Staff Backend Engineer

Stream Security’s platform constantly models enterprises’ cloud environments, empowering security teams to detect, investigate, and respond to threats in real-time. Leveraging an event-driven architecture, the platform pinpoints how threats emerge and demystifies the impact of remediating them instantly. 

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are. 

We're backed by top global top-tier VCs well positioned to execute our vision. We seek excellent individuals to join our journey and build a legacy. 

This is a rare opportunity to join a startup on the ground floor. You will join a small but powerful R&D team that is ambitious and dynamic. We take pride in creating a hugely impactful product that is being built at the highest level of craft and execution and is already delighting multiple customers. 

What You'll Do: 

As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will be pivotal in shaping and driving the technical vision for Stream Security’s platform. Your work will have a significant impact on our product’s capabilities and overall company direction. 

• Lead Technical Strategy: Develop and communicate a technical vision aligned with product goals, identifying opportunities to integrate cutting-edge technologies and methodologies that enhance our platform’s robustness, scalability, and security posture. 
• Architect and Scale Core Infrastructure: Spearhead the design, development, and optimization of our core components to model complex cloud infrastructures, covering all elements, from compute and security to networking and Kubernetes. 
• Mentorship and Leadership: Serve as a mentor and technical advisor, guiding engineering teams in best practices and promoting a culture of excellence, continuous improvement, and innovation. 
• Cross-Organizational Collaboration: Partner with product, engineering, and operations teams to define feature requirements, design robust solutions, and push scalable implementations into production across large-scale systems. 
• Champion Quality and Delivery: Assume ownership over development timelines, delivery standards, and production reliability. Drive initiatives to improve performance monitoring and implement industry best practices for maintaining high-quality standards. 
• Drive Future-Focused Development: Identify and prioritize strategic development initiatives, guiding future project roadmaps that align with the company’s long-term objectives and leverage available resources effectively. 

Mandatory: 

• 10+ years in software development, primarily in a SaaS environment that uses Agile methodologies 
• BSc in Computer Science. 
• Extensive experience in cloud infrastructure and architecture, including deep expertise in compute, security, networking, and Kubernetes. 
• Proven ability to scale and deploy large-scale cloud systems in production environments. 
• Working with NoSQL and relational databases 
• Advanced cloud provider expertise: Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure). 
• Proficiency in Python; capable of delivering high-quality code and leading complex coding initiatives.  
• Excellent English, written, and verbal communication 

Advantages: 

• Experience in GoLang 
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert and or similar credentials 
• Track record of leading technical teams or mentorship within engineering groups. 
• Experience in cybersecurity.