Semgrep
Staff Backend Software Engineer
$230K–$288K
San Francisco Office +3 · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Feb 2, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco Office
Boston Office
Denver Office
New York Office
About the job
Designs, builds, and maintains backend and infrastructure systems, APIs, data models, and services that support reliable customer experiences at scale.
What you'll do
- Develop APIs, data models, and services for Semgrep’s products.
- Build and maintain backend and infrastructure systems for a fast, reliable user experience.
- Integrate third-party vendors with first-party code.
What they ask for
- Strong understanding of databases and query optimization.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems.
- Comfort integrating third-party vendors into existing first-party code.
- Open to quickly learning the stated backend and infrastructure technologies; prior professional experience with them is preferred, not required.
Nice to have
- Professional experience with Python, Flask, and SQLAlchemy.
- Professional experience with Typescript, React, Kubernetes, and AWS.
Pay
$230,000 to $288,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Typescript, React, Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, Kubernetes, AWS
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