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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$186k
versus about
$189k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About SentinelOne
SentinelOne is a cybersecurity company that provides an AI-powered extended detection and response (XDR) platform. Its Singularity platform delivers autonomous endpoint, cloud, and identity protection for enterprises.
SentinelOne currently has
32 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$170,000–$236,500
across 32 roles with salary data.
The Staff Backend Engineer - Prompt Security (Node.js / TypeScript) joins the team to build backend infrastructure for an AI security product. This role focuses on monitoring AI assets, assessing risks, and delivering actionable insights while ensuring safe, compliant AI deployment. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side applications and APIs, implement database schemas, and contribute to microservices architecture. Key responsibilities include troubleshooting systems, enforcing security policies, and integrating user-facing elements with server-side logic. The position requires 8+ years of experience using Node.js and TypeScript, along with expertise in RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and cloud services like AWS, Azure, or GCP. You will solve technical problems related to scalability, performance optimization, caching strategies, message queues, and distributed architectures within an AI-native security platform.
What does a Backend Engineer earn?
Median $206000 from 33 postings across 18 companies.
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