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Staff Engineer (Backend)

San Diego

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Staff Engineer (Backend)

The Role

We’re looking for a Staff backend engineer to help build and scale our product as we roll it out to early customers and beyond. You’ll play a critical role in shaping our AI-driven security platform, architecting systems, and making major technology decisions the team will rally around. You will collaborate closely with the founding team and product team.

Your Experience & Skills

  • 8+ years in a core software engineering team, shipping scalable software
  • 2+ years in a technical leader role
  • Strong backend and systems engineering fundamentals
  • Experience building enterprise data-driven services
  • Familiarity with the latest LLM and ML advancements
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and solve complex technical challenges collaboratively
  • (Desirable) Experience with Python, SQL, cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • (Desirable) Experience in cybersecurity, data security, and allied domains

Mindset & Fit

  • Collaborative ─ thrives in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Strong opinions, loosely held ─ willing to debate, iterate, and adjust
  • Bias for action ─ prioritizes, ships fast, and avoids over-engineering
  • Passionate about AI and cybersecurity
  • Desire to have impact on all aspects of the company’s success

Why Join Us?

  • Early impact: Help shape a category-defining product in GenAI security
  • Growth & ownership: Work directly with founders and tech leads to drive innovation
  • Cutting-edge tech: Build with LLMs, AI security, and enterprise AI adoption strategies

About Opsin

Opsin is a venture-backed GenAI security company, funded by top-tier investors including Race Capital. We empower enterprises to safely adopt GenAI solutions like Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and other LLM-powered agents by monitoring and securing enterprise data access. Our platform ensures employees can leverage AI without exposing sensitive or over-permissioned information.

Employment Type

Full-Time

Compensation

Competitive salary, benefits, and equity

Location

San Jose, CA / SF Bay Area (hybrid). The team works together in person 2–3 days a week at our locations in downtown San Jose and San Ramon. In-person collaboration is key for this position.

Excited to secure the future of GenAI? Join us!

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