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Founding Software Engineer - Backend Security Platform

Location:
New York, United States
Salary:
$230000 - $300000 per annum, Benefits: Founding Equity Stake Benefits
Job Type:
Permanent
Date Posted:
about 4 hours ago
Expiry Date:
29/05/2026
Job Ref:
BH-124892
Start Date:
14/04/2026
Contact:
Brett Marsh
Contact Email:
brett.marsh@xcede.com
Specialism:
USASoftware
A senior software engineer (backend python) is required to join a founding team to develop the core product functionality. This is a highly regarded product launch from seasoned engineering leads (x -OpenAI & x-Meta) who are backed by a consortium of leading VC's. They are set to be a rapid-growth, future unicorn and an opportunity to get in at the ground level with true founding equity.

This is an AI-Native product that will help transform the offensive security market with a new category SaaS offering and you will be an integral part of bringing the initial product to full product maturity.

Your role will be to help design, architect and engineer core product functionality and new features from real customer feedback and help shape the product by designing Python based backend distributed systems at scale, leverage AI/ ML for core functionality and designing API based functionality

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
  • Experience in writing clean, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code in Python 3.
  • A clear product mindset, understanding how to own the building of product features end-to-end
  • Understanding of AWS, GCP or Azure and container orchestration
  • Experience with building agents/ agentic workflows and modern AI concepts
  • Experience in a SaaS product environment or experience of cybersecurity or security engineering concepts.

Based in New York with the founding team this is a chance to work with industry leaders and build something that will dominate a multi-billion category.

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Brett Marsh

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Specialisms: Data Science, AI Product Management, Generative AI, AI Engineering, Product Management, UX, Software, Cyber
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