Senior Software Engineer
Remote, United States
About Blumira and Our Culture
Blumira is the security operations platform built for growing teams and partners supporting them, integrating comprehensive visibility, tools, and expert guidance to give IT and security teams peace of mind from knowing they never have to go it alone. Every business needs strong security and deserves tools built for them, not just the largest enterprises. In helping them, we help their customers, and, overall, make the Internet a safer place.
Our team is passionate about putting resilience in reach for every organization and team, keeping the business running smoothly and helping teams build their own expertise through daily security practice. To realize our vision, we're looking for inquisitive and driven teammates, like you! Be part of a friendly and supportive team that embraces who you are and offers you the opportunity to help build and scale the Ann Arbor tech security scene and to learn and grow with experienced SaaS security leaders. You will have the ability to make a big impact in the initial build of Blumira’s Engineering organization and take Blumira to the next level!
About the Opportunity
As a Senior Software Engineer at Blumira, you will leverage your extensive experience to architect, author, and improve software for our SaaS security product. You take ownership of complex, ambiguous problems and drive technical solutions that align with team and organizational goals. You provide technical leadership and mentorship while being equally effective working independently or leading cross-functional initiatives. At Blumira, we solve problems quickly to support our customers; you'll balance the pursuit of correct, clean, and performant systems with the need to adapt rapidly in a dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect, design, develop, and maintain highly scalable applications and services that support Blumira's data processing, storage, and detection mechanisms
- Lead technical initiatives and provide guidance on complex infrastructure issues, driving improvements in automation around internal issue detection and response
- Mentor engineers and contribute to the technical growth of the team through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions that meet business objectives
- Break down complex, ambiguous requirements into iterative, deliverable components and guide implementation strategies
- Develop proof-of-concepts and prototypes to influence technical decisions, estimates, architecture, and system design
- Drive code quality initiatives, establish best practices, and ensure comprehensive testing coverage
- Proactively identify, prioritize, and lead efforts to reduce technical debt and improve system reliability
- Contribute to technical roadmap planning and architectural decisions
Required Key Skills and Qualifications
- Expert-level proficiency in designing, building, and maintaining highly scalable backend applications, services, and APIs using Javascript, Python, Go, or Java
- Deep experience with web frameworks such as Flask, Django, or equivalent, with demonstrated expertise in designing robust RESTful APIs
- Proven track record of building high-performance, production-grade services with strong understanding of optimization techniques and best practices
- Advanced expertise in SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (e.g., Redis, MongoDB) databases, including complex data modeling, schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning
- Extensive hands-on experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure), including infrastructure design and cloud-native architectures
- Strong proficiency with git, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), monitoring, observability, and logging tools
- Demonstrated leadership abilities with a strong work ethic - you enjoy building impactful solutions, driving results, and enabling team success
- Expertise in writing testable, maintainable code with comprehensive unit and integration test coverage
- 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2+ years in a senior or lead capacity
Desired Skills
- Experience designing and implementing complex integrations with third-party APIs, including ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting
- Prior experience working in a startup or fast-paced environment
- Experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, and distributed systems
- Background in security, threat detection, or cybersecurity domains
- Contributions to open-source projects or technical community involvement
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and DevOps practices
Perks and Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and stock equity plan
- Unlimited PTO
- A flexible work environment that supports working from home
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a company sponsored pre-tax retirement savings program
Salary: $140,000 - $160,000
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.
This position requires prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
This position may require occasional travel. The frequency and duration of travel will vary depending on business needs.
Blumira is an inclusive employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.