Senior Backend Engineer

Lasso is on a mission to secure the use of LLMs in the real world protecting data, privacy, and businesses from AI threats. From the first line of code to protecting real-world data, every decision matters. If you're ready to shape the future of AI security - we would love to hear from you!

As a Senior Backend Developer, you will play a crucial part in designing robust backend systems that power our state-of-the-art AI-driven security solutions. You’ll own the full development cycle, implement efficient APIs and microservices and ensure high-quality code through reviews and testing.

Responsibilities:

• Implement efficient, reliable APIs and microservices with NodeJS/Typescript (NestJS) while ensuring best practices for a production environment running on AWS.
• Design, develop and deploy scalable backend solutions for our AI-driven security platform.
• Take ownership of all aspects of the development cycle, from idea, to design, and implementation including maintenance and monitoring 
• Participate in code reviews, provide insightful feedback to uphold code quality and adherence to coding standards.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex backend issues, while employing rigorous testing methodologies to ensure system reliability.
• Document system designs and implementation details to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding of new team members.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams - Product, QA and Data Science. 
• Stay updated about emerging technologies and industry trends, leveraging them to drive continuous innovation and improvement within our products.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in backend development, with proficiency in building scalable and resilient production systems.
• Expertise in backend technologies such as NodeJS/Typescript.
• Working experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (preferably document-based).
• Demonstrated experience with building microservices (Kubernetes/ ECS).
• Designing and developing RESTful APIs for a cloud-based infrastructure.
• Familiarity working with CI/CD technologies like Github Actions
• Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent team player with strong communication skills.

Nice to Have:

• Experience developing in NestJS.
• Experience in browser-extensions development. 
• Familiarity with GenAI technologies.