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Senior Back-end Software Engineer

Zoomcar
Raleigh, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/20/2025

About SecurityScorecard :

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SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, with over 12 million companies continuously rated, operating in 64 countries. Founded in 2013 by security and risk experts Dr. Alex Yampolskiy and Sam Kassoumeh, SecurityScorecard’s patented rating technology is used by over 25,000 organizations for self-monitoring, third-party risk management, board reporting, and cyber insurance underwriting; making all organizations more resilient by allowing them to easily find and fix cybersecurity risks across their digital footprint.

Headquartered in New York City, our culture has been recognized by Inc Magazine as a "Best Workplace" and by Crain’s NY as a "Best Places to Work in NYC." Most recently, SecurityScorecard was named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.

About the team

Be part of an exciting and growing Technology team focused on product development. Our team emphasizes collaboration and shared responsibilities; you will be hands-on involved in the entire Software Development Life Cycle. We are implementing DevOps Principles in our CI / CD Pipeline.

What you will do

We are looking for a Senior Back-end Engineer who thrives on building commercial products and plays a key role in delivering reliable, scalable, and maintainable applications. You will lead projects from start to finish, collaborating with Product Managers and UX Designers to define requirements, implement solutions, and ensure ongoing success post-deployment.

  • Participate in all stages of the software development life cycle, from design and development to deployment and maintenance.
  • Follow clean code principles, using best practices to write secure, testable, and well-documented software.
  • Work closely with a global team, including engineers, product managers, and UX designers, to build a stable, high-performance platform.
  • Implement comprehensive testing and performance tuning to ensure system stability and uptime.

Responsibilities :

  • Translate requirements, estimate effort, and address or escalate blockers as needed.
  • Own end-to-end projects, understanding and contributing to all aspects (infrastructure, application tiers, and data tiers).
  • Write clean, maintainable code that adheres to best practices in readability, design patterns, reusability, and testing.
  • Continuously monitor performance metrics and recommend improvements or refactors.
  • Our Tech Stack :

  • Node.js, Typescript, Python.
  • PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, CockroachDB, Kafka.
  • Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, AWS.
  • Technical Skills :

  • 5 years of experience working in agile environments (ideally Scrum), collaborating with cross-functional teams (engineering, design, product).
  • Strong proficiency in server-side development with hands-on experience in building scalable and reliable back-end systems.
  • Proficient in Node.js and Typescript; experience with Python is a plus.
  • Advanced experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and distributed systems (CockroachDB, ClickHouse).
  • Familiarity with Kafka for building real-time data pipelines and event-driven architectures.
  • Expertise in using Docker for containerization, Jenkins for CI / CD, and Terraform for infrastructure as code.
  • Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.) for cloud-based application deployment and management.
  • Experience designing, building, and maintaining RESTful APIs and integrating with external services.
  • Lead code reviews to ensure best practices, maintainability, and continuous improvement of the codebase.
  • Strong understanding of building scalable and high-performance back-end systems, optimizing for low-latency and high-throughput.
  • Ability to write and maintain unit and integration tests based on acceptance criteria, ensuring code quality and reliability.
  • Proficiency with version control tools, particularly Git, for collaborative development and code management.
  • Communication and Collaboration :

  • Strong attention to documentation and maintaining standards across projects.
  • Ability to present and defend technical decisions with confidence.
  • Skilled at estimating project complexity based on early documentation and discussions.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical challenges and solutions clearly.
  • Benefits :

    Specific to each country, we offer a competitive salary, stock options, health benefits, unlimited PTO, parental leave, tuition reimbursements, and much more!

    The estimated total compensation range for this position located in Raleigh-Durham, NC is $100,000 - 180,000 (base plus bonus). Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including skills, qualifications, and experience.

    SecurityScorecard is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and embraces diversity. We believe that our team is strengthened through hiring and retaining employees with diverse backgrounds, skill sets, ideas, and perspectives.

    We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures.

    SecurityScorecard does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

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