Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js).

Who we are:
Adaptiq is a technology hub specializing in building, scaling, and supporting R&D teams for high-end, fast-growing product companies in a wide range of industries. 

About the Product:
Zenity is the first security governance platform built specifically for AI Copilots, Low-Code/No-Code applications, and business-led development. Enterprises today create thousands of automations, workflows, copilots, and integrations outside traditional R&D—introducing new, fast-moving security risks. Zenity provides organizations with:

• Real-time detection of misconfigurations, unsafe data flows, and policy violations
• Centralized visibility across hundreds of business-driven apps and automations
• Security guardrails for GenAI and LLM-powered tools
• Prioritized vulnerability reports and guided remediation

About the Role:
Zenity is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to help drive the evolution of its security platform for AI and Low-Code ecosystems. The perfect candidate will be passionate about building large-scale, cloud-based solutions. You’ll be working in a dynamic, Agile setting, helping to drive the ongoing development and enhancement of the platform.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Design and build backend services powering security governance for GenAI, Copilots, and Low-Code platforms
• Deliver end-to-end product features used by enterprise customers at scale
• Develop detection logic, data flows, and validation layers for complex workflows and automations
• Work with distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native components
• Build and optimize SQL schema, queries, data models, and near-real-time processing pipelines
• Participate in design reviews, collaborate closely with product and security teams, and contribute thoughtful technical decisions
• Implement security-focused backend solutions that help enterprises adopt AI responsibly
• Use AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) as part of the day-to-day workflow

Required Competence and Skills:

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with proven delivery of production features
• Strong Node.js experience, working on core product systems with real user impact
• Readiness to work with Python – as main language and also with Node.js and Golang – up to 20%
• Strong SQL fundamentals; hands-on experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL plus familiarity with MongoDB or DynamoDB
• Experience building distributed systems or microservices, including observability and CI/CD automation
• Solid cloud background (AWS preferred) and hands-on work with Docker and container-based deployments
• Practical use of AI-assisted development tools and understanding of context engineering / AI-first development principles
• Experience contributing to high-scale or customer-facing products
• Strong communication skills in English, plus experience collaborating with distributed teams
• Ownership mindset and the ability to take a feature from design to production

Nice to have:

• Background in data engineering, streaming, or maintaining near real-time data pipelines
• Experience designing ETL/ELT pipelines or large-scale data systems
• Hands-on with Kubernetes
• Experience with workflow orchestration (Temporal, Cadence, or similar)
• Ability to work across multiple languages (Python + Go or Node.js)

Why Us?

We provide 20 days of vacation leave per calendar year (plus official national holidays of the country you are based in).

We provide full accounting and legal support in all countries in which we operate.

We utilize a fully remote work model with a powerful workstation and co-working space in case you need it.

We offer a highly competitive package with yearly performance and compensation reviews.