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🧭 Backend Software Engineer - San Francisco Bay Area 📍 San Francisco Bay Area, CA | 💵 $120,000 - $160,000 + Benefits | 🏢 Hybrid Join our client, a venture-backed AI security company building next-generation tools to prevent insider threats before they happen. Working alongside an exceptional founding team and experienced security engineers, you'll help build AI-powered security products that work directly alongside SOC teams while taking ownership of core platform components from day one. ⚙️ Tech Stack: Go, Python, TypeScript, AI Agents, LLMs, Security Engineering, DLP, IAM, SOC, Cloud Platforms, APIs, Distributed Systems, CI/CD About the Role: As a Backend Software Engineer, you will design and build core backend systems powering AI-driven security products. You'll work across Go, Python, and TypeScript while solving complex security and infrastructure problems. You'll also work directly with customer security teams during onboarding, gaining unusual exposure to real-world security use cases and helping shape the product based on customer needs. ➕ Nice to have: 1-4 years of backend-focused software engineering experience. Experience working with security, cybersecurity, SOC, DLP, IAM, or insider threat systems. Startup experience or experience working in a fast-paced engineering environment. Interest in working directly with customers. 💪 Benefits: Competitive $120,000 - $160,000 base salary. High ownership and the opportunity to own core platform components from day one. Direct exposure to customer security teams and real-world security challenges. Opportunity to work with AI-powered security technology at an early-stage, venture-backed company. Go, Python, TypeScript, AI Agents, LLMs, Security Engineering, DLP, IAM, SOC, Cloud Platforms, APIs, Distributed Systems, CI/CD Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.