# Backend Engineer at Cylake

- Company: Cylake
- What the company does: Cylake is the complete, AI-native cybersecurity platform that provides full visibility, sets fine-grained policy, and stops attacks in fully air-gapped sovereign environments. Backed by Greylock and Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://cylake.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Sunnyvale
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-03-05
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cylake-inc/01fecfbf-5acb-4939-8498-68b893cbc2e5
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cylake-backend-engineer/

## About the role

Join a small team building the next generation of cybersecurity products from the ground up. Led by industry veterans with a proven track record of success - you will get to architect, build, and deliver hugely impactful products with this world-class team. You will have the opportunity to grow your career and skills along with the company from the very start.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack engineer
- Strong proficiency in a subset of modern backend programming languages (Go, Python, Node.js, Rust, etc.)
- Deep understanding of database technologies, their performance characteristics, and use cases
- Proven experience designing, building, and securing modern RESTful or gRPC-based APIs for highly available systems
- Experience with Policy Engines and policy-as-code frameworks
- Strong understanding of security and secret storage technologies

Tags: R&D