Senior Backend Engineer
Torq
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About Torq
Skeletons, lasers, monster trucks — the Torq brand grabs attention like nothing else in cybersecurity. We are experiencing rapid growth, with $140M in Series D funding, 200% employee growth, and 300% revenue growth in 2025. This growth is fueled by our game-changing agentic AI security solutions, supported by a team and culture that has earned Torq recognition as one of Forbes’ Best Startup Employers in America, and a Business Insider ‘startup to bet your career on’.
Life at Torq is fast-paced and collaborative. We are a team of relentless go-getters pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for security automation. Every role is an essential driver of Torq’s success as the AI-native autonomous SecOps platform of choice for security teams across the Fortune 500. If you are excited about our vision and ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to join our team.
We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Backend Engineer to join our fast-growing company during a breakthrough stage. We are building our dream team with the most passionate and professional people in the industry.
Our team thinks differently and quickly, delivering high-quality, unique code while using the latest technologies and frameworks, all while enjoying the journey.
What Will You Do as a Senior Backend Engineer?
- Take part in all development aspects from design to production of a wide hybrid/cloud-native product.
- Write high-quality, testable, and efficient code.
- Design and implement graph-based agentic orchestration workflows while optimizing LLM performance through advanced prompt engineering and context management.
- Initiate and promote new ideas for continuous improvement of the product functionality.
- Work closely with other team members, as well as mentoring new team members.
What Should You Bring to The Table?
- Significant real-world experience developing software for production systems.
- Extensive can-do attitude.
- Hands-on experience and proficiency in Java/Go (an advantage).
- Experience with Cloud infrastructure and services.
- Exposure and experience to CI/CD/DevOps, Kubernetes, Docker, and monitoring technologies.
- Ability to take initiative and scope work to deliver value iteratively, making meaningful design decisions, and driving work to completion.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing, with a passion to mentor, lead, and guide others.
- Strong testing abilities. Consideration of both automated testing and monitoring to improve team efficiency and reliability of production services.
Key skills/competency
- Backend Engineering
- Cloud Infrastructure
- CI/CD
- DevOps
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- LLM Optimization
- Prompt Engineering
- Graph-based Workflows
- Software Development
How to Get Hired at Torq
- Research Torq's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Customize your experience to highlight backend engineering, cloud, AI, and cybersecurity relevance for Torq.
- Showcase technical depth: Prepare to discuss significant real-world experience in Java/Go, cloud services, and CI/CD/DevOps with Torq's hiring team.
- Demonstrate impact and mentorship: Be ready to share examples of driving value, making design decisions, and mentoring colleagues at Torq.
- Understand Torq's product: Familiarize yourself with Torq's agentic AI security solutions and autonomous SecOps platform to show genuine interest.
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