PolySwarm
Senior Software Engineer
Remote Software Engineering role with clear candidate location fit.
PostedJul 3, 2026
Eligible countries1 accepted country
Seniority signalSenior
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
USA
Role overview
Senior Software Engineer
Requirements and responsibilities
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What we offer:
- Competitive salaries
- Excellent health, dental, vision coverage (US employees)
- 401k (US employees)
- Paid time off (US employees)
- Flexible work hours. We have core work hours for overlap between time zones, but outside of that block of hours, you can schedule your working hours as you like to get things done.
- Powerful laptops and desktops - whatever you need to be most productive!
What you’ll need to be successful:
- 5+ years production software engineering skills building microservices (primarily Python and Rust) in a cloud architecture
- 5+ years production software architecture/design experience
- Comfortable with a LLM-assisted development environment
- Proficient with software debugging and testing tools
- Proficient with docker and docker compose
- Proficient in dealing with kubernetes deployments and distributed computing
- Experience with databases, caches and queueing systems
- Comfortable working in a remote-only environment
- Analytical mind
- Confidence to share your ideas
- Ability to clearly describe and document your ideas
- Ability to constructively critique your ideas and those of your team members
- Ability to independently motivate & self-direct
- Ability to collaborate and work in a team
- Proficient in English (reading, writing, and speaking)
What you’ll need to be successful:
- Experience with malicious software analysis and reverse engineering
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or relevant experience
- Experience building ETL processes
- Experience with big data analytics
- Experience processing high-speed transactions in databases
- Experience processing and storing large datasets
- Experience with kernel software development in Windows, Linux, or Mac
- Strong software engineering skills using the C-family languages
- Experience with Compiling and debugging software on Linux and Windows
- Experience with Windows and Linux kernel security mechanisms
What you’ll need to be successful:
- AWS, Google Cloud, Azure Services
- Kubernetes
- Docker/Docker Compose
- Python
- Rust
- Redis
- Postgresql
- RabbitMQ
- Elastic Search
- GitHub
- GitLab CI
- Kafka
- Kibana
- NGINX
- Blockchain/Ethereum
- Linux
- WINE
- C/C++
- NodeJs
- TypeScript
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