About the Role
As a Software Engineer, you will design and implement high-performance backend services and distributed systems for an autonomous offensive security platform. You will work on agentic AI systems capable of scanning, analyzing, and validating vulnerabilities at internet scale, requiring a blend of backend engineering expertise and a hacker mindset.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain event-driven components that orchestrate and execute core offensive security strategies.
- Translate offensive security strategies into robust, high-quality code.
- Architect and deploy backend services that power Agentic AI capabilities for intelligent, multi-step exploit validation.
- Write low-level, high-concurrency tools in Go and Python while maintaining scalable APIs.
- Design data pipelines for massive internet-wide reconnaissance data using Apache Kafka and Kubernetes/KNative.
- Shape architectural decisions and align technical strategies with business goals.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems, features, or applications.
- Proficiency in GoLang, Python, C#, or similar technologies.
- Experience working with PostgreSQL.
- Background in cybersecurity.
- Ability to use AI pragmatically to accelerate development workflows.
- Exceptional problem-solving abilities to resolve production bottlenecks.
- Experience solving complex scalability and performance challenges in distributed environments.
- Strong communication skills to bridge technical complexity and product mission.
- Ability to pass a background check.
Skills
- GoLang
- Python
- C#
- PostgreSQL
- Apache Kafka
- Kubernetes
- KNative
- Distributed Systems
- Backend Engineering
- Agentic AI
- Event-driven Architecture
- Scalability
- Docker
- Helm Charts
- .NET Core
- AWS
- TypeScript
- NextJS
- ReactJS
- Neo4j
Location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- London, United Kingdom
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years
Benefits
- Unlimited paid holiday
- Stock options package
- Mobile phone stipend
- Work-from-home budget
- Business travel card
- Swapfiets
- Referral bonuses
About the Company
- Hadrian is an offensive cybersecurity startup founded in August 2021.
- The company provides an autonomous Threat Exposure Management platform using agentic AI.
- Backed by ABN AMRO Ventures and Cherry Ventures.
- Diverse team from 25+ countries with nearly 100 employees.
