Software Engineer II (Backend)

About the role

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Software Engineer II (Backend) based in Canada.

The Software Engineer II will join a growing Exposure Management team, building the backend services and APIs that help organizations identify, understand, and prioritize their cybersecurity risks. The role focuses on developing reliable, high-performance product APIs that combine internet intelligence with customer context, including insights into risks introduced through third-party suppliers. Working primarily with Go, you will collaborate with frontend engineers, product stakeholders, and other engineering teams to deliver scalable integrations and customer-facing capabilities. You will own well-defined features from technical design through launch, monitoring, and continuous improvement, with guidance from senior engineers. This is an opportunity to contribute to a security-focused platform while growing your technical expertise in a collaborative, remote-first environment.

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Own small-to-medium backend API features end to end, from technical design and implementation through launch, monitoring, and iteration.

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Build and extend public REST and gRPC APIs supporting Exposure Management and Supplier Risk Intelligence.

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Develop risk event endpoints that enable SIEM integrations with platforms such as Splunk, Google SecOps, and Microsoft Sentinel.

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Collaborate with frontend engineers and product stakeholders to define API contracts, filtering, pagination, and response structures.

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Integrate data and services from other engineering teams using gRPC and Google Cloud Pub/Sub, establishing interfaces that can evolve reliably.

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Analyze and optimize API performance through PostgreSQL query planning, indexing, caching, and payload improvements.

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Write automated tests, implement observability, and take responsibility for releases and on-call support for services delivered.

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Incorporate customer feedback into technical and product discussions.

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Support the development of interns and less experienced engineers through collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Requirements:

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At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience building backend services.

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Production experience with Go, or strong experience in another backend language such as Python or Java, with the ability and motivation to become proficient in Go.

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Experience designing and consuming REST or gRPC APIs, preferably for frontend applications.

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Strong SQL skills and practical knowledge of relational data modeling, database indexing, and query performance.

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Demonstrated ability to build maintainable software, including automated tests integrated into CI, meaningful monitoring and alerting, and thoughtful code reviews.