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Janea Systems

Principal Backend / Platform Engineer

Remote Remote Posted 2026-05-26
Type
Full-time
Experience
10+ yr
Source
Greenhouse
Janea Systems (USA)  is a dynamic team of the best & brightest software engineering specialists and solutions innovators, from around the world. From kernel to cloud, we provide high-impact software development services to Fortune 500 companies.  
  We are seeking an exceptionally talented  Principal Backend / Platform Engineer (Cybersecurity)  to join our rapidly growing team.  
We’re building a next-generation cybersecurity product that protects users from social engineering attacks across all communication channels. The system combines a client-side agent with a cloud platform that performs real-time analysis under strict privacy constraints.

This is a high-ownership role where you will design and own the cloud-side architecture, spanning real-time systems, data pipelines, and platform infrastructure.  
 




Location  


Fully Remote / European Residence required  




Compensation  


Salary  




Work Schedule  


Full time / Flexible working hours  




Reports to  


Head of Engineering  




Member of  


Engineering Team  




 
To be considered for this position, you must have the following qualifications:    


• Strong experience designing distributed backend systems 

• Deep familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably Microsoft Azure)  

• Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL and Redis  

• Experience building data pipelines or real-time processing systems

• Strong understanding of security and privacy in system design 

• Ability to own architecture end-to-end with minimal oversight  

Ideal candidates will also have:    


• Experience in cybersecurity or privacy-sensitive products 

• Familiarity with ML/AI systems (supporting, not necessarily building models)  

• Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS platforms  

• Exposure to streaming systems or event-driven architectures  

Responsibilities:    


• Own the cloud platform architecture end-to-end, including design, scalability, and reliability 

• Design and implement low-latency real-time detection pipelines (client → cloud → response)  

• Build and maintain data ingestion and processing systems ensuring high data quality and clean interfaces with ML systems 

• Develop admin and control-plane backends, including internal tooling and customer-facing APIs (multi-tenant, RBAC, auditability)  

• Design and enforce privacy-first systems, ensuring sensitive data is processed securely without unnecessary storage  

• Own platform infrastructure, including Azure cloud architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code  

• Establish observability, reliability standards, and system health monitoring  

• Design and enforce end-to-end security, including platform hardening and supply chain security  

   
Why join Janea? Because world-class talent deserves world-class opportunities. What we offer:    


• Competitive compensation with benefits, paid vacation, and sick leave.

• The opportunity to work with a globally diverse team of top Engineering  talent on the industry’s toughest  Engineering  challenges. 

• Ultra-flexible working conditions – we provide a generous office equipment allowance so you can work from home. We can also provide you with a desk at an office/coworking facility near you or use both. No business travel necessary. 

• An enjoyable, start-up work environment, with excellent opportunities for professional growth and development.

• Flexible working hours – as a remote-first company, our focus has always been on getting the job done well, not when or where it gets done.   

   
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