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Semgrep · 1 day ago

Staff Backend Software Engineer

positionSan Francisco Office
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityLead/Staff
money$202K/yr - $238K/yr

Semgrep is a leader in code security for builders, empowering invention without friction. The Backend Engineer will work on backend and infrastructure systems to design, build, and maintain a reliable user experience, collaborating with engineers to develop APIs and services that power Semgrep's products at scale.

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Responsibilities

Design, build and maintain backend and infrastructure systems
Collaborate with other engineers to develop APIs, data models, and services
Integrate third-party vendors into existing first-party code

Qualification

PythonFlaskSQLAlchemyKubernetesAWSTypescriptReactDatabasesDistributed systemsQuery optimizationSoft skills

Required

Strong understanding of databases
Query optimization
Distributed systems
Comfortable integrating third-party vendors into existing first-party code

Preferred

Professional experience with Typescript
Professional experience with React
Professional experience with Python
Professional experience with Flask
Professional experience with SQLAlchemy
Experience with Kubernetes
Experience with AWS

Benefits

Equity
Variable compensation
Competitive, market-aligned benefits program

Company

Semgrep

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Semgrep is an application security platform that scans code for bugs, security vulnerabilities, and enforce coding standards.
dateFounded in 2017
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://semgrep.dev

H1B Sponsorship

Semgrep has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (7)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$193M
Key Investors
Menlo VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersFelicis
2025-02-05Series D· $100M
2023-04-18Series C· $53M
2021-07-07Series B· $27M

Leadership Team

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Isaac Evans
Founder, CEO
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Drew Dennison
Co-Founder, CTO
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Recent News

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2025-12-29
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Semgrep Named to Inc.'s 2025 Best in Business List in Best AI Implementation
2025-12-02
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Semgrep Named in Fortune's 2025 Cyber 60 List For Third Year in a Row
2025-10-31
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