Staff Backend Software Engineer

This role is based in Palo Alto, California, and follows a hybrid work model. If you’re excited about helping build a large-scale SaaS platform at an early-stage company and the qualifications below align with your background, we’d love to connect!

About Us

Endor Labs is building the Application Security platform for the software development revolution. Modern software is complex and dependency-rich, making it increasingly difficult to pinpoint the risks that truly matter. Endor Labs solves this challenge by building a call graph of your entire software estate—enabling teams to clearly identify, prioritize, and fix critical risks faster.

Trusted by companies that are one or one hundred years old, Endor Labs secures code whether it was written by humans or AI, and whether it's 40-year old C++ code or cutting edge Bazel Monorepos. Endor Labs was founded by serial entrepreneurs Varun Badhwar and Dimitri Stiliadis, and is backed by leading VC firms such as Dell Technology Capital, Lightspeed, and Sierra Ventures.

Sound interesting? Let’s talk if you want to be part of the next big leap in security innovation!

How You'll Make an Impact

• Join Our Cutting-Edge Backend Team: Dive into the heart of innovation by working on a state-of-the-art distributed system with a sophisticated monorepo architecture.
• Own Core Product Functionality: Own the core functionality at the heart of Endor’s AppSec platform. Design and deliver features that secure source code end to end, from IDE to deployment, fueling the next generation of AI-driven software development.
• AI Code security - Be at the forefront of securing customer code with bleeding edge AI code security solutions.
• Elevate Core Services : Drive the development and optimization of vital core services like our API Gateway and API servers, ensuring robust and scalable infrastructure.
• Maintain diverse scan environments - Enhance our dynamic cloud scan platform by supporting the ever-growing build and tool chain requirements.
• Innovate with Autonomy : Embrace the freedom to design and build top-tier tools that will be leveraged across all teams at Endor, making a significant impact on our operations.
• Champion Observability : Apply best practices in observability to ensure our products and platforms achieve exceptional reliability and availability for our users.

What We're Looking For

• Engineering Expertise : Bachelor’s in engineering and 8+ years of experience.
• Golang Mastery : Showcase proven experience in Golang programming, with a deep focus on microservices and distributed architecture, to drive our cutting-edge solutions.
• Build tools and tool chains familiarity - How different tool chains like Maven, pip, npm work to provide a seamless scan experience for our customers.
• Scalable Systems : Bring your experience with scalable distributed systems, including microservices, domain-driven design, load balancing, and scaling strategies (both horizontal and vertical), to tackle complex challenges.
• Effective Communicator : Leverage your ability to discuss architectural trade-offs and guide teams towards the most effective solutions, ensuring alignment and forward momentum.
• Adaptable Innovator : Thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting requirements, embracing change and finding creative solutions to new and unfamiliar problems.
• AI Savvy - Leverage AI and automated code generation tools to accelerate the delivery of robust, security-hardened, and production-grade software.

Preferred Skills

• Master of Secure Design : Expertise in secure software design principles, including managing certificates, OAuth2/OIDC, and implementing secure changes.
• Cloud-Native Proficiency : Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Lambda functions, or other cutting-edge cloud-native technologies.
• Security Savvy : Knowledge of security, fraud prevention, and anomaly detection to tackle real-world challenges and safeguard our systems with cutting-edge solutions.

Why Endor Labs

We’re building at the intersection of developer productivity and security — one of the fastest-growing spaces in software. Our dev-loved platform has real ROI, strong momentum, and customers who care about doing things right.

At Endor Labs, we think big, start small, and learn fast. We take ownership, move with purpose, and always start with the customer’s success. We debate with data, make the complex simple, and challenge each other with kindness and candor. We celebrate wins, learn from misses, and have fun along the way — because when our customers win, we all win.

Endor Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Even if you don't fit every requirement above, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives and experiences, so we encourage all talented individuals to apply—there's no one‑size‑fits‑all here.

Compensation

For candidates who receive an offer for this position, the compensation range is expected to be between $200,000 - $250,000. This may include additional incentives such as commission targets, restricted stock units, and/or bonuses, depending on the role.