Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
Summary
Build and own real-time AI-driven threat intelligence systems for enterprise security, processing 911 radio and social media data into actionable alerts. Design backend pipelines, workflows, and agentic AI workflows with full ownership from concept to production.
About the Role
Join a lean, high-caliber core engineering team at a fast-growing AI-first startup in the physical security and critical event management space. The platform leverages agentic AI to monitor real-time threat signals — including 911 radio dispatch and social media OSINT — delivering verified, actionable alerts to enterprise security operations teams in seconds. Customers include Fortune 50 retailers, major utilities, and leading autonomous-vehicle companies.
The company was founded by public-safety technology veterans, is backed by top-tier seed investors, and has crossed strong early revenue milestones with impressive customer retention. The core engineering team is small and intentional — this is a meaningful, high-ownership role.
What You'll Do
Own core platform functionality end-to-end, from idea through production and polish
Design and build backend systems that power real-time threat intelligence ingestion, processing, and alerting
Develop and iterate on AI pipelines and agentic workflows
Build user-configured workflow systems that enable security operations teams to act quickly and precisely
Collaborate closely with a small, senior core team to ship features the industry hasn't seen before
Flex across engineering specialties as needed in an early-stage environment
What We're Looking For
Required:
Senior or Staff level backend engineering experience
0→1 ownership experience — you've taken a large project or product feature from idea to polished delivery, end-to-end
Demonstrated ability to dive into different areas of engineering (flexibility is key on a lean team)
Based in the United States
Nice to Have:
Experience building user-configured workflow or automation systems
Experience building AI pipelines or working with agentic systems
Early-stage startup experience
Eye for product design and UX
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: $180,000 – $205,000 annually
Visa sponsorship available
Location
Fully remote — open to candidates anywhere in the United States
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