Senior Backend Engineer

Hornetsecurity•Hanover, NH

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join the Email Security team as a Senior Backend Engineer, building, improving, and evolving backend services that power cybersecurity products. The role involves technically demanding work where performance, scalability, reliability, and security are important. You will improve existing systems and design new services, taking ownership of meaningful engineering challenges and influencing product evolution. This is a full-time hybrid position in Hanover.

Requirements

At least 5 years of professional experience as a Software Developer, with a strong focus on backend development.
Strong Python experience.
Experience designing, operating, and optimizing relational or non-relational databases.
Strong experience building and maintaining scalable, high-quality software within complex, distributed systems.
Comfort working in UNIX-based environments, especially Linux.
Strong analytical skills, structured thinking, and a high sense of ownership.
Fluent spoken and written English.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Java or Go.
Experience with Elasticsearch, SQL databases, or Redis.
Experience designing and maintaining systems hosted on-premises.
Basic DevOps skills and experience with Ansible.
Experience in cybersecurity or email software.
Familiarity with AI-assisted or agent-based development workflows.
Basic Angular knowledge.

Responsibilities

Take technical ownership of existing and new applications or services within the cybersecurity product ecosystem.
Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software solutions.
Lead and contribute to architectural decisions and help shape long-term technical direction.
Collaborate with developers, product management, system engineers, UX/UI, and QA teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Mentor and support Junior Developers, promoting best practices and continuous improvement.
Work across multiple products, contributing to new features, improvements, and long-term maintenance.

Benefits

Room for innovation and autonomy in a fast-growing international company.
Temporary Employee Exchange Program offering the ability to work at global office locations, including Berlin, Madrid, Malta, Montréal, and Washington D.C.
Flexible working hours and the option to work from home.
Permanent contracts.
Team events, including Laser Tag, Office Movie Nights, and Foodie Fridays.
FitKit subscription and private health insurance.
€1,500 referral bonus for each successfully hired referral.
Focus on work-life balance and sustainable performance.
No Friday deployments.
No on-call shifts.
Support for long-term learning and development.