Research Engineer / Software Engineer – Platform, Core Infrastructure
XBOW
AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoKotlinTerraformTypeScript
Research Engineer, Software Engineer – Full Stack
XBOW
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $150,000 - $350,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AWSCloudGoGraphQLJavaScriptKotlinNode.jsPostgresReactTerraformTypeScript
About the role
- Design and build full-stack systems that integrate frontend and backend seamlessly
- Develop scalable APIs and backend services in TypeScript, Kotlin, and Go
- Build intuitive, high-performance user interfaces in React
- Deploy and operate services in AWS and other cloud providers
- Own problems end-to-end—from design through deployment to production support
- Navigate ambiguity and help define how we build as much as what we build
- Collaborate closely with teammates across the stack, including AI researchers, Security researchers and backend engineers
Requirements
- Experience building and operating full-stack systems
- Proficiency with TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks (React)
- Experience designing and consuming APIs (REST or GraphQL)
- Strong backend development experience (Node.js, Kotlin, Go, or similar languages)
- Familiarity with AWS or similar cloud platforms
- Comfort working with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform or CDK)
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work with incomplete information
- A thoughtful communicator who values clarity and simplicity
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment
- Experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, or async workflows
- Experience building scrappy, iterative frontends where speed and feedback loops matter more than polish
- A strong appreciation for user experience and design
- Experience designing and optimizing relational databases (we use Postgres)
- Background in systems programming, networking, or performance tuning
- Experience with hybrid deployments (cloud + on-prem) and know how to build resilient systems that handle the complexity of mixed environments.
- Experience working in an early stage startup
- Prior experience building security products or products for technical users
Benefits
- Competitive salary and a generous equity package, making you a true owner of the company.
- Shape your role, lead the function, and grow with the company as we redefine cybersecurity.
- You will tackle technically complex challenges and play a pivotal role in the growth of our business, working alongside an amazing team.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
TypeScriptKotlinGoReactAPIsNode.jsTerraformPostgresevent-driven architecturesinfrastructure as code
Soft skills
problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationadaptabilityuser experience appreciationclaritysimplicityworking with ambiguityiterative developmentfast-paced environment
