Senior Backend Developer

About the Company:

Opti is the AI-native identity security platform, replacing manual, periodic access governance with continuous, automated control that deploys in hours, not months. Founded by repeat cybersecurity entrepreneurs and backed by top-tier VCs with $20M in funding, we're AWS's exclusive emerging IAM partner in the Security Hub Extended program.

Responsibilities:

• Develop high-quality, efficient, and scalable backend services using Go
• Design and implement REST and gRPC APIs for complex security workflows
• Build and maintain integrations with external systems and enterprise security protocols
• Develop real-time data processing systems for security monitoring and analysis
• Work with graph databases and complex relationship modeling for enterprise data
• Implement comprehensive testing strategies including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
• Deploy, monitor, and maintain applications in cloud environments using observability tools
• Collaborate with data science teams on AI/ML pipeline integration
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural decisions

Requirements

• Computer Science degree or equivalent
• At least 5 years of experience in backend software development
• Proficiency with Go and experience with systems programming languages
• Experience with databases including SQL and graph databases
• Message queue/event streaming experience (Kafka, RedPanda, or similar)
• Cloud technologies such as AWS, including containerization with Docker and Kubernetes
• API development experience with REST and gRPC
• Testing frameworks and practices for backend systems
• Monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, or similar)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team