Adaptive Security
Software Engineer, Product & Platform
$125K–$300K
NYC · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of hands-on experience shipping products that real users depend on.
About the job
Build and operate end-to-end product and platform systems that help organizations prevent AI-powered social engineering, spanning backend services, detection pipelines, infrastructure, and user experiences.
What you'll do
- Ship production software and customer-facing products across backend, detection, infrastructure, and frontend systems.
- Shape product strategy by evaluating ambiguous customer problems and collaborating with product, design, and engineering.
- Improve team quality through thoughtful reviews, sharing context, and mentoring.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of hands-on experience shipping products that real users depend on.
- Experience building and operating production software.
- Clear, empathetic communication and sound judgment balancing craft with pragmatism.
Nice to have
- Experience building enterprise SaaS in security, AI, or data-intensive environments; or leading teams, founding a company, or working in a high-growth startup.
- Existing expertise with Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
Pay
$125K – $300K USD base salary
Tools
Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, AWS
AI focus
Build products and systems to prevent AI-powered social engineering; work may include simulation capabilities and detection systems.
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