Staff Software Engineer

🕒 June 3

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Tenchi Security

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2019

🔒 Cybersecurity

📋 Compliance

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $3.3M Seed Round on 2021-10

Cybersecurity • Compliance • Enterprise

Tenchi Security is a cybersecurity company that specializes in third-party cyber risk management. Their unique solution, Zanshin, systematically reduces third and nth-party cyber risks by enhancing security postures through continuous monitoring and proactive remediation efforts. Recognized as a LinkedIn Top Startup in 2024, Tenchi Security focuses on building not just compliance but meaningful partnerships in cybersecurity, enabling both enterprises and their third-party vendors to collaboratively manage and mitigate risks.

📋 Description

• Technical Direction: Define the long-term architectural roadmap for our API services and backend infrastructure. • Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a small but growing team of high-performing engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. • Product Collaboration: Work closely with the Product Management team to translate business requirements into robust, scalable technical features. • Quality & Stability: Partner with the QA team to squash complex bugs and maintain a high bar for system uptime and performance. • Release Management: Own the backend release cycle, overseeing weekly deployments to ensure seamless production rollouts. • Hands-on Development: Lead by example by contributing high-quality, production-ready code in TypeScript. • Security Ensure the API implements security best practices to meet the standards of our many large regulated customers.

🎯 Requirements

• The Expert Programmer: You possess a profound understanding of TypeScript. You understand the nuances of the type system, decorators, and asynchronous patterns like the back of your hand. • Cloud Native: Deep, granular knowledge of the AWS ecosystem following a serverless approach. You should be proficient in architecting solutions using Lambda, ECS/Fargate, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and EventBridge. • Master Debugger: You have a "sixth sense" for finding bottlenecks and race conditions. You are comfortable diving into distributed tracing, logs, and memory heaps to solve the "impossible" problems. • Backend Specialist: You understand API design principles (REST) and have a proven track record of building systems that handle a scaling platform. • The PedigreeWe are looking for a candidate with a proven history of excellence. You must meet one of the following criteria: • Academic Excellence: A BSc (or higher) in Computer Science or a related field from a top-tier global university. • Industry Excellence: A minimum of 4 years of experience at a world-class enterprise (e.g., FAANG, high-growth unicorn, or industry-leading tech firm).