Staff Software Engineer, Abnormal Security

Data Platform

$209.8-246.8k

AWS
Kubernetes
Python
Kafka
Redis
Terraform
Azure
Golang
Senior level
Remote in US
Abnormal Security

Cloud email security platform

Open for applications

Abnormal Security

Cloud email security platform

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSaaSCyber SecurityCloud ComputingFraud

Open for applications

$209.8-246.8k

AWS
Kubernetes
Python
Kafka
Redis
Terraform
Azure
Golang
Senior level
Remote in US

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSaaSCyber SecurityCloud ComputingFraud

Company mission

To make the cloud a safer place for businesses.

Role

Who you are

  • Capable of tackling complex and ambiguous business problems, exploring solutions spaces and building consensus, decomposing them into execution plans, and contributing actively
  • Have a track record of building data intensive applications that directly or implicitly contribute to the company’s business goals
  • Can effectively earn trust and credibility from a diverse set of Engineering, Product, and Design team members
  • 5+ years experience in building platforms, tools, and systems to serve the needs of engineering teams, empower them to ship with velocity and reliability
  • Experience in building data intensive, distributed systems that are complex and high scale as a back-end engineer. This is not a Data Engineering role
  • Proven track record of being a Change Agent, defining and driving engineering initiatives that involve cross-team collaboration
  • Experience with or interested in Abnormal Security Tech Stack: Python, Golang, Terraform / Terragrunt, Postgresql, Kafka, Redis, OpenSearch, AWS/Azure, Kubernetes

Desirable

  • Experience in operating complex AI / ML applications at scale
  • Knowledge and/or experience building out platform offerings to support other engineering teams

What the job involves

  • Abnormal Security is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to spearhead the key initiatives owned by the Data Platform team
  • The individual in this role will have the opportunity to mentor a small team of high-caliber engineers, define and build the roadmap to unlock the next generation data platform, and execute on ambitious and challenging technical projects to deliver value
  • Shape the Data Platform architecture and roadmap of Abnormal Security to empower and scale the growing list of AI / ML applications across the company
  • Deep dive into the product workflows and recommend correct trade offs for the transition
  • Act as the technical lead of the team. Own their quarterly roadmap, to set, execute and deliver

Our take

Fraud involving impersonation is one of the top causes of online financial crime. Criminal tactics like email account spoofing, where the criminal impersonates an official account to steal personal information or money, are rife. Abnormal Security is a startup aimed at handling these hyper-targeted and personalized email attacks by analyzing communications and identifying potential fraud before it can take place.

The fraud detection space is extremely competitive but Abnormal Security differentiates itself through its focus on the threat of impersonation rather than a spectrum of threats. This has allowed it to amass a wealth of data relating specifically to high-risk impersonation attacks, analyzing over 45,000 signals to detect any anomalies.

Its specialized approach has fueled rapid growth, leading to a $4B valuation after a Serice C Funding round. Now, Abnormal plans to double down on product development and expand internationally, prioritizing markets where data security laws necessitate a local presence. By staying focused on impersonation, Abnormal Security positions itself as a formidable force in the fight against online financial crime.

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Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

11% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Aug 2024

$250m

SERIES D

May 2022

$210m

SERIES C

Total funding: $534m

Company benefits

  • Healthcare
  • Flexible PTO
  • 401k
  • One Medical
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Mental Health Resources
  • Home Office Stipend
  • Monthly Internet & Phone Stipend
  • Health and Wellness Stipend

Company HQ

Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA

Founders

Having started their career as a Software Engineer, co-founded GamerNook.com, Bloomspot, and Adstack before spending 3 years at Twitter. Co-founded Abnormal Security in April 2018, and has been CEO since.

Previously Senior Software Engineer at Twitter and Google. Was also Software Architect at TellApart.

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