Staff Software Engineer
Obsidian SecuritySaaS Security company
Philadelphia, United States$223,000 - $239,000 USDLead
Menlo Ventures
Norwest Venture Partners
IVP
Greylock
GV
Wing
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Lead significant product and platform initiatives across the engineering stack.
- •Obsidian Security is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own significant product and platform initiatives across their engineering stack.
- •This generalist role requires the ability to work across backend services, data flows, APIs, product features, integrations, and production systems, setting technical direction for other engineers and teams.
- •Key Responsibilities Own features and system architecture from problem definition through production, spanning multiple teams or the broader platform.
- •Design and build backend services, APIs, data processing workflows, integrations, and product-facing capabilities.
- •Set technical direction and architectural standards for other engineers and teams.
- •Improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and observability, and identify systemic risks.
- •Debug complex production issues and drive durable fixes.
- •Requirements 8+ years of experience in a software engineering role with increasing technical scope and impact.
- •Proficiency in Python, Go, TypeScript, or SQL.
- •Experience designing and building backend services, APIs, distributed systems, or data processing workflows at scale.
- •Deep understanding of relational databases (e.g., Postgres) and cloud platforms (AWS or GCP).
- •Experience setting technical direction and leading complex, cross-team technical initiatives.
Required skills
PythonGoTypeScriptSQLPostgreSQLAWSGoogle CloudDockerKubernetesRedisOAuthGitLinuxREST API
Nice-to-have skills
GrafanaPrometheusGitLab CI
Domain expertise
cybersecuritydeveloper-toolsai
Benefits & perks
Equity, 401k, Comprehensive healthcare with dental and vision coverage, Flexible paid time off, Paid holiday time off, 12 weeks of new parent or family leave, Personal and professional development resources
Tech stack
PythonGoTypeScriptSQLPostgreSQLAWSGoogle CloudDockerKubernetesRedisOAuthGitLinuxREST APIGrafanaPrometheusGitLab CI