Prelude is a technology company that helps organizations proactively ask questions of their security systems to know if their defenses are protecting them from the latest threats. Built around the notion of visibility, our products conduct continuous probing that elicits answers to questions ranging from basic health checks to vulnerability to latest threats - across production environments. We are focused on bringing innovation to detection engineering, with custom detections and responses being brought to the user at machine speed.

Role

Prelude is seeking a senior Backend Engineer capable of taking our product to the next level. This person will be responsible for working alongside a small software development team building client-and-server side applications in various languages (python, typescript, golang, swift). Our next Backend Engineer will primarily be working directly on our Detect product, and connected components.

Job duties

Develop and maintain code, integrating software components into Prelude’s advanced security products
Assist with architecture design and development
Analyze and provide evaluation of development cycle performance
Develop, select, tailor, and deploy processes and tools
Handle the nuances of developing against a custom command-and-control (C2) center
Assist with test procedures and documenting test results to ensure software system requirements are met
Participate in process reviews and provide guidance to less experienced employees
Contribute to proposals when needed, including performing and documenting results, and aiding technology transfer into programs

Skills and Experience

5+ years software engineering experience in a modern stack, Python preferred
Experience designing and developing scalable and reliable systems
Experience working in a startup environment
Interest in working in a cybersecurity company or alongside a security team

Nice to Haves

Experience in the cybersecurity industry

Working at Prelude

We're a small, distributed team across the US & Canada that takes pride in high-quality and rapid product development. We get together annually for company offsites, and encourage co-working when possible.

We offer generous healthcare coverage for individuals and dependents, have unlimited PTO and holidays, and actively encourage our team to take time off to decompress. We also offer equipment and educational reimbursements.

We recognize the deep-rooted issues of homogeneity in the tech industry and highly encourage people of all backgrounds and life experiences to apply. We're striving to build a product that's accessible and useful for everyone, and firmly believe that diversity within our team is important in that pursuit.