Software Engineer 2 - Backend Engineer

abnormalsecurity· Message Security Products
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📍 Hybrid - Bangalore, India

About this role

The Role

We are building a real-time threat intelligence platform from the ground up. This is a zero-to-one initiative focused on streaming critical security data to enterprise teams at scale. As an SWE-2 on this team, you won't just be executing on a roadmap, you'll be helping us find the problems that aren't on it yet. We are looking for a backend engineer with a builder mindset who thrives in an environment where they can take ownership and help define the technical path forward.

What You Will Do

  • Build & Scale: Develop and maintain high-performance backend services using Python or Golang.
  • Stream Real-Time Data: Build and optimize streaming architectures to handle live threat intelligence with low latency.
  • Search & Indexing: Implement and tune OpenSearch/Elasticsearch layers to ensure massive datasets are searchable and actionable.
  • Define the "How": Take high-level goals and translate them into technical specs and clean, maintainable code.
  • Cloud Ownership: Manage your own deployments and infrastructure within AWS/EKS.
  • AI-Augmented Development: Use AI tools to speed up development cycles and automate routine backend tasks.
  • Collaborative Innovation: Work closely with the team to identify architectural gaps and proactively suggest improvements.

Must Haves

Requirement

Description

 

Experience

3–5+ years of production experience in backend development and systems design.

Streaming

Hands-on experience with Kafka, Kinesis, or similar message brokers/streaming platforms.

Search

Proven experience working with OpenSearch or Elasticsearch at scale.

Cloud & Containers

Deep familiarity with AWS (highly preferred) and mandatory production experience with EKS (Kubernetes).

Languages & DB

Proficiency in Python or Golang and solid experience with Postgres.

Mindset

Builder mindset: comfortable with "zero-to-one" challenges and defining requirements when specs are loose.

Nice to Have

  • Frontend Basics: Familiarity with React/TypeScript for building internal tools or data visualizations.
  • Security Context: An interest in cybersecurity or experience working with security data.
  • Tooling: Experience using modern AI productivity tools to increase engineering velocity.

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Applied Sciences, Information Systems, or a closely related engineering field.


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This Software Engineer 2 - Backend Engineer role at abnormalsecurity is based in Hybrid - Bangalore, India. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
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This Software Engineer 2 - Backend Engineer position is part of the Message Security Products department at abnormalsecurity. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
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This Software Engineer 2 - Backend Engineer position at abnormalsecurity was posted on May 8, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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