Senior Software Engineer, Security Platform

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. Design, build, and operate security engineering services primarily in Golang and Python on AWS and Kubernetes .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeRemote • IndiaSenior💰 $5,000 - $9,500 per monthWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating security engineering services using Golang and Python on AWS and Kubernetes, with a strong focus on event-driven systems and web application security. Proficient in implementing security gates and automation workflows while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

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Golang ProficiencyPython ProficiencyEvent-Driven Systems ExperienceWeb Application Security KnowledgeAWS and Kubernetes Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringBackend DevelopmentCI/CD Pipeline ToolingSAST ToolingSCA ToolingSecret Scanning ToolingThreat ModelingAutomation WorkflowsAgentic WorkflowsProduction Application Deployment

Tools & Technologies

NATSKafkaSemgrepCodeQLSnykTrivyGrypeGitleaksAWSKubernetes

Industry Keywords

FintechPaymentsBNPLConsumer LendingPCI DSSSOC 2Software Supply-Chain IntegritySBOM PipelinesPolicy-as-CodeBug Bounty

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSKafkaKubernetesPythonGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and operate security engineering services primarily in Golang and Python on AWS and Kubernetes
Own the NATS event-driven platform, including contracts, consumers, delivery guarantees, and observability
Integrate scanners, the finding system of record, tickets, and metrics
Own delivery of SAST, SCA, secret detection, container, and IaC security gates
Build agentic security workflows such as CI review agents, automated finding triage and verification, and remediation helpers
Build triage-to-remediation automation, including reproduction context, fix guidance, and routing
Participate in threat modeling and secure design reviews
Participate in the on-call rotation for owned services
Report to the Director of Information Security and collaborate with detection and response and network and zero trust engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant backend experience
Deployed significant changes to a production application in the past 30 days
Strong proficiency in Golang and working proficiency in Python
Hands-on experience building and operating event-driven or message-based systems such as NATS or Kafka
Hands-on experience building and operating CI/CD pipeline tooling
Hands-on web application security knowledge, including the OWASP Top 10
Hands-on experience with SAST, SCA, and secret-scanning tooling such as Semgrep, CodeQL, Snyk, Trivy, Grype, and gitleaks
Demonstrated current use of AI tooling and experience building adopted agentic workflows
Working knowledge of AWS and Kubernetes
Preferred: experience in fintech, payments, BNPL, or consumer lending
Preferred: working knowledge of PCI DSS and SOC 2
Preferred: software supply-chain integrity, including SBOM pipelines, dependency governance, artifact signing, and provenance
Preferred: familiarity with policy-as-code and admission control, including OPA, Kyverno, and conftest
Preferred: exposure to bug bounty or external vulnerability report triage
Preferred: experience with system-level threat modeling

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote work
Opportunity to work from anywhere
AI-assisted engineering tools and workflows
Open-source-focused technology environment