About the Role
Abnormal Security is looking for a Software Backend Engineer II to join the Detection Team. The Detection Division is focused on building the world’s most advanced technology for identifying and stopping email and cloud-based attacks that were previously undetectable and help make the world a safer place. As a Software Engineer focused on building systems for Detection’s Signal Platform, you will be responsible for making feature development at Abnormal a fast, responsive, stable, and confident experience for our ML and Data Science team.
The ideal candidate would have the following qualities:
- A first principles approach to building scalable, customer-centric solutions
- A drive to solve meaningful & pragmatic problems for real-world people
- An ownership and impact oriented outlook on your efforts and growth
- An ability to iterate in real-time-solving novel problems, quickly and autonomously
An ability to iterate in real-time - solving novel problems, quickly and autonomously
What you will do
- Architect, design, build, deploy and maintain Model Serving infrastructure that supports a world-class Detection Engine
- Own projects that scale our model serving and data processing services to handle 10x the traffic we serve today
- Own real-time, near real-time streaming pipelines, and online feature serving services
- Collaborate closely with MLE and Data Science teams by distilling feedback, correlating it to strategy, and executing
Must Haves
- 4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer or in a similar role, with hands-on experience in building data-focused solutions.
- Experience with maintaining large scale distributed systems on cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, including a strong grasp of best practices in cloud-based engineering.
- Familiarity with maintaining real-time and near real-time data pipelines or streaming services
- Experience working with distributed teams, proficient in asynchronous and written communication
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. You’re capable of breaking down complex challenges into manageable steps and iterating on solutions, balancing immediate needs with long-term scalability.
- You’re growth driven & looking to increase impact & responsibility over time
- Strong fundamentals in computer science, data structures, and performance optimization.
- BS degree in Computer Science, Applied Sciences, Information Systems or other related engineering field
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with our stack (AWS, K8, Python/Django, Golang, Postgres)
- Experience / passion in building scalable, enterprise-grade applications.
- Experience with web security (eg. OWASP top 10)
- Familiarity with AI development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Claude.
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At Abnormal Security certain roles are eligible for a bonus, restricted stock units (RSUs), and benefits. Individual compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including their skills, experience, qualifications and other job-related reasons. We know that benefits are also an important piece of your total compensation package. Learn more about our Compensation and Equity Philosophy on our Benefits & Perks page.
Base salary range:
$148,800—$175,000 USD
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What We Do
The Abnormal Security platform protects enterprises from targeted email attacks. Abnormal Behavior Technology (ABX) models the identity of both employees and external senders, profiles relationships and analyzes email content to stop attacks that lead to account takeover, financial damage and organizational mistrust. Though one-click, API-based Office 365 and G Suite integration, Abnormal sets up in minutes and does not disrupt email flow.
Abnormal Security was founded in 2018 by CEO Evan Reiser, CTO Sanjay Jeyakumar, Head of Machine Learning Jeshua Bratman, and Founding Engineers Abhijit Bagri and Dmitry Chechik. The team previously built behavioral profiling and machine learning technologies at Twitter, Google and Pinterest that are being applied to solve a problem that costs organizations $1 billion per year, according to the FBI. The Abnormal Security platform stops targeted phishing, business email compromise and account takeover attacks that have never been seen before.
