Senior Software Engineer, API Team Full Time

Summary:

• SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, with over 12 million companies continuously rated, operating in 64 countries.
• Founded in 2013 by security and risk experts Dr. Alex Yampolskiy and Sam Kassoumeh and funded by world-class investors.
• The company’s patented rating technology is used by over 25,000 organizations for self-monitoring, third-party risk management, board reporting, and cyber insurance underwriting.
• Headquartered in New York City, SecurityScorecard has been recognized for its excellent workplace culture.
• SecurityScorecard was named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023 and to the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in 2023.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including design, development, deployment, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions, estimate complexity, and address blockers.
• Own end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring performance and stability across infrastructure, backend, and frontend systems.
• Write clean, secure, testable, and maintainable code using industry best practices.
• Lead code reviews, promote design patterns, and ensure reusable, readable, and test-driven development.
• Monitor and analyze performance metrics to identify and implement system improvements.
• Document processes, write technical documentation, and contribute to standards that benefit the team and organization.
• Help translate requirements, estimate complexity, and address blockers during projects.
• Develop APIs designed to scale efficiently, ensuring low latency and high availability in high-traffic environments.
• Deliver code that encourages the team in terms of best practices, readability, design patterns, reusability, and testing.
• Monitor and maintain shipping code, addressing improvements or refactor needs.
• Demonstrate leadership by mentoring peers, fostering a culture of learning, and promoting a positive team environment.

Requirements:

• A Backend Engineer with 5+ years of professional experience in agile development environments.
• Advanced experience in backend development, including Node.js and building/maintaining REST APIs.
• Familiarity with containerization and cloud technologies such as AWS, Docker, and Terraform.
• Strong understanding of software design principles, including DRY, YAGNI, and clean code practices.
• Understanding of authentication (OAuth, JWT, API Keys) and authorization (RBAC).
• Experience with API testing tools like Postman, Swagger, or automated testing frameworks.
• Ability to write clear, developer-friendly API documentation.
• Familiarity with API gateways (e.g., Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway), monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.
• Experience with API observability and monitoring (e.g., Datadog, Open Telemetry).
• Ability to present and defend your technical point of view.
• Ability to estimate project complexity based on early documentation and conversations.
• Ability to clearly articulate technical problems and solutions in written and verbal communication.
• Comfortable engaging directly with customers to gather requirements, address technical issues, and explain API functionality and limitations.

Benefits:

• SecurityScorecard is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and embraces diversity.
• The company values a diverse background and skill set, hiring based on merit and not discriminating against race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
• The company also considers applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law.
• SecurityScorecard provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities during the job application process.