Founding Engineer
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The role in plain words
This role involves building the foundational backend codebase from scratch for an AI governance and GRC platform. The day-to-day work includes engineering low-latency data pipelines using Go, deploying containerized architectures, and integrating local and enterprise AI models. You will also work directly with international enterprise clients to gather technical requirements and rapidly deploy features.
- 5 years of production-grade software development experience utilizing at least one high-performance or modern backend language (Go, Python, Node.js, Rust, or C++)
- Full professional fluency in both verbal and written English
- B.Sc./M.Sc. in Computer Science or Computer Engineering from a leading university, or a minimum of 5 years of hands-on technological service within elite cyber/intelligence military units
- Deep understanding of high-scale distributed architecture
- Terraform
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Who this suits
This role suits experienced backend engineers with at least five years of production experience, a strong background in distributed systems, and either a computer science degree with cybersecurity startup experience or a background in elite military intelligence units. It is less ideal for those who prefer remote work, as the position requires a full in-office presence in Tel Aviv.
Full job description
Original listing · kept for referencen stealth-mode Cyber & AI governance startup pioneering structural defense layers for enterprise artificial intelligence.
Founded recently by elite technology executives from top-tier military intelligence units and serial industry scaling veterans, the enterprise has successfully secured a massive Seed funding round from a premier American venture capital firm.
The company engineers a next-generation AI Governance and GRC platform designed to provide global enterprises with complete visibility, real-time risk assessment, and policy enforcement over internal and external AI model usage.
The engineering matrix addresses heavy technological bottlenecks, running real-time pattern analysis, high-throughput stream processing, and multi-tenant security structures.
The core R&D innovation center operates under a full in-office model based in Tel Aviv (highly accessible, immediately adjacent to major train transit).
Position Overview-
• Founding Backend Engineer acting as a core technical stakeholder, reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) within an elite, high-caliber core squad of 4 engineers.
• Architecting and building the foundational codebase from inception, holding total structural ownership over the system design and product lifecycle.
• Engineering low-latency data pipelines and policy-enforcement layers using Go (Golang), deploying across modern containerized architectures, and integrating complex open-source, local AI models alongside foundational Anthropic enterprise infrastructures.
• Interfacing directly with design partners and international enterprise clients to gather requirements, extract technical specifications, and rapidly deploy core feature sets.
• Core Domain & Ecosystem- Founding Engineer, AI Governance, GRC, Go (Golang), Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Local LLMs, Anthropic API, High-Scale Infrastructure, Real-Time Pattern Recognition, and Deep-Tech Cyber Security.
Requirements-
• 5 years of production-grade software development experience utilizing at least one high-performance or modern backend language (Go, Python, Node.js, Rust, or C++) – Mandatory
• Full professional fluency in both verbal and written English, with the confidence to communicate directly with corporate clients and drive technical discovery – Mandatory
• Must satisfy at least one of the following background profiles – Mandatory:
• B.Sc./M.Sc. in Computer Science or Computer Engineering from a leading university, combined with direct professional engineering experience coming from a Cybersecurity startup enterprise.
• Military Defense Track: A minimum of 5 years of hands-on technological service within elite cyber/intelligence units strictly.
• Deep understanding of high-scale distributed architecture, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), and cloud-native container orchestrations (Kubernetes, Helm) – Mandatory
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- 5 years of production-grade software development experience utilizing at least one high-performance or modern backend language (Go, Python, Node.js, Rust, or C++), Full professional fluency in both verbal and written English, B.Sc./M.Sc. in Computer Science or Computer Engineering from a leading university, or a minimum of 5 years of hands-on technological service within elite cyber/intelligence military units, Deep understanding of high-scale distributed architecture, Terraform