Staff Software Engineer

Overview

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SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, with over 12 million companies continuously rated, operating in 64 countries. Founded in 2013 by security and risk experts Dr. Alex Yampolskiy and Sam Kassoumeh and funded by world-class investors, SecurityScorecard’s patented rating technology is used by over 25,000 organizations for self-monitoring, third-party risk management, board reporting, and cyber insurance underwriting; making all organizations more resilient by allowing them to easily find and fix cybersecurity risks across their digital footprint.

Headquartered in New York City, our culture has been recognized by Inc Magazine as a "Best Workplace,” by Crain’s NY as a "Best Places to Work in NYC," and as one of the 10 hottest SaaS startups in New York for two years in a row. Most recently, SecurityScorecard was named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023 and to the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in 2023 award recognizing “forward-thinking employers for their unwavering commitment to employee engagement.” SecurityScorecard is proud to be funded by world-class investors including Silver Lake Waterman, Moody’s, Sequoia Capital, GV and Riverwood Capital.

What you will do

We’re looking for a talented Backend Software Engineer with strong experience delivering high scale API services and real-world experience building scalable systems. In this role, you’ll design and develop reliable services and APIs, create intuitive developer friendly workflow experiences, and work on infrastructure that handles mission-critical workloads. You’ll collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to bring ideas to life and continually improve what we deliver.

• Participate in all stages of the software development life cycle, from design and development to deployment and maintenance.
• Follow clean code principles, using best practices to write secure, testable, and well-documented software.
• Produce high quality documentation for both internal and external use
• Work closely with a global team, including engineers, product managers, and UX designers, to build a stable, high-performance platform.
• Implement comprehensive testing and performance tuning to ensure system stability and uptime.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements, estimate effort, and unblock work as needed
• Own end-to-end features from design to deployment across the stack
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code following best practices in software design, performance, and reliability
• Design and optimize systems for low-latency and high-throughput workloads
• Continuously improve infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and developer workflows
• Contribute to a strong team culture rooted in collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence
• Backend: Node.js, NestJS (nice to have), Kafka
• Databases: PostgreSQL (relational), ClickHouse and other modern datastores
• Communication: REST, gRPC
• Frontend: React, TypeScript (nice to have)

Technical Skills

• 7+ years of experience working in agile environments (ideally Scrum), collaborating with cross-functional teams (engineering, design, product).
• Strong proficiency in server-side development with hands-on experience in building scalable and reliable back-end systems.

Must Have

• Strong experience with Node.js
• Strong experience delivering public and scalable APIs
• Solid foundation in backend development with a relational database (e.g., PostgreSQL)
• Proven ability to build scalable, maintainable software in modern environments
• Strong testing habits with unit and integration test coverage
• Experience working in agile teams and version control systems (e.g., Git)

Very Nice to Have (Highly Preferred)

• Strong experience with React and TypeScript
• Experience with NestJS
• Experience with ClickHouse
• Real-world experience using Kafka in production
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Exposure to gRPC and microservices architecture
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and cloud platforms (e.g., Terraform, AWS)

Communication and Collaboration

• Strong attention to documentation and maintaining standards across projects.
• Ability to present and defend technical decisions with confidence.
• Skilled at estimating project complexity based on early documentation and discussions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical challenges and solutions clearly.

The estimated total compensation range for this position is $75,000 - $95,000 USD (base plus bonus). Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to affordability, skills, qualifications and experience, and may vary from the range. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible for annual performance-based incentive compensation awards and equity, among other company benefits.

SecurityScorecard is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and embraces diversity. We believe that our team is strengthened through hiring and retaining employees with diverse backgrounds, skill sets, ideas, and perspectives. We make hiring decisions based on merit and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex or gender (including pregnancy) gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, disability status or any other protected category in accordance with applicable law.

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact

Any information you submit to SecurityScorecard as part of your application will be processed in accordance with the Company’s privacy policy and applicable law.

SecurityScorecard does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer competitive compensation and benefits; details will be discussed during the interview process.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Computer and Network Security
• Security and Investigations
• Software Development

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