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SemgrepSemgrepSan Francisco, CA

Staff Backend Software Engineer

Builds and maintains backend systems, APIs, data models, and services for scalable code security products. Requires expertise in databases, distributed systems, and vendor integrations; experience with Python/Flask backend preferred.

230k – 288k/yr
HybridBackend Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Work on backend and infrastructure systems to design, build, and maintain a fast and reliable user experience for customers.
  • Collaborate with other engineers to develop APIs, data models, and services that power Semgrep’s products at scale.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of databases, query optimization, and distributed systems.
  • Comfortable integrating third-party vendors into existing first-party code.

Technologies

  • Frontend: Typescript, React
  • Backend: Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy
  • Deployment: Kubernetes
  • Hosting: AWS

Compensation

  • Estimated starting annual salary range: $230,000 to $288,000 USD.
  • Total compensation may include equity, variable compensation, and benefits.

Skills

PythonFlaskSqlalchemyKubernetesAWSTypeScriptReactDatabasesDistributed SystemsAPIs

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