Software Engineer II, Attack Detection

Quick Facts

• Role: Software Engineer II, Attack Detection

• Focus: Customer-facing security features for email attack detection and investigation

Description

Build backend services and data pipelines that power detection and investigation workflows for suspicious email activity. Integrate machine learning models and large language models into production systems and develop AI agents to support security investigations. Improve reliability and performance within latency and cost limits, with careful evaluation against real attack patterns to reduce false positives.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services and data pipelines for customer-facing security features

• Integrate ML and LLMs into detection and investigation workflows

• Develop AI agents that analyze suspicious activity

• Build tools to make model training repeatable, agent-driven, and to support evaluation of AI systems

• Evaluate changes against real attack patterns; investigate missed attacks and false positives

• Improve system reliability and performance within latency and cost constraints

• Write tested, readable code; contribute to technical designs and code reviews

• Own features from design through release and monitor behavior in production

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related engineering field

• At least 2 years of experience in software design and development

• Experience with backend services or data-intensive applications where reliability and performance matter

• Strong programming skills in a general-purpose language and knowledge of data structures and software design

• Experience with automated tests and diagnosing production issues through logs and metrics

• Ability to translate product requirements into practical designs and deliver with guidance on larger technical decisions

• Clear technical communication and effective collaboration

Benefits

Actual compensation determined by skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

In addition to base salary, the role may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Base salary range: $149,200—$214,500 USD.