified in advance and have the option to opt out of the AI-assisted interview note taking.
Cyberhaven is committed to creating a diverse environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Skills Required
- 4+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Go (Golang)
- Experience building and shipping production backend services using Go
- Experience building and operating distributed systems, microservices, and Kubernetes-based applications in production
- Experience with databases at significant scale
- Experience profiling, troubleshooting, and optimizing distributed applications using large databases, event streams, or streaming platforms
- Experience with GCP services such as BigTable, BigQuery, or Spanner
- Experience building API-level integrations or connectors with enterprise SaaS applications
- Experience with AI/LLM platforms
- Understanding of reliability, performance, and security for systems processing sensitive or untrusted data
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Comfort collaborating with distributed teams in Europe and the US
- Based in Bangalore
Cyberhaven Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cyberhaven and has not been reviewed or approved by Cyberhaven.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as flexible or “unlimited,” with paid holidays and sick time, alongside remote‑friendly scheduling.
-
Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans via major carriers, with mentions of mental‑health resources, wellness days, and even pet insurance in some listings.
-
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Perks include monthly phone/internet stipends and home‑office support, plus professional development opportunities such as mentorship, conferences, and employee awards.
Cyberhaven Insights
What We Do
Cyberhaven was founded by computer scientists and security experts from MIT and EPFL to rethink data security. Instead of stopping threats at the perimeter, we trace the full lineage of sensitive data, where it originates, how it moves, and who uses it. This breakthrough became the foundation of our data lineage platform, now powering Cyberhaven’s leadership in data detection and response and protecting enterprises from insider threats and data loss. Our Data Detection and Response solution transforms how enterprises protect their data with a unique technology called data lineage. Cyberhaven records every event for every piece of data – every move, copy, edit, and share to fully understand how data moves throughout your company. We developed an architecture that achieves complete visibility of your data, including as it transits unmanaged cloud apps and unmanaged devices. As data moves throughout your company, from person to person and application to application, it fragments and gets combined with other data. We calculate the lineage for every piece of data starting with its origin through every step it takes. Our product allows you to define what is risky for your organization, enforce actions to protect data, and educate your workforce in real time.
Why Work With Us
Cyberhaven is a Series D unicorn in AI-driven data security, protecting 300+ customers like Motorola, Reddit, and Snowflake. We solve next-gen DLP by tracing full data lineage and enabling real-time insights. As a value-driven company with remote and hybrid work, you’ll grow alongside bold thinkers, making real impact.
Gallery
