Founding Engineer - London - Exciting Start-Up!

Job Title: Backend Software Engineer
Location: On-Site
Type: Full-time

We are looking for engineers excited about the opportunity to join an exciting security startup, detecting real intrusions before they become breaches. They are venture-backed and building modern tools for threat detection. Customers include some of the most security-conscious companies in the world, and they’re just getting started.

What You’ll Do:
We’re looking for a backend engineer to help us design and scale systems. You’ll work on telemetry pipelines, alerting infrastructure, internal APIs, and integrations with modern security tools.

What We’re Looking For:

• 3 years of experience building and maintaining backend systems
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or similar languages (any OOP)
• Familiarity with REST APIs, databases (PostgreSQL, Redis), and cloud infrastructure
• A thoughtful, pragmatic engineering approach
• Curiosity about security and detection (no prior experience required)

• Event-driven or distributed systems
• Security tooling or incident response workflows

• Work on hard, meaningful problems in cybersecurity
• Be part of a fast, technical, remote-first team
• Competitive salary and meaningful equity