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TENEX.AI · 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer (Remote)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

7+ years exp

TENEX.AI is an AI-native, automation-first Managed Detection and Response provider focused on enhancing cybersecurity for organizations. They are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to drive the technical vision and execution of their platform, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security while mentoring engineers and leading architectural decisions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySaaS

Responsibilities

Own and drive architectural decisions for core systems and services, balancing speed, scalability, and security

Lead design and development of distributed backend systems, APIs, and integrations

Provide technical leadership across the stack, from backend services to frontend applications

Mentor, coach, and up-level engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and pairing

Collaborate with product, design, and leadership to shape technical roadmaps

Identify and address cross-cutting concerns such as observability, reliability, and performance

Champion engineering best practices, ensuring code quality, testing, and maintainability

Stay ahead of industry trends in AI, automation, and security, bringing innovative approaches into our platform

Qualification

Software engineering principlesDistributed systemsBackend languagesCloud platformsFrontend frameworksRelational databasesTechnical leadershipContainerization technologiesCI/CD pipelinesAI/ML conceptsStartup environment experienceGCP certificationsCommunicationCollaboration skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including leadership in designing and scaling complex systems

Strong foundation in software engineering principles and distributed systems

Expertise in at least one backend language such as Go, Python, or equivalent

Experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js, TypeScript, or similar)

Proficiency with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL

Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or equivalent)

Demonstrated ability to lead technical direction and mentor other engineers

Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

Preferred

Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes

Experience with CI/CD pipelines

Exposure to AI/ML concepts and technologies, such as: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT), Vector Databases

Experience working in an early-stage startup environment

GCP certifications such as Professional Cloud Developer or Professional Data Engineer are a plus