Senior Platform Backend Engineer for AI Agent Marketplace
Summary
Senior backend engineer at Socket.dev (on-site in Cupertino, CA) owning the services behind its AI agent marketplace and plugin ecosystem — building the catalog API, plugin hosting pipelines, and the trust model that keeps installs safe. Day to day: designing distributed backend systems, applying ML/data-engineering ideas, and partnering with security reviewers on uptime and production readiness.
Socket.dev, Cupertino, CA, is seeking a backend engineer to own and grow the service behind our marketplace and plugin ecosystem. You’ll shape the catalog API, plugin hosting pipelines, and the trust model that keeps every install safe and scalable.
You’ll design distributed backend systems, apply ML/data engineering ideas, and partner with security reviewers. The role emphasizes production readiness, uptime, and end-to-end ownership in a dynamic environment.

