Secfix Hiring Backend Engineer – GTM Engineering in India | Remote

Job Overview

Secfix is hiring a Backend Engineer – GTM Engineering for a fully remote position based in India. This full-time opportunity is intended for recent graduates and early-career engineers with 0–2 years of experience, including at least one year of backend experience gained through a first full-time role or startup internship.

The successful candidate will be the first engineer dedicated to the go-to-market (GTM) team. The role focuses on building and owning backend systems used by business development representatives and account executives, including data pipelines, integrations, internal services, and AI-powered workflows. It is a hands-on software engineering position involving daily coding in Python or another backend language, SQL, API integrations, and production systems.

About Secfix

Secfix provides security compliance automation for small and medium-sized businesses and mid-market companies in Europe. Its platform helps customers work toward standards and regulations including ISO 27001, GDPR, TISAX, and SOC 2. The company describes itself as a 36-person team backed by a $12 million Series A investment from Alstin Capital, Neosfer (Commerzbank), and Bayern Capital.

Key Responsibilities

• Data pipelines: Build pipelines that collect account and contact information from multiple sources and APIs, clean and deduplicate records, score data, and synchronize it with the CRM.
• Data layer: Design data models and the central database connecting CRM, outreach, and product information.
• Integrations and services: Connect internal and third-party systems through REST APIs and webhooks, and develop internal services or tools when existing products are insufficient.
• Signals and automation: Implement signal detection, lead scoring, routing, and alerts that help sales representatives prioritize accounts.
• AI agents: Develop AI-powered tools and agents to automate repetitive activities such as research, proposal preparation, and CRM updates.
• Reliability: Deploy, schedule, monitor, and maintain production systems, including error handling, retries, rate-limit management, logging, and alerts.
• End-to-end ownership: Investigate issues, identify root causes, deliver fixes, and document systems so that knowledge is not held by a single person.
• Work with the Head of GTM, Sales colleagues, and the Engineering team on architecture and engineering practices.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Recent graduate with a degree in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline.
• Strong academic record.
• 0–2 years of overall experience.
• At least one year of backend experience through a first full-time job or startup internship.
• Strong engineering fundamentals, including Python or another backend programming language, SQL, and data modeling.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs and working with webhooks.
• Practical knowledge of production software workflows, including Git, deployment, scheduling, testing, logging, and debugging.
• Understanding of system dependencies and how changes to one component can affect other parts of a system.
• Hands-on experience with AI coding tools and LLM APIs, such as Claude Code or the Claude API.
• Evidence of building and shipping a real feature, service, data pipeline, or internal tool.
• Structured problem-solving, independent learning, initiative, and clear remote communication skills.

Technical Skills

• Python: A primary language for backend development and data workflows; another backend language is also acceptable.
• SQL and data modeling: Skills for designing and working with the central data layer.
• REST APIs and webhooks: Experience integrating internal and third-party services.
• Git: Version control as part of production development workflows.
• LLM APIs and AI coding tools: Practical experience with AI-assisted development and language-model integrations, with Claude Code or Claude API given as examples.
• Production operations: Deployment, scheduling, testing, logging, debugging, monitoring, retries, and error handling.

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Experience with a cloud platform such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with a data warehouse.
• Experience with a CRM and its API.
• Exposure to go-to-market tools such as Clay.

Work Location and Communication

This is a 100% remote role for candidates based in India. The working arrangement requires at least four hours of overlap with Central European Time, with 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CET provided as an example. Fluent spoken and written English is required. German is not required.

Secfix describes itself as a remote-only company that works in sync through a virtual office and cannot support fully asynchronous work. The role involves regular communication with Sales, the GTM function, and Engineering.

Compensation

The listed compensation range is USD 20,000–32,000 per year, depending on location. The posting also mentions shares and a benefits package. Secfix states that it pays local rates at or above the market.

Benefits and Company Offering

• Equity package in the company.
• 26 days of annual holiday in addition to local public holidays.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Annual personal development budget of €1,000.
• Remote workspace budget and access to co-working spaces.
• Annual company retreat.
• Technology equipment, including a MacBook, monitors, and headphones.
• Company-wide events and access to mentors through the company's investors and accelerators.
• Remote work supported through a virtual office environment.

Working Style and Expectations

The company is looking for an engineer who takes ownership of systems and outcomes rather than waiting for detailed task instructions. The role requires interest in the business context behind the tools being built, collaboration with the people who use those tools, and responsibility for testing, monitoring, and maintaining delivered software.

The posting indicates that this role may not suit candidates who want to work only on isolated coding tasks, avoid business collaboration, or prefer fully asynchronous work.

Interview Process

1. An introductory conversation with the Talent team lasting approximately 30 minutes.
2. A technical take-home challenge estimated at 8–10 hours, with seven days to submit it.
3. An approximately 90-minute interview with the Head of GTM, including live coding.
4. A final interview with the co-founder and Head of GTM.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted only through the official careers-page application form. Secfix specifically asks candidates not to contact employees about this role by email, phone, or LinkedIn; such messages will not be answered.

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