Senior Application Engineer — Cybersecurity SaaS

About Kodaowl Kodaowl is an emerging cybersecurity technology company developing an AI-native exposure and risk intelligence platform. Our platform is designed to help organizations discover security exposures, assess vulnerabilities, prioritize risks, coordinate remediation, and measure security improvements. By combining security assessment capabilities, advanced analytics, intelligent automation, and AI-powered insights, Kodaowl aims to make cybersecurity risk management more accessible, actionable, and effective. We are advancing toward commercialization and expanding our engineering team to support product development, customer readiness, and future growth. About the Role We are seeking an experienced Senior Application Engineer — Cybersecurity SaaS to contribute to the continued development and commercialization of our cloud-native cybersecurity platform. This is a hands-on engineering role involving backend services, application functionality, security integrations, data processing, and customer-facing SaaS capabilities. T he successful candidate will work within an existing application architecture, collaborating with AI and cloud infrastructure engineers to enhance product functionality, reliability, security, and scalability. We are looking for someone who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges and can translate business and product requirements into dependable software. Key Responsibilities Application Engineering • Develop, enhance, and maintain core SaaS application capabilities. • Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs. • Develop customer-facing application functionality and workflows. • Improve application performance, reliability, and maintainability. • Design and optimize application data models and processing mechanisms. • Implement secure authentication, authorization, and access controls. • Contribute to application architecture and technical documentation. Security Assessment Integration • Develop and enhance integrations with security assessment and scanning technologies. • Implement workflows for asset discovery, vulnerability assessment, and security analysis. • Build mechanisms for collecting, processing, and normalizing security findings. • Develop reliable scanning orchestration, scheduling, and execution management capabilities. • Implement secure and scalable processing of security assessment results. • Support integration with external security platforms and enterprise systems. • Enhance asset inventory, exposure management, and vulnerability tracking functionality. SaaS Platform Development • Develop and enhance multi-tenant application capabilities. • Implement customer onboarding and tenant administration workflows. • Support secure tenant isolation and role-based access controls. • Develop subscription management and usage-based service capabilities. • Implement customer configuration, reporting, and administrative functionality. • Support scalable application operations and customer lifecycle management. Risk Management and Reporting • Develop dashboards and analytical interfaces for security findings. • Enhance vulnerability and exposure management workflows. • Implement risk tracking, remediation management, and validation capabilities. • Develop reporting, data visualization, and export functionality. • Integrate AI-powered insights into customer-facing application features. • Improve application usability and overall customer experience. Engineering Quality and Production Readiness • Develop reliable, maintainable, and well-tested application components. • Implement automated testing and quality assurance practices. • Collaborate with infrastructure engineers on application deployment and operations. • Identify and resolve performance, security, and reliability issues. • Contribute to engineering standards and development best practices. • Support production releases and customer onboarding. Required Qualifications • Significant professional experience developing production software applications. • Strong backend application development experience. • Experience designing and implementing APIs and service integrations. • Proficiency in modern application development technologies. • Experience working with relational databases and data-intensive applications. • Understanding of secure application development principles. • Experience building or maintaining scalable SaaS platforms. • Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and containerized applications. • Experience integrating external systems, services, or software components. • Ability to independently deliver reliable, production-ready application functionality. • Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills. Preferred Qualifications • Experience developing cybersecurity or security management applications. • Familiarity with security assessment, vulnerability management, or exposure analysis. • Experience integrating scanning engines or security analysis technologies. • Knowledge of multi-tenant SaaS architecture. • Experience developing analytical dashboards and reporting applications. • Familiarity with subscription management and customer lifecycle workflows. • Experience working with distributed systems and asynchronous processing. • Previous experience in startup or early-stage product development. Opportunities for Growth Kodaowl offers an opportunity to contribute to a growing technology company during an important stage of its development. Early engineering contributors will have opportunities to influence product capabilities, engineering practices, and the evolution of our application architecture. As Kodaowl expands, potential opportunities may include: • Progression into Principal Engineer, Lead Application Engineer, or Engineering Manager responsibilities. • Greater ownership of application architecture and product engineering. • Opportunities to lead technical initiatives and mentor additional engineers. • Participation in the development of enterprise-scale cybersecurity capabilities. • Potential transition into expanded or longer-term engineering responsibilities. • Consideration for additional compensation arrangements or equity participation, subject to company approval and mutually agreed terms. We value individuals who are interested in contributing to both the immediate success and long-term development of the company. Engagement Structure This position is initially structured as a flexible, part-time or contract engagement. Kodaowl is a self-funded, early-stage company focused on disciplined product development and sustainable growth. Compensation and engagement terms will be discussed based on experience, availability, responsibilities, and project requirements. Why Join Kodaowl? Joining Kodaowl provides an opportunity to work on a developing cybersecurity platform that combines security engineering, intelligent automation, and modern SaaS technology. You will have meaningful technical ownership, direct involvement in product development, and opportunities to contribute to the company's future technical direction. We value engineers who demonstrate initiative, accountability, technical curiosity, and a commitment to building reliable software.