Abnormal Security

Abnormal Security

Software Engineer II - Inline Mailflow

Remote - Canada · Mid

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 34 days ago
DjangoDistributed SystemsAWSDockerKubernetesSparkOutbound SalesDNS

About the role

  • Abnormal AI is looking for a Software Engineer to join the newly formed Inline Mailflow team.
  • The Inline Mailflow team will operate as a close counterpart to the current Inline Remediation team and will live within the Message Platform group.
  • The relay harness will serve as the foundation for a growing portfolio of capabilities including outbound filtering, DLP enforcement, misdirected email detection, IP management, encryption, archiving, and DMARC enforcement.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement core components of the SMTP relay harness, including Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) infrastructure, scalability, IP management, encryption, and DMARC support, working from conception through production operation.
  • Co-build the production relay alongside existing infra engineers, ramping toward full ownership of defined services as the product matures through Q3 and into EA.
  • Collaborate with PMs and Solutions Architects to translate customer requirements into reliable, opinionated relay configurations that support inbound and outbound use cases.
  • Own and operate tier-0 mail flow services that handle high volumes of enterprise email at production SLA, participating in on-call rotations and driving continuous reliability improvements.
  • Contribute to technical design discussions on how the relay integrates with existing inline products (outbound DLP, behavioral outbound, misdirected email), helping define the architecture of the broader Mail Flow platform.
  • Experience building features and components from scratch and owning them in production, balancing feature development with operational work.

Requirements

  • Experience working with distributed teams
  • BS degree in Computer Science, Applied Sciences, Information Systems, or a related engineering field.
  • 3+ years of backend software development experience with distributed systems, designing and building production services.
  • Hands-on experience with our stack: Go and/or Python.

Nice to have

  • Solid understanding of email protocols and infrastructure (SMTP, MTA architecture, DNS, SPF/DKIM/DMARC).
  • Experience with our extended stack: AWS, Kubernetes, Django, Spark, Prometheus.
  • Familiarity with email security products or Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) such as Proofpoint, Mimecast, or Microsoft Defender.
  • Experience with email deliverability concepts: IP reputation, bulk sending infrastructure, bounce handling, or feedback loops.
  • Familiarity with containerization using Docker or similar technologies.
  • AI and our hiring process
  • Abnormal AI uses AI-assisted tools to help our recruiting team prepare for candidate interviews.
  • These tools analyze resume content and role requirements to suggest interview questions and identify areas for the interviewer to explore.

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