Point Wild is hiring a Backend Engineer

Point Wild helps customers monitor, manage, and protect against the risks associated with their identities and personal information in a digital world. Backed by WndrCo, Warburg Pincus and General Catalyst, Point Wild is dedicated to creating the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of industry-leading cybersecurity solutions. Our vision is to become THE go-to resource for every cyber protection need individuals may face - today and in the future. Join us for the ride! About the Role: We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to contribute to a next-generation security initiative. You’ll be part of a small, highly technical team working on novel approaches to secure systems - with a focus on cryptography, automation, and AI-powered analysis. You’ll work closely with senior engineers and contribute hands-on to the codebase across the stack. This role involves hands-on development, learning opportunities, and collaboration across engineering, product, and design. Day to Day: - Contribute to the design, development, and delivery of features across the product - Write clean, maintainable code for back-end systems deployed in AWS or GCP - Collaborate with AI and cryptography specialists - Work with the product manager to understand requirements and help the team plan architecture, data flows, API specs, and testing strategies - Follow established engineering practices and participate in team discussions around process and quality - Participate in customer-driven development and iterate based on feedback - Write automated tests for load, performance, and error handling What you bring to the table: - 3+ years of hands-on software engineering experience for backend development - Excellent TypeScript and Node.js coding experience - AWS experience in containers (EKS, ECS) and serverless systems - Relational, key/value, and graph datastore experience with schema management - API design, data modeling, secure service development, database systems - Has a focus on quality code, error handling, and high availability - A thoughtful, pragmatic approach to solving technical problems in a fast-paced environment - At least upper-intermediate level of spoken and written English Extra Credit: - Versed in Python coding and environments - Experience with GCP systems - Experience with applied cryptography, especially key management, TLS, or post-quantum algorithms - Familiarity with agent-based architectures or systems that scan and orchestrate actions across distributed environments - Knowledge of AI/ML systems, particularly LLM integration or agent-style reasoning patterns - Experience managing LLM agents to increase both speed and quality of code generation and tests - Exposure to security tools, vulnerability detection platforms, or compliance automation - Prior experience working on developer-facing or infrastructure-heavy products