Backend Engineer, Data Platform & APIs - Remote

Overview

Halcyon is the industry’s first dedicated, adaptive security platform that combines multiple proprietary advanced prevention engines along with AI models focused specifically on stopping ransomware.

In Short

• Join a remote-native, distributed global team.
• Contribute to the development of a world-class anti-ransomware platform.
• Work with a modern tech stack blending Scala and C#.
• Focus on building scalable and maintainable backend systems.
• Participate in the migration of APIs from Scala to C#.
• Design systems with identity management best practices.
• Maintain high standards for code quality and operational reliability.
• Collaborate with product and platform engineers on system design.
• Experience with identity providers like Keycloak is a plus.
• Work in a remote-first, asynchronous team environment.

Requirements

• 3–6 years of backend engineering experience.
• Familiarity with functional programming patterns and idiomatic Scala.
• Exposure to C# or interest in learning it.
• Experience integrating with Identity Providers.
• Strong understanding of APIs and messaging systems.
• Experience building services in a cloud-native environment, preferably AWS.
• Working knowledge of containers and Kubernetes.
• Comfortable working in a remote-first environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare with premiums paid for employees and dependents.
• 401k plan with a generous employer contribution.
• Disability coverage and life insurance plans.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Parental leave.
• Generous equity offering.