Senior Backend Engineer - Backend

Dragos
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull time165,000+Function: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Passion for craft","Product sense","Self-direction","Communication","Remote collaboration"]

Build and optimize backend systems for an xOT Security Platform in a remote-first environment. Work as part of a Backend Community to design robust, testable, high-performance Rust services, improve software architecture performance, and participate across the development lifecycle. Focus on security, quality, and continuous learning while contributing to debugging, optimization, observability, and iterative peer feedback.

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Dragos
Dragos
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Senior Backend Engineer - Backend

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Job Summary

Build and optimize backend systems for an xOT Security Platform in a remote-first environment. Work as part of a Backend Community to design robust, testable, high-performance Rust services, improve software architecture performance, and participate across the development lifecycle. Focus on security, quality, and continuous learning while contributing to debugging, optimization, observability, and iterative peer feedback.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and implement robust, testable, high-performance systems and tools in Rust.
  • •Optimize existing software architectures to enhance speed and efficiency.
  • •Actively participate in all phases of the development lifecycle, including debugging and optimization, while elevating software quality.
  • •Stay informed about the latest advancements in Rust, security, and software design principles to drive continuous improvement.
  • •Give and receive peer feedback as part of the review cycle.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 165,000

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience developing backend systems in a fast-paced, high-performance, team environment.
  • •Cybersecurity experience.
  • •3+ years of experience in relational databases such as Postgres.
  • •3+ years of experience with NoSQL databases such as Elasticsearch.
  • •Solid experience and understanding of Rust.
Experience:CybersecurityBackend systemsHigh performance
Skills:Passion for craftProduct senseSelf-directionCommunicationRemote collaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:RustPostgresElasticsearchMicroservicesKubernetesDockerPrometheusGrafanaTerraformCI/CDIaCKotlinGoPythonAIObservability

Company Brief

Dragos
Provides industrial cybersecurity solutions protecting operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) with threat detection, incident response, and asset visibility to secure critical infrastructure and manufacturing environments.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
Founded: 2016
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