Principal Software Engineer - Backend

Who We Are

Ontic makes software that corporate and government security professionals use to proactively manage threats, mitigate risks, and make businesses stronger. Built by security and software professionals, the Ontic Platform connects and unifies critical data, business processes, and collaborators in one place, consolidating security intelligence and operations. We call this Connected Intelligence. Ontic serves corporate security teams across key functions, including intelligence, investigations, GSOC, executive protection, and security operations.

As Ontic employees, we put our mission first and value the trust bestowed upon us by our clients to help keep their people safe. We approach our clients and each other with empathy while focusing on the execution of our strategy. And we have fun doing it.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Software Engineer - Backend. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend systems for our product. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend technologies, a deep understanding of software architecture, and a passion for solving complex technical challenges.

What you will do

• Collaborate on an agile team with Front-end and Back-end Engineers and Product Managers to build and release features and enhancements.
• Continuously iterate and improve the Ontic’s codebase with our forward-looking roadmap in mind.
• Find and address performance and security issues.
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and ensure code quality and performance optimization.
• Identify and address technical debt, ensuring the long-term maintainability and scalability of the backend systems.
• Identify and advocate for engineering best practices across the team.

What you should have

• 5+ years of experience and expert knowledge of service implementations in languages such as Java, Spring boot, Elasticsearch, MongoDB.
• At least 2 years of experience in a senior or lead role
• Curiosity about how things work and love to share that knowledge with others.
• Strong Algorithmic & Problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as manage the team and figuring out your way in the wild.
• Urge to learn new things & drive for focused milestones based high speed development.
• Experience in dealing with high scale data.
• Experience in managing product lifecycle from beginning to end.
• Familiarity and experience with JavaScript and modern front-end frameworks such as React.
• Interest in modern and RESTful API design principles.
•  B.Tech/ M.Tech degree in Computer Science

Ontic Benefits & Perks

Competitive Salary

Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits

401k

Stock Options

HSA Contribution

Learning Stipend

Flexible PTO Policy

Quarterly company ME (mental escape) days

Generous Parental Leave policy

Home Office Stipend

Mobile Phone Reimbursement

Home Internet Reimbursement for Remote Employees

Anniversary & Milestone Celebrations

Ontic is an equal-opportunity employer.  We are committed to a work environment that celebrates diversity. We do not discriminate against any individual based on race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any factors protected by applicable law.

All Ontic employees are expected to understand and adhere to all Ontic Security and Privacy related policies in order to protect Ontic data and our clients data.