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Distinguished Software Engineer, AI

Security Scorecard · Remote (US/CAN/LATAM) · Remote

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About Security Scorecard

Protect your supply chain and manage third-party cyber risk with SecurityScorecard. Trusted by 25,000+ organizations for continuous vendor monitoring and TPRM. Backed by Sequoia and GV.

About the role

We're starting a new engineering team, and its job is to change how SecurityScorecard builds software. You'll be one of the first people on it. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 10+ years building and shipping production software, with a track record at strong engineering companies (big tech, high-growth startups, or both)
  • Evidence that you drove things. We want the people who set the direction on their teams, not the ones who rode along
  • Deep computer science and system design fundamentals. You can design a distributed system on a whiteboard and explain how it fails
  • Heavy, hands-on use of AI coding tools on real codebases, with opinions about what works and what doesn't
  • Experience building with LLMs: agents, tool use, evals, prompt, and context design
  • Proficiency in TypeScript and strong backend engineering fundamentals
More about this role

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, SecurityScorecard’s patented rating technology is used by over 25,000 organizations for self-monitoring, third-party risk management, board reporting, and cyber insurance underwriting; making all organizations more resilient by allowing them to easily find and fix cybersecurity risks across their digital footprint.

Headquartered in New York City, our culture has been recognized by Inc Magazine as a "Best Workplace,” by Crain’s NY as a "Best Places to Work in NYC," and as one of the 10 hottest SaaS startups in New York for two years in a row. Most recently, 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 award recognizing “forward-thinking employers for their unwavering commitment to employee engagement.” SecurityScorecard is proud to be funded by world-class investors including Silver Lake Waterman, Moody’s,...

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