Staff Software Engineer, Security Engineering

Coalition

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45 days ago
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About Coalition

Coalition is a cyber insurance and security company that combines comprehensive cyber insurance coverage with active risk management tools to help organizations prevent and respond to cyber incidents. Industry: Cyber Insurance & Risk Management

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Security Engineering

Staff Software Engineer, Security Engineering joins the Security Engineering team as the technical lead for Coalition Control. This role involves owning critical backend services end-to-end, setting technical direction, and mentoring other engineers. You will build and refine prototypes, simplify complex microservices, and manage the expansion of backend systems. Key responsibilities include shaping scope with product teams, conducting code reviews, and participating in an on-call rotation. The role requires proficiency in Python, FastAPI, Go, TypeScript, and React.js, alongside experience with AWS tools like SQS or Kafka. You must demonstrate expertise in designing distributed, event-driven systems and utilizing AI-assisted development workflows using Cursor and Claude. The work focuses on developing cybersecurity tools to help policyholders manage digital risk and protect against cybercrime.

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What you'll do

  • Own the technical vision, architecture, and expansion of backend systems for Coalition Control.
  • Simplify complex microservices into more manageable and evolvable systems.
  • Turn high-level product goals into iterative plans and build functional prototypes quickly.
  • Lead a team of engineers by guiding architectural trade-offs and providing code reviews.
  • Maintain high engineering standards for code quality, testing, and system reliability.
  • Use AI-assisted development tools to gather context, define requirements, and write code.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to support the Security Engineering team.

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience as a backend engineer designing and building distributed, event-driven systems and cloud-based services in production.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership including influencing architecture, setting standards, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across teams.
  • Strong proficiency in a modern backend language and framework.
  • Python/FastAPI is a plus.
  • Comfort with TypeScript/Node.js and React.js is a plus.
  • Strong, hands-on use of AI-assisted development workflows using tools like Cursor and Claude.
  • Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining APIs and integrating with third-party platforms.
  • Solid understanding of security concepts and practices; experience in cybersecurity is a plus.

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