3 months ago
Base Salary
$145k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and deliver scalable AI-centric software systems.
- Develop agentic AI capabilities for vulnerability identification, penetration testing automation, workflow optimization, and threat intelligence.
- Own product features end to end from ideation through production deployment and monitoring.
- Drive the design and implementation of AI-enabled systems and effective software development processes.
- Lead technical discussions, code reviews, and design sessions.
- Mentor junior engineers and support their professional growth.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities into broader systems and applications.
- Help maintain Synack’s security and privacy posture.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in distributed-systems and backend software engineering.
- Experience with AI technologies including LLMs, RAG, and MCP.
- Strong knowledge of token usage optimization and LLM cost optimization techniques.
- Expert knowledge of Go with 4+ years of experience and solid hands-on Python experience.
- Experience with microservices, API design, gRPC, unit testing, and BDD testing.
- Strong software design skills; UML is a bonus and exposure to Domain Driven Design is desirable.
- Experience with asynchronous messaging technologies such as Google Pub/Sub and Kafka.
- In-depth knowledge of NoSQL and RDBMS technologies.
- Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud environments, preferably GCP.
- Experience scaling microservice-based applications.
- Experience working on agile teams and collaborating with diverse stakeholders and subject matter experts.
- Experience in a fast-paced startup environment and cybersecurity experience are nice to have.
Benefits
- Remote position based in the U.S.
- U.S. citizenship required due to federal government contract requirements.
- Compensation package may include equity and benefits.
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About Synack
Synack provides a Penetration Testing as a Service platform that combines vetted security researchers and AI to find and manage vulnerabilities across enterprise and government attack surfaces. The company sells subscriptions and assessments to Global 2000 organizations and U.S. federal agencies in a FedRAMP Moderate Authorized environment. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Synack is privately held and was started by former NSA operators.