Senior Backend Engineer
At Jit, we’re on a mission to help engineering teams build secure software, faster.
We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our growing team and shape
the core of our Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform.
Responsibilities
- Design & Build scalable backend services and APIs that power Jit’s open
security platform.
- Lead the development of microservices—primarily serverless and K8S—on
AWS, ensuring reliability and high performance.
- Collaborate with product and security teams to translate requirements into
elegant technical solutions.
- Own Delivery end-to-end: architecture, implementation, automated testing,
CI/CD, and production monitoring.
- Champion Best Practices around code quality, documentation, observability,
and security-by-design.
- Mentor & Guide teammates, sharing knowledge on cloud infrastructure,
DevOps, and modern backend architecture.
What are we looking for?
- 5+ years of experience as a backend engineer building large-scale products.
- Proficiency in Python/Node/Go with a passion for writing clean, maintainable
code.
- Hands-on expertise with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway,
DynamoDB, ECS) and infrastructure-as-code.
- Proven track record designing microservice architectures; deep serverless
and event-driven architecture experience is a big plus.
- Advantage: Experience deploying and operating applications on Kubernetes
(K8s) clusters.
- Strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication, and a desire to thrive
in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Solid grasp of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring in
production.
- Service in elite tech units (e.g., 81, 8200, Talpiot) or equivalent experience is a
nice-to-have.
Why Jit?
At Jit, you’ll join a passionate, fast-moving team dedicated to simplifying and
automating security for developers. We offer:
- Ownership & Autonomy to drive meaningful impact on a product, redefining
how software gets secured.
- Accelerated Growth & Impact – thrive in a fast-paced environment where you
can expand your skills quickly and see your work shape the future of secure
software.
Join us and help build the future of secure software.