Lookout
Staff Backend Software Engineer (Java/Scala)
Remote Backend Development role with clear candidate location fit.
PostedJul 4, 2026
Eligible countries1 accepted country
Seniority signalSenior
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
Canada
Role overview
Staff Backend Software Engineer (Java/Scala)
Requirements and responsibilities
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Details
- enable threat hunting for state level security actors and their infrastructure.
- support processing of continuously acquired Android and iOS applications.
- identify components and functionality of mobile applications that can be used to determine their behavior and evaluate possible privacy risks.
- invent new app analysis techniques, engines, and domain specific languages.
- participate in hackathons and innovation fairs.
- Scalable distributed systems design.
- Reverse engineering of mobile applications and runtimes.
- Mobile devices and platforms.
- ML based data analysis support.
Requirements for this position:
- A strong motivation for self-directed learning, while collaborating with experts across Lookout engineering teams, to take on challenges in areas such as:
- Scalable distributed systems design.
- Reverse engineering of mobile applications and runtimes.
- Mobile devices and platforms.
- ML based data analysis support.
- Experience designing/implementing large-scale, distributed, production class software on public cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals: object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
- Functional programming experience is highly desired.
- Desire and ability to work across platforms and languages.
- A quality-oriented mindset with a strong commitment to automated testing, metrics collection, monitoring, and continuous improvement in all of your work.
- Ability to drive features from conception to deployment in an agile team with continual delivery.
- 8+ years of overall development experience.
- BS degree in Computer Science or similar Engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience.
Requirements for this position:
- Primarily Scala, with some Java, and occasionally Ruby (in JVM).
- iOS, Android, and their respective development toolchains.
- Graph, SQL, and NoSQL databases including TinkerPop, ElasticSearch, and others.
- AWS and GCP primitives and distributed technologies.This posting is for an existing vacancy. We are actively recruiting to fill this position immediately
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