Semgrep · 3 hours ago
Staff Backend Engineer, Software Composition Analysis
Buffalo-Niagara Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$203K/yr - $238K/yr
10+ years expSemgrep is a leader in code security, empowering developers to secure their software from vulnerabilities. As a Staff Backend Engineer on the Supply Chain team, you will build customer-facing tools and collaborate with other engineers to create security solutions that simplify vulnerability management for developers.
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Responsibilities
Work on major product initiatives end-to-end, from user-research through design, implementation, and deployment
Help set technical and product direction, collaborating with the team to determine the future of the product, what features to build, and how to build them
Learn from users to understand their needs, build products to help keep them secure, and work with them to help them scale their security programs
Advocate for and develop intuitive, simple, robust APIs that solve a wide variety of complex problems using simple, elegant abstractions
Ensure continual, high-availability operation of services using modern site-reliability practices, including participation in an on-call rotation
Advise and mentor other engineers via thoughtful code reviews, planning discussions, technical documentation, and formal mentorship
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience writing production software and building web applications
Experience with Python, Typescript, and Postgres
Excitement about building for customers, learning their needs, iterating fast, and seeing your solutions solve their core problems
Excellent and proactive communication, both verbal and written
Preferred
This position is preferred to go into an office 2-3 days/week
Benefits
Comprehensive health plans
Generous vacation time
401k
Learning stipends
And more
Company
Semgrep
Semgrep is an application security platform that scans code for bugs, security vulnerabilities, and enforce coding standards.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$193MKey Investors
Menlo VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersFelicis
2025-02-05Series D· $100M
2023-04-18Series C· $53M
2021-07-07Series B· $27M
Leadership Team
Isaac Evans
Founder, CEO
Drew Dennison
Co-Founder, CTO
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