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• Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) • Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent • Salary Range: $130,000 - $210,000 (varies by experience, interview performance, and location) • Relocation Assistance: $5,000 - $10,000 About the Company We are a fast-growing seed-stage technology company founded in 2022, building the trust layer for modern platforms. Our AI-powered systems process billions of events every day to stop fraud, scams and safeguard millions of users worldwide. Fortune 500 companies and top-tier unicorns already rely on our solutions, and we are just getting started. Our mission is to provide platforms with the tools to stay ahead of adversaries and create safer, more trustworthy online experiences. The Role We are hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design and scale the systems behind our AI-driven platform, tackling some of the hardest problems in risk, trust, and safety. You'll be working directly with the founders and an exceptional engineering team to build world-class features and infrastructure. What You'll DoYou're a Good Fit If You: • Strong in Go (Golang) or Rust (preferred) • Care deeply about craftsmanship and building elegant, reliable systems • Have experience with distributed data stores (e.g. Cassandra, DynamoDB, Bigtable) • Know your way around streaming systems (e.g. Kafka, Pub/Sub) • Are excited to work with vector databases, LLMs, and real-time ML infrastructure • Take pride in ownership and shipping systems end-to-end Bonus Points For: • Education/Background: Strong math/CS fundamentals, academically solid • Knowledge of rate-limiting and abuse-prevention infrastructure • Next.js, TypeScript, React or Python • Experience running systems in Kubernetes or container-based environments Our Culture We believe in a culture of ownership, urgency, and craftsmanship. We move fast, but we also care deeply about building things we're proud of. Engineers here are trusted with autonomy and expected to take initiative and deliver impact. Benefits • Platinum-level medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) plan • Unlimited PTO, sick leave, and parental leave • $100 monthly reimbursement for personal health & wellness expenses Application Process: We are hiring 5 Backend Engineers in this round. Interviews are designed to assess technical depth, ownership, and problem-solving ability.