
Senior Software Engineer - Message Security Detection
Abnormal Security2 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain high-throughput, low-latency detection systems and backend services.
- Lead development and optimization of distributed data pipelines using Spark and Airflow.
- Define technical roadmaps, mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and drive code quality and system design practices.
- Lead AI productivity initiatives using Claude, OpenAI, and GitHub Copilot to accelerate development and automate internal workflows.
- Collaborate with TPMs, Product Managers, Data Scientists, and Security Researchers on scalable technical solutions.
- Manage and optimize cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and EKS for cost, security, and performance.
- Perform performance debugging, benchmarking, and bottleneck resolution in large-scale systems.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional experience in production-level backend development with Python or Golang.
- Expertise building and optimizing distributed data pipelines with Spark and Airflow or equivalent orchestration tools.
- Extensive experience scaling cloud-native applications on AWS, GCP, or Azure, including hands-on container orchestration with EKS.
- Experience leading technical projects, mentoring engineers, and contributing to long-term technical strategy.
- Strong system design skills for complex integrations and significant throughput and latency requirements.
- Strong experience with Postgres or comparable relational databases at scale.
- BS in Computer Science, Applied Sciences, or a related engineering field.
- Familiarity with React and TypeScript is preferred.
- Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, or similar data lakehouse architectures is preferred.
- Background in threat detection, network security, or fraud prevention is preferred.
- An MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering is preferred.
Tech Stack
Apache AirflowApache SparkAWSAzureDatabricksGoGoogle Cloud PlatformPostgreSQLPythonReactSnowflakeTypeScript
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About Abnormal Security
Abnormal Security builds an AI-based cloud email and SaaS security platform for enterprises, preventing phishing, business email compromise, and account takeover. Its products integrate natively with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and other business apps, delivered as a subscription service. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, the privately held company focuses on securing large organizations’ email and connected applications.