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title: 'Backend Engineer at Method Security'
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# Backend Engineer at Method Security

- **Company:** Method Security
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2025-04-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/method.security/8b78538c-5eb1-41aa-87fe-452e8307ed1e

## Job description

## ABOUT METHOD SECURITY

Method Security is dedicated to reshaping cybersecurity in an era where AI-driven threats are growing rapidly. Our mission is to defend critical institutions—such as government, defense, and key commercial sectors—against these sophisticated threats by building cutting-edge, autonomous defense solutions. We bring together expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and software to create products that seek to finally shift the advantage in security from offense to defense.

## OUR TEAM AND VALUES

Joining Method means becoming part of an elite, mission-driven team that values innovation, transparency, and high standards. We work with purpose, embracing diverse perspectives and experiences while maintaining a high bar for quality. Our team is built around trust, efficiency, and respect. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone can contribute meaningfully. We believe in small, focused teams capable of tackling complex challenges and achieving outsized results. At Method, you’ll have the autonomy to drive projects forward, the support to navigate challenges, and the opportunity to shape the future of cybersecurity.

## ROLE OVERVIEW

As a Backend Engineer at Method Security, you will build and scale the core systems that power our autonomous cybersecurity products. This role involves designing and optimizing distributed systems to meet rigorous performance and latency standards, as well as implementing APIs and robust database schemas. You’ll work closely with a high-performing team to solve complex technical challenges and ensure that our backend infrastructure is secure, efficient, and reliable.

## KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Architect, develop, and maintain scalable distributed systems with a focus on performance, reliability, and latency.
- Independently diagnose, triage, and resolve issues in a microservices environment, enhancing overall system stability and resilience.
- Design clean, secure APIs and effective database schemas to support product features and data handling needs.
- Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and other team members to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Work directly with end users to ensure that Method is meeting operational needs and solving real world problems.

## QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience building and scaling distributed systems, with a proven track record of meeting high performance and low-latency requirements.
- Proficiency in triaging and debugging complex microservice architectures.
- Strong experience designing backend APIs and crafting efficient database schemas.
- Experience with strongly typed programming languages; Java is preferred.

## NICE TO HAVES

- Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure and tools for monitoring and optimizing distributed systems.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Base Salary Range: $140,000-$190,000

## About Method Security

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Method Security builds autonomous cyber systems that fuse offensive and defensive capabilities to deliver cyber resilience for America’s most critical institutions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed + Series A funded)
- **Headquarters**: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States (also offices in New York, NY and Washington, D.C.)
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Sam Jones (CEO), Sean Hacker (CTO), Daniel Kelly (President)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Cybersecurity (Computer and Network Security)
- **Target customers**: U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Federal agencies, and Fortune 500 enterprises (B2G / B2B, mission-critical)
- **Mission/purpose**: “Secure what matters” – delivering cyber resilience to America’s critical institutions through full-spectrum, autonomous security products.

## Products & Services
- **Method Platform**: A full-spectrum security platform that fuses offensive and defensive capabilities into a single autonomy framework. Uses a digital twin to map, validate, and control resources and attack paths. Provides flexible deployment, open APIs, and data controls.
- **Bastion**: Digital-twin driven exposure management – maps, validates, and controls all resources and possible attack paths in the context of the business.
- **Reaper**: Software-defined red team operations and adversary emulation – enables autonomous attack simulations with precise guardrails for mission-critical environments.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – conflicting reports: $26M (press release, CB Insights) or $27M (LinkedIn). Breakdown: $5.5M Seed (Dec 2023, led by Andreessen Horowitz) + $21.5M Series A (Nov 2025, led by General Catalyst) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/method-security) | [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/method-security)
- **Notable Investors & Partners**: Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Blackstone Innovations Investments, Crossbeam Ventures (Michael Ovitz), NFDG, Forward Deployed Ventures, Pax Ventures, Phil Venables (Google), WndrCo, Frederic Kerrest (Okta), Ryan Noon (Material Security), Aaron Levie (Box) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/method-security)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 140% YoY to 19 employees (as of mid-2026); already deployed with DoD, U.S. Federal Government, and Fortune 500; founders and team from Palantir, NSA, U.S. Air Force, CIA, AWS, CrowdStrike, Shield AI, Microsoft; engineering team makes up 54% of headcount; recently opened New York office [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/method-security) | [method.security](https://method.security/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Autonomous dual-use platform**: Combines offensive (red team) and defensive (exposure management) in one system, purpose-built for government and critical infrastructure.
- **Digital twin foundation**: Provides an interconnected, real-time map of resources and attack paths, enabling precision autonomy with built-in guardrails.
- **Founding team pedigree**: Deep experience in national security, intelligence, and big-tech (Palantir, NSA, USAF, CIA, AWS, CrowdStrike, Microsoft).
- **Mission-driven & trusted**: Designed for “mission-critical environments” with flexible deployment and the highest security standards.

## Strategic Focus
- Accelerate deployment of its autonomous cyber platform with U.S. Government and critical enterprises.
- Continue to grow the platform’s ability to “operationalize autonomy for cyber defense” at machine speed to counter AI-enabled adversaries.
- Expand the team across engineering, mission operations, and consulting to support a growing customer base.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission**: Build at the frontier of security and AI in support of a mission that matters – defending America’s critical institutions.
- **Culture**: High expectations with high autonomy; flat, collaborative organization where individuals have full creative freedom to execute; earned trust and radical transparency.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Competitive compensation, 100% premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for employees and families; growth opportunities and challenging projects.
- **Work Environment**: Offices in Saint Paul (HQ), New York, and Washington, D.C. – remote/hybrid policy not explicitly stated, but emphasis on autonomy and flat structure suggests flexibility; engineering-driven culture (54% of staff in technical roles). [method.security/careers](https://www.method.security/careers)

## Sources
1. [method.security](https://method.security/)
2. [linkedin.com/company/method-security](https://www.linkedin.com/company/method-security)
3. [cbinsights.com/company/method-security](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/method-security)
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/method.security](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/method.security)

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