Backend Engineer

About the Company

Method Security is dedicated to reshaping cybersecurity in an era where AI-driven threats are growing rapidly. Our mission is to defend critical institutions—such as government, defense, and key commercial sectors—against these sophisticated threats by building cutting-edge, autonomous defense solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain scalable distributed systems with a focus on performance, reliability, and latency
• Independently diagnose, triage, and resolve issues in a microservices environment
• Design clean, secure APIs and effective database schemas to support product features
• Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and other team members
• Work directly with end users to ensure Method is meeting operational needs

Requirements

• Experience building and scaling distributed systems
• Proven track record of meeting high performance and low-latency requirements
• Proficiency in triaging and debugging complex microservice architectures
• Strong experience designing backend APIs and crafting efficient database schemas
• Experience with strongly typed programming languages; Java is preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure
• Experience with tools for monitoring and optimizing distributed systems
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker or Kubernetes