Wiz
Expert Backend Engineer
New York City +1 · Full-time · Posted Nov 24, 2025
- Location
- New York City
USA - New York City - Experience
- 6+ years of backend engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country without visa sponsorship; this role does not offer visa sponsorship.
About the job
Develops and maintains large-scale distributed backend components for Wiz’s cloud security platform, including end-to-end delivery and system scalability improvements.
What you'll do
- Develop backend components from research and design through testing, rollout, and monitoring.
- Contribute to technical and architectural decisions, and conduct design and code reviews.
- Improve backend efficiency, scalability, and stability while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 6+ years of backend engineering experience using a high-level programming language.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Must be based in New York or prepared to commute there; hybrid role requires at least 3 office days.
Nice to have
- Experience with microservices, databases, message queues, or CI/CD.
- Familiarity or experience with Golang, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Neptune, Docker, or Kubernetes.
Pay
$180 — $250 USD (base salary)
Tools
Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, Alibaba Cloud, Golang, GraphQL, PostgreSQL
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative