Software Engineer - Backend

Cogent Backend Senior And Staff EngineersCogent is an Applied AI Lab building the next generation of AI agents for cybersecurity. To stay at the cutting edge, we blend frontier research with real-world execution. Since coming out of stealth, Cogent has experienced rapid growth. We partner with Fortune 500 companies to secure some of the most complex production environments in the world.We're backed by Greylock and we've built a team with the best minds in applied AI. Our team is comprised of people from top universities like Stanford, Berkeley, Penn, Duke, Carnegie Mellon, Waterloo; unicorn, high-growth companies like Scale AI, Databricks, Stripe, Tesla, Coinbase; world class cybersecurity experts from Wiz, Abnormal AI, Zscaler; and preeminent research labs like Deepmind and SAIL.What You'll Do & AchieveDesign and implement key backend, integration platform subsystems Understand business goals, product and technology strategies and customer requirements and implement supporting backend and integration platform subsystems to achieve themAdapt and evolve systems and plans to implement newly identified design partner and customer requirementsAdapt and evolve systems to implement non-functional requirements (compliance, security, enterprise integration etc.)Laying down infrastructure foundations for growth and scalability Prepare Cogent for future headcount, customer, and data growth by working with a team to design and build an infrastructure that will scale and that achieves requirements in the areas of product capabilities, non-functional needs (reliability, security, disaster recovery, etc.).Help create a robust engineering culture at Cogent Onboard, support and uplevel future team membersParticipate in, provide feedback on, and iterate interview process as we scale the team upActively contribute to Engineering Excellence, Operational Excellence and Recruiting initiativesWhat You'll Bring5+ years of professional experience as a hands-on engineer and technical leader, overseeing and contributing to multiple backend systems and infrastructure projectsExpertise in architecting, developing, and scaling backend systems, including both stateless and stateful architectures, to support high-performance, enterprise-level applicationsProven experience with distributed systems, microservices, and serverless architectures, ensuring robustness, scalability, and fault toleranceStrong knowledge of backend programming languages such as Python, Go or similar, with a deep understanding of concurrency, memory management, and performance optimizationExperience with API design and implementation (RESTful and/or gRPC), integrating with frontend systems, data platforms, and third-party servicesSolid experience with containerization, orchestration, and deployment technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines in multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)For California Based ApplicantsThe standard base salary range for this position is $100,000 - $300,000 annually. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse company. We do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, disability, or race.