Backend Engineer

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CAT Labs is a fast-paced technology startup specializing in building digital asset recovery and cyber defense tools for government and private sector to fight crypto crime. We develop cutting-edge encryption technology for crypto key management to prevent digital asset theft. Our digital asset recovery tools help law enforcement and intelligence to address the pervasive and rapidly growing illicit use of cryptocurrency by transnational criminal organizations, terrorists, drug cartels, and malicious nation-states, which poses a significant threat to our nation’s safety and security.

The CAT Labs team is the “Special Forces” protectors of the crypto industry with unparalleled blockchain security experts, cryptographers, former U.S. Department of Defense computer scientists, ethical hackers, and U.S. Department of Justice investigators, who spent the past decade taking down some of the most prolific crypto criminals.

CAT Labs' flagship software tool Recovery CAT automates and scales the process of discovery and recovery of digital assets from digital data collected in the context of criminal investigations, intelligence collection, and civil case litigation where asset recovery is at stake, such as bankruptcy, restructuring, estate disputes, and divorce law.

Join our fully remote team and seize the enormous opportunity for advancement as we scale new heights, while experiencing the freedom and flexibility of shaping your work-life balance.

We are looking for a talented Backend Engineer to join our team. This individual will develop new features, test, and maintain code across our mission-critical products. This position reports to the Principal Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and implementation of our digital asset recovery platform by writing high-performance software to scan large volumes of data for cryptographic content. Code must run both in the cloud and in containerized isolation and be both scalable and packageable.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of software development experience with at least 3 years of back-end development expertise in Python
• Experience working in large TypeScript codebases
• Expertise working with large files and large numbers of files
• Expertise developing high-performance, multithreaded software
• Experience writing code that is well-tested and robust
• Experience with continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Experience working Linux based environments
• Solid understanding and experience with message queues(e.g. RabbitMQ, Celery)
• Experience with Docker containers and deployments in cloud environments
• Knowledge of databases (sql/nosql)
• Experience working at early-stage startups where speed is of the essence

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong OS fundamentals
• Experience with optical character recognition and natural language processing applications
• Prior experience in GovTech or highly-regulated environments
• Familiarity with blockchain integration and digital forensics

$150,000 - $180,000 a year

Salary Range and Benefits:

- Actual compensation within this range will depend upon the candidate's skills, experience, qualifications, and level of impact in the role.

- Equity in a high-growth startup

- 401(k) match

- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

- Flexible work hours: US EST

- Remote work

- Light travel may be required to attend offsites and other team meetings throughout the year

We believe in taking care of our employees, with a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, a generous 401(k) match, and unlimited vacation time to recharge and explore your passions.

At CAT Labs, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives and are dedicated to building an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We actively seek candidates from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply regardless of whether you meet all the qualifications listed. We understand that different experiences and skill sets can contribute significantly to our team's success.

CAT Labs is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate bas ed o n race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.