Senior Software Engineer, Investigations
SpyCloud · Austin, Texas
Posted 19 days ago · $131,000 – $170,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days SpyCloud's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of SpyCloud's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at SpyCloud
- high 4 stale, 1 reposted of 9 open
- Hiring momentum
- 19 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from SpyCloud's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for SpyCloud.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer at SpyCloud, you will develop features for the Investigations module, which helps analysts track leads using identifiers like email addresses. Your work will involve building and maintaining a Go API, a React front end, and a Python agent, while collaborating closely with product leads and designers to shape the product's direction. You will also take ownership of production outcomes, troubleshoot issues, and provide technical leadership within the team.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of SpyCloud as an employer.
What you need
- At least 5 years delivering production software
- Depth in Go or TypeScript, and ability to pick up the other quickly
- Experience designing and evolving RESTful APIs
- Fluency with PostgreSQL and large analytical datasets
- Production experience with AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, and EC2
- Strong writing skills for specs and design docs
Nice to have
- Built an internal tool or agent workflow that other engineers adopted
- Built evals, golden datasets, or regression checks for LLM output
- Adopted an AI-native delivery method such as spec-driven development or AWS's AI-DLC
- Experience with large-scale data processing using Spark or Databricks
- Python experience for agent work, such as LangGraph or Bedrock
What you get
- 401(k) with Employer Contribution
- Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA) available with Employer Contribution
- Employer Paid Life, Short-term, and Long-term Disability Insurance
- Generous PTO Plan and 16 paid holidays per year
Worth weighing
- No mention of specific team size or structure, which may affect collaboration dynamics
- The role involves significant responsibility for production outcomes, which could lead to high pressure
- The stack includes a mix of modern and legacy technologies, which may impact long-term skill relevance
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Listed by SpyCloud on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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