Software Engineer II - Backend

Summary

Join Abnormal Security's Messages Security Products (MSP) team as a Software Engineer. You will contribute to the development and maintenance of customer-facing email security products, building and enhancing high-scale, high-complexity systems. This role requires collaboration with other engineers, ownership of feature reliability, participation in on-call rotations, and effective asynchronous communication. The ideal candidate possesses a strong desire to learn, excels at problem-solving, and is passionate about cutting-edge email security technologies. You will work on robust and scalable features, ensuring system stability and reliability.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science, Applied Sciences, Information Systems or other related engineering field
• 3+ years of experience as a backend engineer, developing web applications
• At least one Software Engineering internship experience in the industry
• Experience working individually as well as in groups on a regular basis, proficient in asynchronous and written communication
• Experience participating in hackathons, innovation challenges or building out personal projects

Responsibilities

• Work with other software engineers in the team to develop robust and scalable features
• Assume ownership of the reliability of the features you develop, including comprehensive unit tests and rigorous integration testing
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide technical support to effectively troubleshoot and resolve customer issues
• Communicate effectively with the team in an async manner. Display a strong sense of initiative and ownership in providing updates, discussing challenges and proposing solutions without prompting
• Demonstrate a high degree of enthusiasm and strong desire to learn, with the ability to quickly grasp new concepts

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with our stack: Python, Go, AWS, K8s, Django, Spark, Prometheus
• Experience leading a small team to build a feature or component from scratch