Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Bitsight is a cyber risk management leader transforming how companies manage exposure, performance, and risk for themselves and their third parties. Companies rely on Bitsight to prioritize their cybersecurity investments, build greater trust within their ecosystem, and reduce their chances of financial loss.

Built on over a decade of technological innovation, its integrated solutions deliver value across enterprise security performance, digital supply chains, cyber insurance, and data analysis.

We invented the cyber ratings industry in 2011

Over 3500 customers trust Bitsight Over 600 teammates are dispersed throughout Boston, Raleigh, New York, Lisbon, Singapore, and remote

About the Role We are looking for a highly experienced and collaborative backend engineer and team player to join one of our multicultural Engineering teams, focusing on our Third Party Risk Management business. As a Senior Software Engineer, you are known for thinking on your feet, learning quickly, and owning a problem to resolution. You enjoy solving complex problems while contributing with new ideas and techniques, leading to continuous improvement for the team.

You enjoy close collaboration to find better ways to deliver great quality software in a high-trust Engineering culture. Apart from domain skills, what we truly value are strong generalists: those with the critical thinking skills to use a variety of technologies & languages and pick up new concepts when needed. We deliver well-tested, high-quality code in a continuous delivery environment.

Requirements:

Curious and with a growth mindset. Have a passion for continuous learning, seeking out opportunities to expand your knowledge, and stretching yourself and others to achieve goals.

Ability to own loosely defined features from technical design through completion, and deliver on commitments.

Five (5) years of experience as a Software Engineer building and maintaining a SaaS application.

Experience with CI/CD (e.g. Gitlab CI/CD, Jenkins) and container technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).Strong experience with Python and modern Python frameworks and technologies, such as Django, FastAPI, Flask, SQL Alchemy.

Experience maintaining, building, and optimizing REST APIs.

Experience with cloud computing environments (E.g., AWS)
Excellent communication skills in English - both written and spoken.

Preferred:

Hands-on experience building internal coding agents (e.g., ticket-to-MR, automated code review) and leading their rollout, including process design and team enablement.

Solid experience with databases (SQL/No

SQL) and data modeling.

Experience with big data technologies, such as Hadoop and Spark ecosystems.

Experience with Open Search/Elasticsearch.

Hands-on experience leveraging AI-assisted coding tools in daily workflows, including but not limited to Claude Code, Copilot, and Cursor.

Additional Information for US-Based Applicants:

Bitsight is committed to full pay transparency in accordance with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. The compensation elements outlined below represent a good-faith estimate effective as of the date of this posting and may be modified in the future. The total rewards package for this position includes:

-  USD Annual

Bonus - Corporate Bonus Plan, 7.5% Annual
Stock - New Hire Stock Plan, 700 Annual Belonging & Inclusion. Bitsight is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This means we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender identity, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.

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