the original API Security vendor pioneering the market as the first vendor in 2018. Since then we have exhibited hyper-growth in a number of customers, threats stopped, and revenue. We saw API security as the security battleground of the future years ago as APIs started to form the foundation of the application innovation needed to drive business success today. Across banks, retail and transportation, IoT, autonomous vehicles, and smart cities, every modern app depends on APIs. Attackers realize APIs are the conduits to all sorts of valuable data and services within the year, APIs are predicted to be the number one application threat vector. Without secure APIs, businesses cannot rapidly innovate. has delivered the only patented solution to discover all APIs and their exposed data, stop API attackers, and provide remediation details for dev teams to write more secure APIs.
At Salt, were passionate about what we do. We work as a team and embrace new ideas, wherever they come from. We also enjoy all the benefits of a startup environment, including quickly seeing the results of your work, making an outsized impact on our company, and solving diverse challenges.
Want to make a big difference? We encourage you to apply!
Why join us NOW
APIs form the foundation of the application innovation needed to drive business success today. Across banks, retail and transportation, IoT, autonomous vehicles, and smart cities, every web and mobile app depends on APIs. Without secure APIs, businesses cannot innovate rapidly. has delivered the only patented solution to identify and prevent API attacks, using Big Data and AI to thwart this top threat to businesses today.
We are backed by the best investors in the world (YCombinator, S-Capital, Tenaya, Sequoia, Capital G, and more) and recently achieved a $1.4B valuation.
Were at a unique sweet spot in a startups lifecycle - the demand from customers is huge, yet our team is small and super high quality.
We are growing fast, and the opportunity window to join as a member of the core team is closing.
Our organizational structure is constantly evolving to meet our business needs, creating many opportunities for growth.
About the position
Our engineering team is made of strong, all-around players. We work across the full lifecycle of our solutions from researching capabilities in GCP, Azure, and AWS to building and testing systems in Go and deploying them in client environments. We develop solutions for API-capable platforms, integrate with third-party services, and extend them with our own add-ons. Quality is key we test thoroughly to ensure stability and reliability in real-world deployments.
Salts engineers are curious, independent, and focused on delivering well-crafted, impactful software.
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Why should I join your team?
Meaningful work that directly impacts client production systems
Diverse and high-impact work across multiple cloud platforms and APIs
True ownership of full solution lifecycle from research to deployment
Fast learning and skill growth through varied and evolving tech challenges
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Requirements: 5+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer
Development experience in Java/ GO/ Node
Experience with at least one major cloud provider (GCP or Azure preferred)
Understanding of core cloud services (compute, networking, storage, IAM)
Ability to research, understand, and integrate third-party APIs
Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing
Familiarity with testing strategies to ensure production safety
You want to work in a fast, high-growth startup environment with a collaborative company culture
Bachelors degree in Computer Science
Preferred (but not mandatory) experience:
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Understanding or experience with Kubernetes environments
Openness to using AI tools to support development and problem-solving
This position is open to all candidates.