Principal Incubation Engineer

Every day the world gets more digital thanks to tens of millions of developers building the future faster than ever. But with exponential growth comes exponential risk as outnumbered security teams struggle to secure mountains of code. This is where Snyk (pronounced sneak) comes in. Snyk is a developer security platform that makes it easy for development teams to find prioritize and fix security vulnerabilities in code dependencies containers and cloud infrastructure and do it all right from the start. Snyk is on a mission to make the world a more secure place by empowering developers to develop fast and stay secure.

Joining Snyk means embracing our core values: One Team Care Deeply Customer Centric and Forward Thinking. As a member of our team youll have the opportunity to thrive in a dynamic environment where fostering collaboration leading with empathy driving business impact and inspiring trust are at the heart of everything we do.

Our Opportunity

Are you a visionary and experienced backend engineer with deep expertise in the LLM/AI ecosystem passionate about building transformative products from the ground up Do you thrive in highautonomy environments innovating like a startup with the resources of a global leader

Snyks Incubation Accelerator is seeking a Principal Incubation Engineer to lead the technical execution of our core LLM/AI features and backend infrastructure for groundbreaking new products in the security space. You will shape the technical direction of our innovative product in the rapidly growing LLM security space leveraging your knowledge of LLMs backend

Youll spend your time:

• Driving the design development and deployment of core AI/LLM features and underlying backend infrastructure (Python preferred for AI related work).
• Providing technical leadership and guidance to the engineering team focusing on LLM/AI and backend best practices.
• Define best practices in the emerging field of LLM Security whilst building a cutting edge product from the ground up.
• Leveraging deep expertise in the LLM ecosystem (MCP Ollama HuggingFace etc) prompt engineering and security.
• Design and implement backend solutions utilizing vector databases and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Leading backend development efforts ensuring scalability reliability and security.
• Collaborating closely with product management UX designers and other engineers.
• Partnering and collaborating with a team of acquired and VC backed CEOs and CTOs driving innovation.

What youll need:

• 10 years of relevant backend software engineering experience with a strong focus on machine learning AI and more recently LLM and generative AI technologies.
• Deep expertise in the LLM ecosystem prompt engineering vibe coding and security considerations.
• Strong understanding of vector databases and AI data and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Extensive experience in backend development (Python preferred).
• Proven track record of building and deploying scalable backend applications from scratch.
• Experience working in startups with ambiguity and rapid prototyping.
• Builder mentality with a passion for creating new things.
• Strong technical fundamentals and engineering/design principles.

Wed be lucky if you have:

• Worked within an early stage Startup or been a CoFounder / Founding Engineer.
• Have experience working within the Security space.

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We care deeply about the warm inclusive environment weve created and we value diversity we welcome applications from those typically underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this role but are not totally sure whether youre the right person do apply anyway!

About Snyk

Snyk is committed to creating an inclusive and engaging environment where our employees can thrive as we rally behind our common mission to make the digital world a safer place. From Snyk employee resource groups to global benefits that help our employees prioritize their health wellness financial security and a work/life blend we aim to support our employees along their entire journeys here at Snyk.