Software Engineer

Praetorian

. Build and ship full-stack features for the Praetorian Guard platform .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building full-stack features and optimizing serverless architectures, with a strong focus on cybersecurity and offensive security collaboration. Capable of mentoring junior engineers and contributing to technical knowledge sharing while delivering production-ready code.

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Full-Stack DevelopmentGo Programming LanguageAWS Serverless ArchitectureCybersecurity ExperienceFrontend UI Development

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Hard Skills

GoServerless ArchitecturesAPI DesignGraph Database SystemsDistributed SystemsConcurrencyData FlowResponsive UI DevelopmentAutomated DetectionsTechnical Writing

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationContinuous Learning

Tools & Technologies

AWS CloudFormationAWS LambdaReactPlaywrightAI Tools

Industry Keywords

CybersecurityOffensive SecurityTechnical ProposalsEngineering StandardsVulnerability Findings

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCyber SecurityDistributed SystemsReactGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and ship full-stack features for the Praetorian Guard platform
Own work from design through production operations
Overcome challenges in developing and operating the platform
Write clear, tested, durable code
Improve engineering standards through code reviews, technical proposals, and leading by example
Translate real-world vulnerability findings into platform capabilities with offensive security engineers
Design systems for attack surface management at scale
Build queue-based security scanning pipelines, graph database systems, and real-time interfaces
Ship major Guard platform features relied on daily by security teams
Optimize graph queries and build AWS serverless infrastructure
Integrate AI tooling into development workflows
Turn high-level requests into practical customer-facing features
Translate vulnerability patterns into automated detections
Contribute through technical blog posts, internal knowledge sharing, or open-source work
Mentor junior engineers and support continuous learning

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
0–5 years of experience in cybersecurity, startups, or tech companies
Idiomatic, testable, production-ready Go
Understanding of serverless architectures, API design, and databases under real load
Distributed systems, concurrency, failure modes, and data flow knowledge
Ability to build responsive, performant, maintainable frontend UI with AI agents
Side projects, open-source contributions, or technical writing
Experience shipping something real outside a classroom
Willingness and ability to use AI tools in development
Experience or ability with AWS serverless architecture, CloudFormation, Lambda, React, and Playwright
Ability to collaborate with offensive security engineers
Ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical knowledge sharing

Benefits

Comp & perks

High-performance culture with deep ownership
Work alongside top 1% industry talent
Direct impact protecting the world's most critical organizations