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Manifest | REMOTE (US) | Full Time

Manifest · Full Time · back to the listing

HR standards

48/100

poor

Title ↔ description

48/100

poor

Reads as

Backend Engineer

99% confident

What this role officially is

software developer — ESCO, the EU occupation classification

Software developers implement or program all kinds of software systems based on specifications and designs by using programming languages, tools, and platforms.

Also known as: application developer, application programmer, solutions developer, programmer, software specialist, application software developer

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What the listing never says

  • No section describes what the person would actually do. Scope clarity
  • No pay range published. Candidates cannot tell whether applying is worth their time. Pay transparency
  • No location or timezone policy stated, so a candidate cannot tell where they may work from. Scope clarity

The listing, marked up

Nothing in the wording of this listing tripped a check. The scores above still judge how complete and coherent it is.

Manifest is on a mission to secure the global software and AI supply chain. Our platform automates discovery and risk analysis across the software and AI systems organizations build and buy—SBOMs, AIBOMs, vulnerabilities, and third-party risk. Founded by alumni of DoD, CISA, and Palantir, we're backed by First Round Capital, Ensemble VC, Homebrew, and BoxGroup, and we work with the US Air Force, DHS, Global 2000 companies, and critical infrastructure organizations.
Roles currently available:
Senior Backend Application Engineer | $150K–$210K + equity — Build user-facing product features and the services behind them on our next-generation platform. TypeScript/Node, Go, Python, MongoDB. Looking for engineers who've shipped features end-to-end at B2B SaaS companies and care about both the product and the architecture: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/manifest/jobs/4398657009
Senior Infrastructure Engineer | $150K–$210K + equity — Own how Manifest gets deployed everywhere our customers are: cloud, on-prem, and air-gapped. Kubernetes, Terraform/Helm, CI/CD with security built in. Bonus for FedRAMP/government or air-gapped packaging experience (Zarf, etc.): https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/manifest/jobs/4399435009
More listings here: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/manifest
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