SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, with over 12 million companies continuously rated. The role involves being a strategic, hands-on technical leader who will own and evolve the foundational systems that power SecurityScorecard’s core products, focusing on building scalable services, optimizing infrastructure, and mentoring engineers.
Responsibilities:
- Architect, design, and build scalable platform components using Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, and React
- Build and maintain distributed systems, real-time pipelines, and core microservices to support platform growth
- Lead code and architecture reviews to uphold high standards for reliability, performance, and maintainability
- Contribute to and drive adoption of modern infrastructure practices — CI/CD, containerization (Docker), ArgoCD, Terraform, GitHub Actions
- Own and deliver impactful projects end-to-end, translating business needs and R&D insights into scalable technical solutions
- Identify opportunities to reduce toil, improve developer workflows, and increase system resiliency
- Build systems for the long term — balancing speed of delivery with sustainability and technical excellence
- Take part in production support responsibilities
Requirements:
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on backend systems, platform services, or infrastructure
- Expertise in Node.js and modern development patterns (TypeScript/JavaScript)
- Solid experience designing and scaling distributed systems with strong focus on performance, scalability, and reliability
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and production-grade deployments
- Experience with CI/CD, monitoring, and containerization (Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, New Relic)
- Strong computer science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, systems design, and networking)
- Excellent communication skills and successful collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Passion for mentoring, knowledge-sharing, and helping teams grow
- Experience in cybersecurity, threat intelligence, or other security-focused platforms
- Familiarity with front-end development and full-stack delivery practices
- Experience building internal platforms, developer tools, or SDKs
- Background working with high-scale systems and large datasets