Hiring: Senior Backend Engineer Company: ZeroDrift Location: New York City Metropolitan Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-02 18:06:15 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : CI/CD, Compliance, Go, HBase, Java, Node.js, Python, REST, containerd About the job Experience: •5+ years building and running production backends at scale Required Skills: •You build the systems that let any app or AI agent ask ZeroDrift, in milliseconds, whether a message is allowed. You own how agents and developers connect to us, and the backend that keeps every rule current. This is a hands-on, individual-contributor role with real say over the architecture. You will be one of our first engineers, shaping the architecture of a new category, with the ownership and equity upside to match. •What you will own •Build the layer that connects AI agents and developer frameworks to ZeroDrift: proxies, SDKs, and agent tooling •Own the policy backend: the connectors, the ingest of rule sources and restricted lists, and the engine that tracks when rules change •Build the controls that decide what each agent is allowed to do •Hit low latency and high reliability under enterprise load, since we sit in the path of every message •Hold a high bar for security and data protection on sensitive content •What you bring •5+ years building and running production backends at scale •Strong in a modern backend language (for example Go, Python, Java, or Node) •Solid with APIs, distributed systems, databases, queues, and caching •Comfortable with cloud, containers, and CI/CD •You care about latency, reliability, and clean code in equal measure Qualifications: •Low-latency or real-time systems •Built SDKs, proxies, or developer-facing infrastructure •Worked with sensitive or regulated data •How we work •We are hyper-focused on speed of execution and on owning our work end to end. This is a full-time hybrid role: three days a week in our office at 4 World Trade Center in New York City, and the rest remote. •Compensation and benefits •Base salary $180,000 - $220,000. Meaningful early-stage equity. Top-tier medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus a 401(k). Compensation: •$180,000 •$220,000 •$180,000 - $220,000 Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!