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Senior Software Engineer

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Responsibilities

  • Own features and system improvements from problem definition through production
  • Design and build backend services, APIs, data processing workflows, integrations, and product-facing capabilities
  • Work with product managers, designers, security researchers, and engineers to turn customer needs into shipped software
  • Improve the performance, reliability, scalability, and observability of existing systems
  • Make practical technical decisions and explain the tradeoffs clearly
  • Help raise engineering standards through code reviews, design discussions, mentoring, and documentation
  • Debug production issues and help teams get to durable fixes, not just short-term patches
  • Use AI-powered tools effectively while maintaining high standards for correctness, security, and maintainability

Benefits

Direct impact on a core security product used by enterprises worldwideVariety across backend engineering, data pipelines, SaaS integrations, detection systems, cloud infrastructure, and customer-facing workflowsA chance to work on current security problems around SaaS, identity, data movement, and AI usageStrong peers across product, engineering, security research, and go-to-market teamsA fast-moving environment where senior engineers are expected to own problems, influence direction, and shipRequired Skills & Experience5+ years of experience in a software engineering roleStrong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages such as Python, Go, TypeScript, or SQLExperience designing and building backend services, APIs, distributed systems, data processing workflows, or production product featuresStrong understanding of relational databases such as PostgresExperience with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCPFamiliarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and KubernetesExperience with event-driven or streaming systems such as Kafka, Redis, or similar technologiesAbility to reason about system design, performance, reliability, security, and operational tradeoffsExperience leading technical work across a team without needing formal authorityStrong communication skills in code reviews, design discussions, and cross-functional planningDesirable ExperienceExperience with observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, or similar platformsExperience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment tooling such as GitLab CI/CDExposure to large-scale distributed systems, high-throughput ingestion, or data pipeline architectureBackground or interest in security, SaaS platforms, identity, threat detection, or data protectionExperience working across multiple engineering teams or across geographically distributed teamsExperience mentoring engineers and helping teams improve technical practicesExperience evaluating AI-generated code and using AI tools as part of an engineering workflowAI Skills & AI-Native Engineering ExpectationsAs an AI-forward engineering organization, we expect senior engineers to effectively leverage AI tools and understand foundational AI concepts to improve develop

Additional Information

Founded in 2017, Obsidian Security was created to close a critical gap: securing the SaaS applications where modern business happens-platforms like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and hundreds more. Backed by top investors including Greylock, Norwest Venture Partners, and IVP, we've built a complete SaaS security platform to reduce risk, detect and respond to threats, and prevent breaches at the source. Our team includes leaders who helped define the categories of endpoint and identity security at CrowdStrike, Okta, Cylance, and Carbon Black. Now, we're transforming how SaaS is secured-in the era of agentic AI. Today, Obsidian is trusted by global enterprises like Snowflake, T-Mobile, and Pure Storage. We protect more than 200 organizations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand-including many of the world's largest Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies. With strong global momentum, a growing partner ecosystem including SentinelOne, Databricks, and Google Cloud, and a major fundraise on the horizon, we're scaling quickly toward long-term growth and IPO readiness. Join us as we define the future of SaaS security! As a Senior Software Engineer at Obsidian, you'll: Own meaningful product and platform work across Obsidian's engineering stack. This is a generalist role for someone who can move between backend services, data flows, APIs, product features, integrations, and production systems without getting stuck at the boundaries between them. You'll work on systems that help customers understand activity, risk, and threats across their SaaS environments. Some problems will be well-defined. Others will start as a customer need, a security signal, or a vague product idea that needs technical shape. You should be comfortable turning that ambiguity into a design, a plan, and working software.

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