Principal Backend/Platform Engineer (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Principal Backend/Platform Engineer (Cybersecurity): Building a next-generation cybersecurity platform protecting users from social engineering attacks across communication channels with an accent on real-time cloud analysis under strict privacy constraints. Focus on designing low-latency detection pipelines, scalable data processing systems, and secure multi-tenant infrastructure.

Location: Fully Remote European Residence required

Company

hirify.global is a software engineering team delivering high-impact development services to Fortune 500 companies, specializing in cybersecurity products from kernel to cloud.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end cloud platform architecture, including design, scalability, and reliability.
• Design and implement low-latency real-time detection pipelines from client to cloud response.
• Build and maintain data ingestion/processing systems with clean interfaces to ML systems.
• Develop admin/control-plane backends, internal tooling, and customer-facing APIs with RBAC and auditability.
• Design privacy-first systems and enforce end-to-end security including platform hardening.
• Manage platform infrastructure with Azure, CI/CD, IaC, observability, and monitoring standards.

Requirements

• Strong experience designing distributed backend systems.
• Deep familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL and Redis.
• Experience building data pipelines or real-time processing systems.
• Strong understanding of security and privacy in system design.
• Ability to own architecture end-to-end with minimal oversight.

Nice to have

• Experience in cybersecurity or privacy-sensitive products.
• Familiarity with ML/AI systems (supporting role).
• Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
• Exposure to streaming systems or event-driven architectures.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation with benefits, paid vacation, and sick leave.
• Work with a globally diverse team of top engineering talent on challenging problems.
• Ultra-flexible remote-first conditions with office equipment allowance and optional desk/coworking.
• Flexible working hours focused on results, not location or time.
• Start-up environment with opportunities for professional growth.