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Dispel

Moving Target Defense-based remote access systems for people and machines.

Senior Backend Engineer

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 51-200Since 2014H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

4 days ago

Salary

$150K - $169K / year

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Senior Backend Engineer

Dispel

Role Description As a Senior Backend Engineer (IC6), you will deliver complex systems across software, infrastructure, networking, and security. You will: - Scope work into well-defined milestones and estimate delivery timelines. - Resolve a wide range of technical issues creatively. - Write clear, maintainable code that other engineers can extend with confidence. - Work closely with cross-team stakeholders to define requirements and deliver software that delights customers. - Be a go-to expert in at least one area of the codebase. - Participate in a collaborative engineering environment, supporting and helping others. Qualifications - 6+ years of professional software engineering experience with a demonstrated track record of delivering complex systems. - Strong proficiency in at least one core programming language. - Comfortable using coding agents (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code). - Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) including networking constructs. - Experience working across multiple layers of the stack: application, database, infrastructure, or security. - Demonstrated ability to work with cross-team stakeholders to define requirements. - Strong understanding of system reliability, monitoring, and performance optimization. - Experience on multiple teams or in multiple roles. - Strong proficiency in one or more of: Python, TypeScript, Go. - Deep involvement with complex, production-grade APIs and services. - Strong understanding of cloud execution environments and architectural decisions. - Strong understanding of databases, caches, queues, events, and workers. - Solid understanding of network fundamentals: routing, switching, VPN protocols, DNS, and firewalls. - Strong understanding of network security principles and hardening practices. - A willingness to accept failure and feedback, learn and try again. - A passion for learning new disciplines and gaining a deep understanding of team dynamics. - An ability to communicate clearly and succinctly both in-person and over team chat. Requirements - Design, scope, and deliver systems from architecture through implementation and testing. - Scope and stage work into well-defined milestones. - Estimate projects and communicate risks when timelines shift. - Write well-tested code designed to last. - Create model documentation for others to reference. - Resolve technical issues across software, infrastructure, and network layers. - Select methods that result in low-defect, high-performance software. - Identify and address problems in your own and others' work early. - Own reliability, monitoring, logging, and instrumentation of systems. - Ensure systems meet performance, scalability, and security requirements. - Participate in incident response and root cause analysis. - Continuously improve system quality, automation, and operational maturity. - Communicate effectively across teams to surface requirements problems early. - Partner with product, security, and infrastructure teams. - Contribute to technical discussions influencing broader engineering direction. - Informally mentor IC1 and IC2 engineers through code review and pairing. - Participate in evaluation portions of interview loops. Benefits - Salary range for role: $150,000-$169,000.00 - 401(k) with company match - Generous paid time off and holidays - Performance bonus and equity eligible - Remote work - Medical, vision, dental insurance

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