Senior Backend Engineer

Join Our Mission: To Save the World from Unsafe Mobile Apps! NowSecure is the mobile app security software company trusted by the world’s most demanding organizations and most advanced security teams. 

As the standards-based mobile app security and privacy company, NowSecure protects the Mobile App Economy. The world’s most demanding organizations, innovative mobile developers and advanced security and compliance teams entrust NowSecure to safeguard millions of mobile app users across banking, insurance, high tech, IoT, retail, hospitality, energy and government sectors. Only NowSecure delivers the full solution suite of continuous security and compliance assessment with the depth, speed, accuracy, and efficiency to meet modern business demands. Dedicated to the open-source community and standards including OWASP, ioXt and NIAP, NowSecure is SOC 2 certified and recognized by IDC, Deloitte, Gartner and TAG Cyber.www.nowsecure.com

We are leading in cutting edge mobile security and sponsor a number of open source tools such as Radare (https://github.com/radare/radare2) and Frida (https://github.com/frida/) that are widely used by security researchers.

• We are a distributed company which hires the best people across the US and the world. 
• We build our software using best of breed frameworks and tools

IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL:

• Experience working with Product Owners and team leadership to design technical solutions that meet customers’ needs
• Design and develop scalable solutions and present plans to teammates
• Facilitate communication between teams and teammates to ensure solutions are developed following consistent patterns.
• Define requirements and evaluate software solutions to meet company, engineering, and product goals
• Create documentation that can be referred to by team members and other key stakeholders
• Possess strong troubleshooting skills and a knack for connecting the dots across various services
• Work well in distributed, agile environment

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED FOR SUCCESS:

• Strong experience with data structures, object-oriented, and functional paradigm based development
• 5+ years experience working in SaaS-based software development with multiple open source projects and frameworks to deliver intricate & scalable product solutions
• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
• Significant experience working with SQL databases and the ability to design performant data structures to feed web and API based front ends.
• Significant experience with JavaScript and TypeScript
• Experience developing scalable and available network services and APIs (RESTful/GraphQL), particularly with distributed, evented, or highly-parallel systems
• Experience deploying to  Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS hosted solutions
• Willingness to learn rapidly, transitioning from other programming languages.
• Fundamentally believes in Unit and API testing
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Experience with git and CI/CD best practices and toolsets

AND, BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THIS: 

• Linux and network administration experience
• Golang or Java
• PostgreSQL
• Can work independently and troubleshoot issues via multiple services 
• Preference for working in a dynamic startup environment where everyday offers new challenges

WE VALUE DIVERSITY

We believe that the best ideas come from teams where diverse points of view uncover new solutions to hard problems. We welcome and value team members who bring diverse life experiences, educational backgrounds, cultures, and work experiences.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• The salary band for this position ranges is competitive and commensurate with experience and performance. This position will be eligible for a competitive annual bonus and equity package.
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision coverage 
• 401K Plan + Company Match 
• Remote work flexibility 
• Home Office Stipend 
• Paid Parental Leave 
• Unlimited PTO