Backend Engineer

About the role

We're looking for a Backend Engineer to contribute to a next-generation security initiative. You'll be part of a small, highly technical team working on novel approaches to secure systems - with a focus on cryptography, automation, and AI-powered analysis. You'll work closely with senior engineers and contribute hands-on to the codebase across the stack. This role involves hands-on development, learning opportunities, and collaboration across engineering, product, and design.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, development, and delivery of features across the product
• Write clean, maintainable code for back-end systems deployed in AWS or GCP
• Collaborate with AI and cryptography specialists
• Work with the product manager to understand requirements and help the team plan architecture, data flows, API specs, and testing strategies
• Follow established engineering practices and participate in team discussions around process and quality
• Participate in customer-driven development and iterate based on feedback
• Write automated tests for load, performance, and error handling
• What you bring to the table:
• 3+ years of hands-on software engineering experience for backend development
• Excellent TypeScript and Node.js coding experience
• AWS experience in containers (EKS, ECS) and serverless systems
• Relational, key/value, and graph datastore experience with schema management
• API design, data modeling, secure service development, database systems
• Has a focus on quality code, error handling, and high availability
• A thoughtful, pragmatic approach to solving technical problems in a fast-paced environment
• At least upper-intermediate level of spoken and written English
• Extra Credit:
• Versed in Python coding and environments
• Experience with GCP systems
• Experience with applied cryptography, especially key management, TLS, or post-quantum algorithms
• Familiarity with agent-based architectures or systems that scan and orchestrate actions across distributed environments
• Knowledge of AI/ML systems, particularly LLM integration or agent-style reasoning patterns
• Experience managing LLM agents to increase both speed and quality of code generation and tests
• Exposure to security tools, vulnerability detection platforms, or compliance automation
• Prior experience working on developer-facing or infrastructure-heavy products
• As part of Point Wild, you will:
• Solve real customer problems . Point Wild's point solutions allow consumers to address their immediate cyber protection needs. Our mandate is to continuously anticipate our customers' evolving digital security needs to create best-in-class solutions aimed at keeping them safe.
• See your impact. We are a scrappy, nimble organization where individual contributions are needed and valued. You will see your impact every day.
• Accelerate your career. As we expand, you will have the opportunity to learn new technologies, products, and markets in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
• Most importantly, you'll get to work with other talented people at a company where people matter. If you want to put your fingerprint on an organization and leapfrog your growth, this is the place for you.
• Important privacy information for United States based job applicants can be found here .

Benefits

Additional Information

Point Wild helps customers monitor, manage, and protect against the risks associated with their identities and personal information in a digital world. Backed by WndrCo, Warburg Pincus and General Catalyst, Point Wild is dedicated to creating the world's most comprehensive portfolio of industry-leading cybersecurity solutions. Our vision is to become THE go-to resource for every cyber protection need individuals may face - today and in the future. Join us for the ride!

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