Augur Security Backend & DevOps Engineer (Mid-level)

Buenos Aires - Argentina

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Engineering

Job Summary

About Augur Security
Augur Security () was founded in 2014 to tackle network security challenges from a different angle using AI-driven behavioral modeling to predict cyberattacks before they launch. Based in San Diego CA Augur integrates with customers existing stacks to block threats proactively rather than reactively.

Mid-Level Full-Time Engineering

ABOUT THE ROLE

We move fast and ship often. As our Backend & DevOps Engineer youll split your time between building and maintaining robust backend services and owning the infrastructure that keeps our platform running. Youll write production Python own REST APIs wrangle Mongo and Postgres and turn around deployment issues without waiting for someone else to unblock you.

This isnt a ticket-closing role. We want someone who takes ownership across the stack asks the right questions and brings ideas to the table whether the problem is in application code or in the pipeline.

WHAT YOULL DO

Backend Engineering

Design build and maintain Python-based backend services and REST APIs
Own data models and query optimization across MongoDB and PostgreSQL
Write clean tested production-grade code and participate in code review
Build internal tooling and automation scripts to accelerate the team
Containerize services with Docker and manage deployment configs
Debug and resolve application-layer issues quickly in direct collaboration with engineering

DevOps & Infrastructure

Administer our AWS environment (EC2 ECS RDS IAM networking)
Build maintain and optimize CI/CD pipelines; manage self-hosted and cloud build agents
Own our observability stack (Datadog): dashboards alerts log pipelines and metrics
Help manage cloud-native services like Elasticsearch and Kafka with a focus on deployment and monitoring
Implement DevSecOps best practices: access control secret management auditing and certificate renewals
Maintain SOC 2 compliance controls and contribute to audit readiness
Write clear technical documentation and lead incident retrospectives to drive reliability improvements

WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR

Required

4-5 years of backend engineering and/or DevOps experience with meaningful time in both disciplines
Production Python: service development REST API design scripting and automation
Strong SQL skills and hands-on MongoDB experience
Docker for containerization; comfortable writing and debugging Dockerfiles and Compose configs
AWS fundamentals: EC2 ECS RDS IAM and networking
CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions or similar platforms
SOC 2 compliance exposure or equivalent security controls experience
Strong troubleshooting instincts across both app and infra layers
You write documentation that people actually read

Nice to Have

Experience with Kubernetes or ECS Fargate in production
Familiarity with threat intelligence platforms or cybersecurity SaaS
Datadog or comparable observability tooling
Background in DevSecOps or security engineering
Prior startup or fast-moving engineering environment experience

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

A lean execution-focused team that moves quickly and trusts you to own your work
Direct access to engineering and leadership
Real full-stack infrastructure and application problems to solve not busywork
Competitive compensation and benefits
Flexible remote-first work environment

Required Experience:

Manager

About Augur SecurityAugur Security () was founded in 2014 to tackle network security challenges from a different angle using AI-driven behavioral modeling to predict cyberattacks before they launch. Based in San Diego CA Augur integrates with customers existing stacks to block threats proactively ra...