Software Engineer, Backend

Posted 14 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in USA
Remote
150K-240K
Junior
Cybersecurity
The Role
As a Backend Software Engineer, you'll design scalable features, contribute to architecture, work closely with customers, and ensure quality code.
Summary Generated by Built In

We're hiring junior to staff+ level backend engineers!

Fully Remote or Hybrid options available

Who We Are

Prophet Security is a VC-backed start-up building technologies that leverage generative AI technology to streamline the triage and investigation of security alerts in enterprises. We are looking for talented Backend Software Engineers to join as a core members of our founding engineering team, where your contributions will significantly shape our architecture and key technical decisions.

Prophet Security’s founding team has over 30 years of experience in cybersecurity at leading companies including Abnormal Security, Expel, Madiant, McAfee, Oracle, Red Canary, Red Hat, Riverbed, and Symantec and are now focused on the Large market opportunity with the potential to disrupt the $400B security labor market.

The Impact You’ll Have

At Prophet Security, we're not just building a platform that automates complex security tasks – we're building a company where engineers have a direct impact on customer success. As a member of our team, you'll have the unique opportunity to work closely with our customers, understand their needs, and see firsthand how your work is making a difference. This role requires a balance of technical skill, customer empathy, and initiative. We're building Scalable Data Systems which includes Data Pipelines to ingest, process, and query huge datasets. Projects involves Tiered Storage Architectures, Scalable Processing Frameworks, and the integration and optimization of large language models (LLMs) and other AI/ML technologies.

You'll gain invaluable product sense and contribute directly to achieving product-market fit – a crucial experience for anyone looking to thrive in the early-stage startup world.

If you're passionate about building impactful products, working in a collaborative environment, and gaining valuable experience in a fast-growing startup, we encourage you to apply!

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and develop high-quality features with a focus on scalability, reliability, and maintainability.

  • Contribute to the architecture and implementation of security best practices.

  • Work closely with our product team and directly with customers to understand their needs and build solutions that make a real difference.

  • Write clean, well-documented, and testable code.

  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving our engineering practices.

  • Conduct thorough testing and validation to ensure the quality and performance of delivered features.

Required Qualifications
  • 2+ years of software engineering experience.

  • A passion for building high-quality products and a strong customer focus.

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar.

  • Experience building and deploying scalable Backend Services.

  • Strong understanding of software engineering principles and best practices.

  • Proficiency in one or more relevant languages (e.g., Go, Python).

  • Excellent problem-solving abilities and a detail-oriented mindset.

  • Strong communication skills and

  • Ability to collaborate effectively within a team.

Our tech stack: AI-powered agents, data synthesis and correlation, security tool integration, Python, Go, React, and Typescript.

Our Culture

Our employees are recognized as our top asset and we provide great benefits, meaningful equity participation, as well as a fun and inspiring environment to create and collaborate.

  • Customer Centricity: Focus on exceeding customer expectations and placing them at the core of decisions

  • Practicality over Perfection: Emphasis on efficient solutions and agile decision-making

  • Strive for Excellence: Commitment to high standards and continuous improvement

  • Transparent Communication: Encouragement of open, honest dialogue and collaborative trust

  • Unwavering Resilience: Determination to overcome challenges and persist in achieving goals

  • Have Fun: Foster a positive work environment that balances hard work with enjoyment and creativity

Environment

Prophet Security takes pride in being an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse and global talent pool and the collaboration that results from having a diverse and inclusive team. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. Our hiring decisions are based exclusively on merit, qualifications and business needs.

Compensation

Employee compensation will be determined based on interview performance, level of experience, specialization of skills, and market rate. During the offer discussion, your recruiter will review the finalized base salary, bonus (for applicable roles), benefits & perks, and stock options as they’ll be reflected in the offer letter.

Employees hired in the U.S. and Canada can expect the below information to reflect a reasonable estimate of the salary offered for this role. Salary ranges are updated regularly using premium market data. It is unusual for new hires to receive a starting base salary at the top of the range, however there may be some flexibility above this range if candidates have rare and especially relevant industry experience. The value of Prophet's stock options is not included in the salary bands and may represent a significant portion of your compensation.

Salary Range: 150,000 - 240,000

Top Skills

Go
Python
React
Typescript
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
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What We Do

Prophet Security delivers the industry’s most comprehensive Agentic AI SOC Platform, purpose‑built to transform how security operations work.

Our platform autonomously triages, investigates, and responds to alerts, eliminating repetitive manual work and enabling teams to focus on what matters most: defending against real threats.

By automating the time‑intensive investigative tasks that bog down analysts, Prophet AI dramatically improves SOC efficiency, accelerates response times, and strengthens an organization’s overall security posture.

The results speak for themselves: reducing investigation times from 30–40 minutes to just 3, eliminating 99% of false positives, and giving security teams back hundreds of hours each month.

With backing from Accel Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, and leading security practitioners, we are on a mission to redefine what’s possible for modern SOCs — making them faster, smarter, and more resilient.

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