
Software Engineer 2 – Insider Risk
Abnormal Security
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $148,800 - $175,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Build identity verification and fraud detection systems to scrutinize candidate data during the application process.
- Develop sophisticated correlation engines that match candidate details (IPs, phone numbers, email history, resume metadata) against known indicators of fraudulent or state-sponsored activity.
- Create high-availability pipelines that ingest and analyze signals from application tracking systems (ATS), identity providers, and external risk intelligence.
- Ship automated guardrails that flag high-risk candidates in real-time, enabling security teams to act before an infiltrator is onboarded.
- Drive 0→1 iteration: prototype quickly, test fraud detection assumptions, learn from emerging threat patterns, and scale simple, effective solutions.
- Collaborate across security, platform, and data teams; write and review technical designs; and participate in core SDLC rituals.
Requirements
- 2+ years building software applications
- Experience productionizing large-scale, data-intensive systems
- High velocity and creativity in solving technical challenges related to fraud detection and pattern matching
- Experience & desire to adopt & improve AI-native development workflows
- Strong debugging skills with logs, metrics, and behavioral signals
- Ability to translate complex security and business requirements into high-quality software
- Ability to independently solve complex problems and work cross-functionally
- BS in CS/SE/IS or a related field
Benefits
- certain roles are eligible for a bonus
- restricted stock units (RSUs)
- benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
software developmentfraud detectiondata analysiscorrelation engineshigh-availability systemsapplication tracking systemsAI-native developmentdebuggingpattern matchingsoftware prototyping
Soft Skills
problem solvingcreativitycollaborationcommunicationindependencetechnical designcross-functional teamworkadaptabilitycritical thinkingattention to detail