Now is a great time to join Optery. Optery is profitable with $XXM annual revenue, and we 3x-ed sales last year. Our product was awarded “Editors’ Choice” by PCMag as the most outstanding in the personal data removal category for the 4th year in a row (2022 - 2025), we received the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards for Attack Surface Management, Digital Footprint Management, and Employee Privacy Protection for the 2nd year in a row (2024 - 2025), we received the Top InfoSec Innovator Award and Best Service for Attack Surface Management by Cyber Defense Magazine in 2025, Fortress Cybersecurity Award for Privacy Enhancing Technologies in 2025, Fast Company awarded Optery Next Big Things in Tech for Security and Privacy, Optery was ranked the #1 most effective of all personal data removal services tested in 2024 study by Consumer Reports, Optery was named one of Business Insider’s Top 30 Future Unicorns of 2025, and we’re changing the game in the world of consumer data in a way that puts individuals in control.

Optery is automated opt out software, and we serve individuals, families and businesses. Our mission is to empower people to take control of their personal data, and we have a vision for a safer world through data privacy.

Optery is the first company to offer a free report with dozens of screenshots showing where your personal information is being posted by hundreds of data brokers online (https://app.optery.com/signup), and the first to offer IT teams a completely self-service platform for finding and removing employee personal information from the web (https://business.optery.com/signup). Optery subscription plans automatically remove customers from these sites, clearing your home address, phone number, email and other personal information from the Internet at scale. The service is used to prevent threats like phishing, social engineering, identity theft, harassment and physical violence.

Optery has completed its AICPA SOC 2, Type II security certification, and distinguishes itself with unparalleled search technology, data removal automation, visual evidence-based before-and-after reporting, data broker coverage, and API integration options.

Hundreds of thousands of people rely on Optery to prevent attacks and keep their personal information off the Internet. Optery has raised $9M+ in funding from world-class investors such as Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Flex Capital, Global Founders Capital, Goodwater Capital, Pioneer Fund, Soma Capital, TRAC, Tribe Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures.

Optery is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, but operates as a fully-remote global team.

We’re seeking a highly knowledgeable and experienced Senior Backend Engineer who enjoys early stage environments that provide freedom to move fast and ship new customer-facing products and features at high velocity. You’ll work closely with the founders of the company and have a high degree of influence and input into the direction of the product and company. The right candidate will have a high degree of versatility and excels at creating software at all layers of web application platforms. The role requires outstanding communication and customer empathy skills. Since we are a remote first company, you will simultaneously need to be able to collaborate well, and be self-directed and work independently.

The ideal person will be passionate about building consumer data privacy software, and will have experience across most of these areas:

• Python / Django
• Django-rest-framework
• Writing tests
• Asynchronous jobs execution / event brokers (Celery / RabbitMQ / Redis)
• Databases - Postgres, SQL, and NoSQL (ElasticSearch, MongoDB, Cassandra)
• User data security best practices
• Designing core, backend software components
• Implementing integrations with third-party APIs
• Diagnosing and addressing performance issues
• Kubernetes, microservices, and resource management
• AWS, GCP, Azure
• HTML and Javascript experience

Bonus if you have experience working in the consumer privacy or consumer data industries, React, HTMX and automation tools

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years experience as a backend or full-stack engineer building web applications
• 3+ years experience with Python and Django
• Demonstrated knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals
• Maturity, Self-awareness, Empathy, a Strong work ethic, Attention to detail, and a Positive attitude
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent work experience

LOCATION

Optery is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, but operates as a fully-remote global team. While this is not necessarily a U.S.-based position, working regular U.S. business hours, i.e. U.S. Eastern, Central, Mountain, or Pacific time zones, is strongly preferred.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Competitive salary
• Flexible vacation policy
• Stipend for home office setup

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Optery values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Optery does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

• Backend: Python / Django / nodeJS
• Frontend: React
• Hosted on AWS / K8S (EKS) / Grafana / Loki