Senior Software Engineer

About SecurityScorecard:

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.

About the Team:

Be part of an exciting and growing Technology team focused on product development. Our team emphasis is collaboration and shared responsibilities, you will be hands-on involved in the entire Software Development Life Cycle. We are implementing DevOps Principles in our CI/CD Pipeline. Our team is growing and so will you! Check out our tech stack below and let us know if you are our next star.

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What You Will Do:

We’re looking for a data pipeline expert with full-stack experience to deliver end-to-end solutions that transform data into actionable insights for our customers. In this role, you’ll design, build, and optimize data pipelines while leveraging your full-stack expertise to create seamless, high-performance systems. You’ll collaborate with Product Managers and UX Designers to define requirements, implement solutions, and ensure ongoing success post-deployment.

Our Tech Stack:

• Node.js, Typescript, Python.
• PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Kafka, Apache Spark.
• Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, AWS

Responsibilities:

• Translate requirements, estimate effort, and address or escalate blockers as needed.
• Own end-to-end projects, understanding and contributing to all aspects (infrastructure, application tiers, and data tiers).
• Write clean, maintainable code that adheres to best practices in readability, design patterns, reusability, and testing.
• Continuously monitor performance metrics and recommend improvements or refactors.

Requirements:

• 5+ 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.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining RESTful APIs and integrating with external services.
• Strong understanding of building scalable and high-performance back-end systems, optimizing for low-latency and high-throughput.
• Ability to write and maintain unit and integration tests based on acceptance criteria, ensuring code quality and reliability.
• Proficiency with version control tools, particularly Git, for collaborative development and code management.

Required Technologies:

• Frontend: JavaScript, TypeScript
• Backend: Node.js, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Data Pipeline Experience
• DevOps & Cloud: Docker, Jenkins, Cloud Computing Experience

Nice to Have Technologies:

• Scala, ClickHouse, Terraform, AWS

Communication and Collaboration:

• Fluent English communication skills to effectively collaborate across the organization.
• 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.

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 [email protected].

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.   #LI-DNI