Full Stack Engineer

About the companyThis is an early-stage cybersecurity startup building a platform that automates detection engineering at scale. Their product continuously finds coverage gaps and closes them in minutes, compressing work that used to take weeks. The engineering team is small and this hire works directly with the Head of Engineering on core infrastructure.The roleYou'll own and evolve the backend microservices, execution pipeline, and data architecture that power the detection automation engine. This isn't a siloed role. You'll touch everything from database schema to production UI, with a focus on building systems that handle large-scale agentic workloads reliably and at speed.What you'll work onDesign and scale microservices, execution pipelines, and user-facing interfaces for distributed, high-throughput agentic workloadsOwn database schema design and build frontend experiences that surface data to usersBuild and maintain integrations with security tooling including SIEMs, threat intelligence feeds, dashboards, and configuration interfacesTake prototypes to production-quality deployments, managing infrastructure-as-code across a cloud environmentBuild polished, responsive front-end experiences in React or similar, from simple interactions to complex workflowsRequired4+ years of full-stack engineering experience with strength across backend systems and modern frontendDeep proficiency in PythonStrong experience with React, Next.js, or similar frontend frameworksHands-on experience with containerization and deploying microservicesStrong command of cloud-native architecture and infrastructure-as-codeProven ability to design and optimize database schemas for scaleCS degree or equivalent professional experienceNice to haveExperience in cybersecurity or working with security data pipelinesFamiliarity with SIEM platforms, threat intelligence feeds, or detection engineering workflowsExperience with LLM/agentic frameworks such as LangChainTrack record of scaling systems from early-access to production at a startupCompensation and benefits$150K–$175K base salary plus meaningful equity. Medical and dental coverage, 401(k), and catered lunches onsite four days a week