Software Engineer (New College Grad – Backend / ML)
About The Position
About Prophet Security We’re a VC-backed startup building an AI SOC platform that uses generative AI to help enterprises investigate and respond to security alerts. Security operations is a $400B+ market, and we’re reimagining how it works. Our founding team has decades of experience at companies like Abnormal Security, Expel, Google, Mandiant, and Red Hat. Why Join as a New Grad? At Prophet, you’ll start your career in a fast-moving startup environment, surrounded by experienced engineers who will mentor you and help you grow. You will: Work in our Menlo Park office side-by-side with teammates (we believe early career engineers learn fastest this way). Ship code that reaches real customers within your first few weeks. Explore exciting projects across backend systems, AI/ML, and security integrations. Get a front-row seat to see how an early-stage company achieves product-market fit.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong coding skills in languages like Python or Go, demonstrated through coursework or internships.
- Solid CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, distributed systems basics).
- A deep curiosity about AI/ML and building intelligent systems (prior professional AI/ML experience is not required).
- A problem-solving mindset, strong communication skills, and an eagerness to learn in-person.
Nice To Haves
- Passion for AI demonstrated through personal projects, hackathons, or open-source contributions involving LLMs. (Tell us about what you've built; we'd love to see your GitHub!)
- Prior internship experience in a software engineering role.
- An interest in the cybersecurity space.
Responsibilities
- Build and scale backend services in Python and Go.
- Design and improve APIs and data pipelines that are the foundation of our product.
- Experiment with and implement solutions using LLMs
- Help integrate third-party security tools into our platform to expand our capabilities.
- Collaborate directly with teammates and customers to solve real-world security problems.
Benefits
- We provide great benefits, meaningful equity, and a fun, inspiring environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
