Senior Backend Engineer (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Cybersecurity): Building and maintaining real-time data processing infrastructure for a cloud security platform with an accent on high-performance API log ingestion and stream analysis. Focus on designing scalable, fault-tolerant systems and ensuring observability for complex cloud detection and response solutions.

Location: Hybrid in Warsaw, Poland

Company

hirify.global connects engineers with innovative startups and tech companies, providing full employment and HR support.

What you will do

• Contribute to the architecture and maintenance of Cloud Detection and Response product offerings.
• Ensure reliability, performance, and scalability of infrastructure through data-driven improvements.
• Develop and optimize real-time and batch processing pipelines for API log ingestion.
• Implement observability using metrics, logging, and tracing to monitor service health.
• Design storage solutions optimized for structured and unstructured data.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business needs.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend, distributed systems, or real-time data processing.
• Strong expertise in building scalable and performant services.
• Experience designing real-time data pipelines using Kafka or similar technologies.
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS) and containerized deployments (Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in database optimization (PostgreSQL, SingleStore).
• English level: B2 required.

Nice to have

• Experience with real-time security and anomaly or threat detection systems.
• Familiarity with batch and stream processing frameworks.
• Prior work in high-scale, multi-tenant SaaS environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive and well-organized work environment.
• Opportunity to work on high-impact, innovative products.
• Comprehensive benefits package provided.
• Focus on professional growth and fair working conditions.