Synack
Senior Software Engineer, AI
Remote in the US · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$145k-$250kDetected 35 days ago
GoCode ReviewNoSQLGCPCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesAPI DevelopmentRESTgRPCLLMsRAGAgentic AICybersecurityPenetration TestingBDDCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- For more information, please visit www.synack.com.
Responsibilities
- You will directly drive product innovation at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity.
- You will lead by example, mentoring junior engineers and promoting a culture of ownership, technical excellence, innovation and continuous improvement.
- Design, implement and deliver scalable AI-centric software systems.
- Drive the development of agentic AI capabilities for identifying vulnerabilities, automating penetration testing processes, workflow optimization and enhancing threat intelligence.
- Own and drive the end-to-end development of product features from ideation to production deployment and monitoring.
- Actively contribute to and drive the design and implementation of AI-enabled systems, promoting effective SDLC processes.
- Lead technical discussions, code reviews and design sessions, sharing your expertise to uplift the team's capabilities.
- Provide mentorship and support to junior engineers, encouraging professional growth and development.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities into broader systems and applications.
- Strong experience and understanding of microservices, REST API design, gRPC, writing unit testing, BDD testing.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in distributed-systems and backend software engineering.
- Experience with AI technologies, e.g. LLMs, RAG, MCP, etc.
- Expert knowledge of golang (4+ years) and solid hands-on experience with Python.
- Experience with asynchronous messaging technologies such as Google PubSub, Kafka.
- Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Environments (GCP preferred).
Nice to have
- Experience in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Experience in Cyber Security.
- Ready to join us?
- Synack is committed to embracing diversity.
- Our people are our strength.
- Each addition to our team is an opportunity to grow and diversify our ideas, experiences, and viewpoints.
- Synack welcomes you!
- This position has responsibility to ensure Synack's security and privacy posture is maintained.
Compensation
- $145,000 - $250,000 Salary is determined by a combination of factors including location, level, relevant experience, and skills.
Benefits
- Strong design skills required - UML is a bonus; exposure to Domain Driven Design desirable.
Company info
- Synack's Penetration Testing as a Service platform manages customers' attack surfaces by discovering new assets, pentesting for critical vulnerabilities and gaining visibility into the root causes of security risks.
- We are committed to making the world more secure by harnessing a talented, vetted community of security researchers to deliver continuous penetration testing and vulnerability management, with actionable results.
- Synack's PTaaS platform has uncovered more than 71,000 exploitable vulnerabilities to date, protecting a growing list of Global 2000 customers and U.S. agencies in a FedRAMP Moderate Authorized environment.
- We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (AI), where you'll take a hands-on lead in designing and building cutting-edge, AI-centric systems tailored for the offensive security sector.
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