Software Engineer 2 - Back-end - Message Security Detection
Abnormal SecuritySan Francisco, California, United States • New York, New York, United States
Posted September 29, 2025
148800 - 195050 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Abnormal Security is an AI-native human behavior security platform that uses machine learning to prevent sophisticated inbound attacks and detect compromised accounts across email and connected applications. The company specializes in email security, business email compromise, phishing detection, and artificial intelligence solutions. Its key differentiator lies in its advanced AI capabilities that enable real-time threat detection and response.
Job Description
Abnormal Security is seeking a Software Engineer II to join the Message Detection - Attack Detection team. This role focuses on building and deploying backend services to drive a high-recall Detection Engine for fraudulent emails. The team focuses on modeling communication patterns to establish enterprise-wide baselines and combines signals with contextual information to achieve precise detection. The position involves understanding the domain of false negatives and addressing customer problems.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional experience as a hands-on engineer building data-oriented products.
- Proven experience with data analysis and using metrics to answer critical questions about system efficacy.
- Experience with real-time, online, and/or high-throughput & low-latency distributed systems.
- Strong ability to independently debug complex data and system issues using log analytics, metrics, and other signals.
- Working well with other stakeholders and with cross-functional teams.
Benefits
- Bonus
- Restricted stock units