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title: 'Senior Backend Engineer at Xage Security'
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# Senior Backend Engineer at Xage Security

- **Company:** Xage Security
- **Location:** Lincoln, NE
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2024-03-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/xage-security/ffe44995-b7c3-4bb8-9d56-71706d521183

## Job description

## About the role

The Senior Backend Engineer role gives the successful candidate the opportunity to champion the design of path-breaking information security products that address key gaps in security for the Internet of Things. Xage’s product is a unique application of blockchain technology, which leverages the decentralization properties to put adversaries in a position of disadvantage. The role is pivotal to delivering thought leadership, reliability of the product and robustness of its design and architecture.

## About Xage

Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, government, and private enterprises are at an all time high – and only growing more urgent by the day. Xage is a global leader in zero trust access and protection at the forefront of solving this pressing issue. We are pioneering a secure tomorrow by empowering organizations worldwide to connect anyone to anything, while delivering unparalleled defense against every cyber threat. We have built tremendous momentum across governments and commercial enterprises around the world, and it’s just the beginning. Recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Startup Employers, Xage prioritizes creativity, collaboration, and innovation in pursuit of our mission. We are headquartered in Palo Alto, CA and have global teams across North America, EMEA, and APJ .

We’re passionate about solving problems that have positive, real-world consequences for the lives of everyday people. We hope you’ll join us in the fight against cyberattacks and safeguarding critical infrastructure.

## Perks

Competitive salary and equity Full health, dental, vision insurance We will process visa transfers and immigration Work with founders and executives closely and participate in all aspects of company building Early stage opportunity in a massive sized market with proven traction and growing rapidly

Recognition & Momentum Xage Security has experienced explosive growth and received numerous awards and recognition, including: Named by Forbes one of America’s Best Startup Employers 2024 $17 million contract awarded by U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) to offer its zero trust access control Named in Gartner research on Cyber-Physical Systems Protection Platforms, Zero Trust Network Access, Remote Privileged Access Management, and CPS Secure Remote Access Named in Forrester research on Operation Technology Security Solutions, and Microsegmentation Solutions Named a Gold winner for Identity & Access Security Solution in the 2024 American Business Awards Named a 25 Hottest Edge Security company by CRN 2023 Named a Top 10 Security Solution in the CRN Internet of Things 50 list 2024 Named Industrial IoT Innovator of the Year in 2023 IoT Breakthrough Awards SC Awards “Best Identity Management Solution” finalist 2022 ISO 27001:2022, IEC 62443, and FIPS 140-2 Certified

## Responsibilities

- Take ownership of specific project scope and initiatives and ensure high quality of deliverables.
- Define, develop and maintain the deployment process and tools for Xage solutions spanning across both IT, OT and Cloud environments.
- Provide ongoing support and improve the system health and reliability.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and adopt best practices for highly scalable and distributed and autonomous systems.
- Lead, direct, guide and empower others to succeed.

## Requirements

- 3+ years of experience in software development using HTTP/s proxies, Websockets, packet tracing, multi-tier client/server communication.
- In-depth understanding and practical knowledge of Javascript execution in the security context of modern web browsers, authentication/authorization using JWT, SAML, SSO.
- Fundamental working knowledge on multi-threading programming, inter-process communication, socket programming, high performance and low latency programming.
- Knowledgeable in C++/go/Java-based secure coding, vulnerability assessment, threat analysis.
- Hands-on experience with application protocols RDP, VNC, HTTP, SSH and core concepts on Authentication, certificates, TLS, etc.
- Experience in cryptography, PKI, microservice architecture and large scale infrastructure, reverse proxies, NGINX, SOCKS5, Session Management with Load Balancers.
- Highly focused on quality, debugging and troubleshooting skills.
- Strong communication skills and expert system level skills on Linux OS such as Ubuntu, Alpine, Red Hat Linux, Docker.
- Experience developing NGINX plugins or working with internals would be a plus.
- Experience developing applications using Guacamole framework would be a plus.

## About Xage Security

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Xage Security delivers zero trust cybersecurity solutions for IT, OT, cloud, and AI environments, protecting critical infrastructure worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed; $144.2M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Susanto Irwan (Co-founder, President & CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Computer and Network Security – focused on critical infrastructure sectors (energy, utilities, manufacturing, defense, transportation, healthcare, space)
- **Target customers**: B2B – large enterprises, government agencies (including U.S. federal), and industrial organizations with OT/IT/cloud environments
- **Mission**: “Protect critical infrastructure – energy, utilities, defense, manufacturing, logistics & supply chain, and many more” – and “pioneer a secure tomorrow”

## Products & Services
- **Xage Fabric Platform**: Core zero trust platform that enforces granular, identity-based access controls across IT, OT, and cloud assets; lightweight, deployable in days
- **Secure Remote Access**: Just-in-time, least-privilege remote access for users, contractors, and third parties without VPNs or jump servers
- **Privileged Access Management (XPAM)**: Eliminates standing privileges and enforces zero trust for admins and third parties across all environments
- **Critical Asset Protection**: Discover, observe, and control access to high-value industrial and operational assets
- **Zero Trust Data Exchange**: Secure collaboration and data sharing with granular policy enforcement
- **Unified Zero Trust for AI**: Jailbreak-proof security for LLMs, agents, AI pipelines, and data sources through network-level least-privilege access control

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$86.7M** (LinkedIn estimate); Total Funding of **$144.2M** (over 5 rounds)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Piva Capital (lead in latest venture round), March Capital (lead in Series A); customers include **U.S. Space Force**, **PETRONAS**, and **Kinder Morgan**
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of **82 employees** (+9.9% YoY); LinkedIn followers **10,457** (yearly growth +31.4%); named one of **America’s Best Startup Employers** (2025); presence across 7 countries (US, UAE, UK, India, Saudi Arabia, etc.)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deployment speed**: Platform can be deployed in a day, reducing time to value versus traditional VPNs/jump servers
- **Unified zero trust across IT, OT, cloud, and AI** – most competitors focus on only one domain
- **Patented fabric architecture** that enforces least-privilege at the network level, preventing attacks at every stage
- **Strong government & critical infrastructure pedigree** (U.S. Space Force, federal agencies, energy giants)
- **Ease of use**: Designed to eliminate the need for insecure workarounds by users

## Strategic Focus
- **AI security**: Emerging priority with “Unified Zero Trust for AI” to secure LLMs and autonomous agents
- **Federal expansion**: Hiring for Federal Account Executive and Solutions Architect roles
- **Geographic growth**: Growing presence in Middle East and Asia (offices in UAE, India, UK)
- **Product innovation**: Continuing to replace legacy PAM, VPN, and network segmentation tools with a single unified platform

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven**: Directly protect systems that society depends on (energy grids, defense, space, healthcare)
- **Engineering culture**: Work with industry experts in cybersecurity, IT, and OT; early-career and senior roles available across backend, devops, product security, and AI
- **Work-life balance**: Company emphasizes “We work hard, but we also make sure to take time off to recharge!”; LinkedIn Work-Life rating **3.8/5**
- **Recognition**: Listed among **America’s Best Startup Employers**
- **Hybrid/Remote**: Not explicitly stated, but office in Palo Alto; several roles mention “Remote” in titles (e.g., Federal Account Executive) – flexible likely
- **Diversity**: distributed team across 7 countries with diverse industry backgrounds

## Sources
1. [xage.com - Careers](https://xage.com/careers/)
2. [xage.com - Homepage](https://xage.com/)
3. [xage.com - About Us](https://xage.com/about-us/)
4. [linkedin.com - Xage Security Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/xage-security)
5. [pitchbook.com - Xage Security Profile](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/166357-27)

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