Senior Software Engineer, Adaptive Classification Team
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Senior Software Engineer on the Adaptive Classification Team at Abnormal Security will lead the development of AI-driven security products, focusing on automating workflows for security analysts. This role requires expertise in backend systems, distributed computing, and proficiency in Python or Go, along with a collaborative spirit to work with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates have over five years of experience in software development and a desire to take on increasing responsibilities, potentially evolving into a tech lead position. The team emphasizes knowledge sharing and professional growth within a dynamic cybersecurity environment.
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- Listed about a month ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Abnormal Security's career page.
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Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Abnormal Security lists $179,800–$258,500 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer, Adaptive Classification Team role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Django, Prometheus, Go, React.js, Python.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Abnormal Security targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer, Adaptive Classification Team role at Abnormal Security.
From the original posting
About the Role
Abnormal AI is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Adaptive Classifications Team. The team owns & operates Abnormal’s AI Security Mailbox and Detection 360 products. The team’s goal is to automate security analysts' workflows by providing them with reliable, intuitive, and delightful agentic products that give them back time in their day.
This is a full-stack team responsible for all layers, including data storage, detection efficacy, backend, and frontend. The ideal candidate will have worked across the stack and have in-depth knowledge about backend systems, distributed computing, and event-driven architecture.
What you will do
- Work with the Engineering Manager & Product Manager to craft the roadmap for the ACT team.
- Lead and architect Software Projects critical to Abnormal’s success with a team of engineers through conception, design, implementation, launch & operation.
- Provide guidance and mentorship for junior members of the team
- Collaborate with Technical Program Managers, Product Managers, and Go-To-Market teams in order to implement, verify, and iterate on the issues & requests coming from our customers
- Raise the bar of excellence in engineering, actively contributing to knowledge sharing within the team, and participating in professional development activities.
- Grow into a tech lead role for the AI Security Mailbox product
- Own key deliverables from e2e within our division's quarterly roadmap and a subset of the key divisional SLAs/SLOs
- Provide direct leverage for the team by architecting and owning AI-native workflows to eliminate team toil.
Must Haves
- BS degree in Computer Science, Applied Sciences, Information Systems, or other related engineering field
- 5+ years of industry experience on backend web development & distributed systems, designing & building software applications
- Experience working individually as well as in groups on a regular basis
- Experience working with distributed teams, proficient in asynchronous and written communication
- Experience building features & components from scratch and operating them, balancing feature development work with operational tasks
- Expert with Python and/or Go
- Proficient and bullish about AI tools such as Cursor, Claude, and other AI native workflows
- You’re growth-driven & looking to increase impact & responsibility over time
Nice to Have
- Experience with our stack: Python, Go, AWS, Kubernetes, Django, Celery, Kafka, Prometheus, Postgres/MySQL
- Experience with frontend frameworks, particularly React.js
- Tech Lead Experience
- Familiarity with AWS services and deployment practices.
- Startup or Cybersecurity Experience
- MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or other related engineering field
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Actual compensation will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Abnormal AI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. For our EEO policy statement please click here. If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.