Abnormal AI is looking for a Software Backend Engineer II to join the Detection Team, focused on building advanced technology for identifying and stopping email and cloud-based attacks. The role involves leveraging AI tools to build and maintain Model Serving infrastructure, while collaborating with MLE and Data Science teams to enhance system performance.
Responsibilities:
- Leverage the industry standard AI tools to architect, design, build, deploy and maintain Model Serving infrastructure that supports a world-class Detection Engine
- Own projects that scale our model serving and data processing services to handle 10x the traffic we serve today
- Own real-time, near real-time streaming pipelines, and online feature serving services
- Collaborate closely with MLE and Data Science teams by distilling feedback, correlating it to strategy, and executing
Requirements:
- 4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer or in a similar role, with hands-on experience in building data-focused solutions
- Proficiency leveraging AI tools to accelerate engineering outcomes, through the discovery, design, implementation and rollout of software systems
- Experience with maintaining large scale distributed systems on cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, including a strong grasp of best practices in cloud-based engineering
- Familiarity with maintaining real-time and near real-time data pipelines or streaming services
- Experience working with distributed teams, proficient in asynchronous and written communication
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. You're capable of breaking down complex challenges into manageable steps and iterating on solutions, balancing immediate needs with long-term scalability
- You're growth driven & looking to increase impact & responsibility over time
- Strong fundamentals in computer science, data structures, and performance optimization
- BS degree in Computer Science, Applied Sciences, Information Systems or other related engineering field
- Familiarity with our stack (AWS, K8, Python/Django, Golang, Postgres)
- Experience / passion in building scalable, enterprise-grade applications
- Experience with web security (eg. OWASP top 10)
- Familiarity with AI development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Claude