Fable Security
Backend Engineer
$160K–$250K
San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted Jun 23, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years developing backend software.
About the job
Build and maintain Fable’s data platform and backend services that support its security application.
What you'll do
- Own and develop real-time API integrations, Kafka-based streaming systems, Spark and Airflow data pipelines, and data services.
- Design reliable, maintainable, scalable infrastructure and translate product and customer needs into durable platform designs.
- Make technical tradeoffs and build systems that can support the platform as it evolves.
What they ask for
- 3+ years developing backend software.
- Designed, implemented, and owned production-facing services.
- Experience with one or more of relational database backends (Django or similar), distributed systems and backends, or AWS, terraform, EKS, and cloud systems.
- Strong desire to join an early team and create foundational systems.
Nice to have
- Experience building and integrating with external APIs.
- Experience building ETL and data pipelines.
Pay
$160,000 - $250,000/year USD base salary
Tools
Kafka, Spark, Airflow, Django, AWS, terraform, EKS
AI focus
Work at an AI-native company; engineers are encouraged to use AI-powered development practices to move faster, improve quality, and evolve how they build software.
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