Janea Systems

Principal Backend / Platform Engineer

Janea Systems · Remote
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Type
Full-time
Experience
10+ yr

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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