Backend Developer (Autofix)
- Level
- Mid
Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.
Open. First seen 13 October 2026.
About the role
aikidosecurity's standard text
š Weāre making security suck less for developers.
Security tools havenāt kept up with how software is built today. They interrupt teams, slow releases, and turn security into a bottleneck instead of a capability. We built Aikido to change that. Aikido builds developer-first security products that reduce real risk without getting in the way of shipping software. We focus on what actually matters and automate the rest.
Weāre taking on legacy security tools teams have been stuck with, and weāre winning. If you want to help us take market share and build products developers actually enjoy using, youāre in the right place.
Founded in 2022 by third-time founders, Aikido has $85M in the bank and a long runway ahead. Weāre building toward self-securing software. Join an all-star team. Take real ownership. Push boundaries. Build things that matter.
As our new Backend developer, you'll be part of our Autofix team.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain backend services in TypeScript/Node.js (plus Python, PHP, and others when needed)
- Manage AWS and Lambda deployments
- Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines
- Design scalable, high-availability systems
- Plan, write, and document new features
- Handle asynchronous programming and its quirks
- Optimize code for speed where it matters
- Explore and integrate AI features
- Comfortable in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment
- Able to think along on architectural decisions
- Willing to learn new languages when needed
- Comfortable with hard problems and algorithms (e.g. parsing with ASTs)
- Willing to experiment and throw away code
- Experience with automated testing and unit tests
- Some DevOps experience (CI/CD)
- Curious about AI
- Fluent in English
- Able to work from our office in Ghent at least 3 days per week
What you can expect
- Short decision lines. Big ownership. Shape the projects that matter and ship fast.
- Grow as fast as we do. Take on more, own more, and carve out your own path.
- Top-tier tech pay and equity.
- High trust, strong values, zero corporate BS.
- Flexibility in working hours.
- A company that sticks to its values in an open and informal atmosphere.
aikidosecurity's standard text
We hire for talent, drive, and potential. Everything else is noise.
What this role asks for
Standard for backend roles
AWS Ā· Python
Common in backend postings at any company.
67% of this description is written for the role. The rest is aikidosecurity's standard text, folded away below.
Read against aikidosecurity's other open postings on this site.
The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 13 open in Engineering. 5 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in September: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
AWS (7 of 13), Python (7 of 13), Penetration Testing (5 of 13), TypeScript (5 of 13), CI/CD (4 of 13), Kubernetes (4 of 13), LLM (4 of 13)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- AI Engineer posted Oct 11
- Cloud Security Engineer posted Oct 5
- Site Reliability Engineer posted Sep 26
- Developer Relations posted Sep 21
- Senior Cloud Engineer (GovCloud / FedRAMP) posted Sep 16
- Software Engineer (Go, Runtime Security) posted Jul 29
- Product Manager (AutoShip) posted Jul 28
- AI Engineer (Code Audit) posted Jul 22
- AI Engineer (Infrastructure Pentest) posted Jul 22
- Software Engineer (AI Code Audit) posted May 20
- Customer security engineer (pentest) posted Jan 16
- Full Stack Developer posted Sep 3
From the team and dates on aikidosecurity's own job board.
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