IT Manager

Why Join Kai Well-funded: With $125M raised, we have the capital, runway, and resolve to rebuild cybersecurity from first principles. Proven: We’ve earned the trust of Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, and we’re just getting started. Their confidence in Kai reflects what we’ve built: an AI-powered cybersecurity platform that performs at the scale and speed the enterprise demands. Experienced founders: Our founding team consists of second-time entrepreneurs, each with over 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry. Their proven expertise and vision drive our ambitious goals. World-class leadership team: Our Heads of AI, Engineering, and Product bring extensive experience from some of the world’s most influential companies, ensuring top-tier mentorship, direction, and vision. Frontier AI Applied Research Team: Our researchers operate at the leading edge of agentic AI systems, translating breakthrough capabilities into real-world cybersecurity applications. Generous compensation: We offer highly competitive salaries, equity options, and a supportive work environment. Your contributions will be valued and rewarded as we grow together. Responsibilities Collaborate with cross-functional teams building cloud backends and data pipelines. Lead technical delivery from architecture and design to implementation, testing, deployment, and operations. Work with product and design teams to deliver performant and reliable user experiences for backend services and APIs. Champion software development best practices, including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and test automation. Ensure reliability, scalability, and maintainability of backend and cloud systems. Foster a culture of ownership, learning, and continuous improvement within the engineering team. Must Haves 7+ years of experience as a cloud or backend engineer. Strong experience designing APIs and building asynchronous systems with robust error handling. Hands‑on experience with AWS, including serverless architectures. Experience with Azure services and Infrastructure as Code tools such as API Management, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Azure Active Directory, or Bicep/Terraform. Familiarity with data pipelines and cloud-native data streaming tools such as Kinesis. Strong Python experience for backend services, automation, and tooling. Experience with AWS services and Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools, such as API Gateway, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, and CDK. Knowledge of observability, tracing, and system performance best practices for distributed backend systems. Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with distributed teams. Nice to Haves Golang (Go) development for backend services. Experience with data streaming tools such as Kafka. Designing access control systems, such as Role‑Based Access Control (RBAC). Experience with version control, CI/CD, and build systems (e.g., GitHub Actions). Familiarity with compliance and security standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, or CPRA in cloud environments. Startup experience and hustle. Why You’ll Succeed Attention to detail and craft: You care about pixel‑perfect UIs and cohesive user experiences. Track record of high‑velocity delivery: You move fast but don’t break things. Interest in scientific research, AI/LLMs, and a passion for leveraging technology to advance human knowledge. Work Location This is a 5-day-a-week in‑office role based in North San Jose, CA. #J-18808-Ljbffr