Senior Software Engineer

PolySwarm

Senior Software Engineer at PolySwarm developing innovative solutions for information security. Leading microservices architecture and collaborating with a dynamic team on critical security challenges.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeRemote • District of Columbia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDjangoDockerFlaskKubernetesMicroservicesNode.jsPythonRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Implementing features or building new microservices in Django or Flask+SQLAlchemy
Integrating that with a NodeJS frontend or other internal Python or Rust based microservices
Testing work in a local end-to-end testing environment
Pushing work to GitHub for code-review and testing in GitLab CI
Writing or revising Kubernetes charts and values for deployment
Coordinating with the team to deploy to production at the next release
Helping a security expert create their microengine and get it deployed
Building or improving the PolySwarm integration for a threat intelligence product
Contributing input into design and implementation details as the main architect if needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years production software engineering skills building microservices (primarily Python and Rust) in a cloud architecture
5+ years production software architecture/design experience
Comfortable with a LLM-assisted development environment
Proficient with software debugging and testing tools
Proficient with docker and docker compose
Proficient in dealing with kubernetes deployments and distributed computing
Experience with databases, caches and queueing systems
Comfortable working in a remote-only environment
Proficient in English (reading, writing, and speaking)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salaries
Excellent health, dental, vision coverage (US employees)
401k (US employees)
Paid time off (US employees)
Flexible work hours
Powerful laptops and desktops - whatever you need to be most productive!

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Hard Skills & Tools

DjangoFlaskSQLAlchemyNodeJSPythonRustKubernetesDockerDocker Composemicroservices

Soft Skills

team coordinationcommunicationremote work adaptability