Full-Time
Senior Software Engineer
Full Stack
Posted on 7/10/2025
Andesite
51-200 employees
AI-powered cyber threat detection platform
Compensation Overview
$170k - $210k/yr
Seattle, WA, USA
Remote
Remote-first; occasional travel to meet with customers and team.
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- Passion for delivering products that delight customers that use next generation AI technology
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum of 5 years of full stack engineering experience
- Experience developing responsive, scalable frontends and APIs and data structures, algorithms, and software design
- Proficiency in programming languages like Python and Javascript
- Experience with cloud-based solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure) and familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Build and launch resilient, high-performance web applications and APIs, both front-end and back-end, with a focus on security and scalability
- Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to create and deliver exceptional product features that truly resonate with our customers
- Architect and implement core APIs that will power our entire platform
- 2+ years of experience working in an early stage (Seed / Series A) startup
- Experience developing AI products that leverage natural language processing, computer vision, or other machine learning techniques
Andesite AI helps cyber defense teams protect organizations by using artificial intelligence to turn scattered data into clear, actionable insights. Its platform ingests diverse data from security tools and sources, analyzes it with AI, and presents prioritized threats and recommended remediation steps, enabling faster detection and response. This approach reduces the manual burden on analysts, speeds decision-making, and lowers operational costs. What sets Andesite apart is its leadership with deep defense, intelligence, and large‑tech experience, along with a practical, real‑world angle on cyber operations. Instead of generic features, Andesite focuses on turning decentralized data into actionable intelligence to support analysts in identifying, prioritizing, and neutralizing threats. The company aims to enhance the cyber analyst experience, improve threat management and organizational security posture, and scale with cost-effective AI-driven defense.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$38.3M
Headquarters
McLean, Virginia
Founded
2023
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- $38.25M funding from General Catalyst and Red Cell accelerates Bionic SOC expansion.
- Four Inc. partnership accesses NASA SEWPV and ITES-SW2 for public sector sales.
- Reduces threat workflows from 1000 hours to 3 minutes with higher accuracy.
What critics are saying
- CrowdStrike Falcon's 30% market share integrates 300+ tools, eroding Andesite in 6-12 months.
- Microsoft Sentinel bundles free AI copilot with 80% cloud stacks, commoditizing Andesite by 2028.
- CMMC 3.0 delays block SEWPV sales without full compliance by Q4 2026.
What makes Andesite unique
- Andesite's evidentiary AI articulates reasoning for human validation in SOC workflows.
- FedRAMP High authorization enables secure federal agency deployments.
- Bionic SOC unifies alerts and threat intelligence into single investigative workspace.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
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Unlimited Paid Time Off
Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Options
Parental Leave
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -1%1 year growth
↑ 3%2 year growth
↑ 14%Former CIA officers are transitioning from intelligence work to startup leadership, bringing field experience to the C-suite. Brian Carbaugh, who spent years operating under alias personas abroad as a CIA officer, now serves as CEO of Andesite, a Virginia-based data analytics startup. Carbaugh is among several recently retired spies applying their intelligence backgrounds to technology companies. The shift sees former operatives moving from covert operations to investor meetings and capital raising, leveraging skills developed in espionage for commercial ventures. The trend highlights how intelligence expertise is increasingly valued in the tech sector, particularly in areas like data analytics where security and analytical capabilities are crucial.
Former CIA officers are increasingly moving from intelligence work to startup leadership, with several founding technology companies focused on data analytics and defence applications. Brian Carbaugh, previously a CIA officer operating under various aliases abroad, now serves as CEO of Andesite, a Virginia-based data analytics startup. The timing proves advantageous for these intelligence-to-entrepreneur transitions. President Donald Trump's proposed national defence budget of $1.5 trillion for next year represents a roughly 50% increase in spending, potentially benefiting artificial intelligence and emerging technology companies. The ongoing conflict with Iran, which has demonstrated sophisticated cyber and electronic warfare capabilities, further strengthens demand for rapidly deployable new technologies in the defence sector. These former spies are leveraging their field experience to secure investor meetings and raise capital for ventures positioned at the intersection of national security and commercial technology.
Four Inc. partners with Andesite to bring Human-AI collaboration to Public Sector cyber defense. Herndon, VA, 3/4/2026- Four Inc. is proud to announce a new partnership with Andesite, serving as a public sector technology provider for the company, a leader in human and AI-driven collaborative security. Under this agreement, Andesite's AI-powered cybersecurity platform will enable the public sector to investigate faster, prioritize what matters, and operate with confidence in mission-critical environments through Four Inc.'s NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWPV), Information Technology Enterprise Solutions - Software 2 (ITES-SW2), and its network of channel partners. This collaboration combines Four Inc.'s expertise in delivering innovative solutions to the public sector with Andesite's ability to transform cybersecurity operations through human and AI collaboration. Andesite helps public sector organizations modernize and strengthen cybersecurity operations through a human and AI collaborative approach purpose-built for mission environments. By unifying alerts, threat intelligence, and security data from multiple sources into a single investigative workspace, Andesite enables analysts to investigate faster, collaborate more effectively, and make confident, evidence-backed decisions. Its contextual and traceable AI surfaces the most critical signals, connects related activity, and provides transparent analysis that analysts can review and validate. Designed with security and compliance at the core, Andesite aligns with leading federal and industry frameworks and offers both cloud and self-managed on-prem deployment options, giving public sector teams the flexibility, visibility, and trust they need to defend high-value systems at scale. About Andesite Andesite's Human-AI SOC empowers cybersecurity teams with the actionable insights they need to make critical decisions, assess threats, and determine risk levels. It enables them to conduct and automate investigations and enrichment, manage high-volume alerts and process threat intelligence reports in minutes. Andesite's AI technology connects silos and reduces inefficiencies across data sources, tools and platforms in their security ecosystem, helping SOC teams to accelerate time to detect, investigate and respond. Before Andesite, the company leaders and founders spent decades protecting its nation and some of the largest enterprises on the planet against sophisticated adversaries. Andesite embodies their sense of mission and commitment to develop security products that empower those who work protecting others. About Four Inc. Four Inc. is a respected Public Sector IT distributor and has earned a place on Washington Technology's Top 100 Government Contractors list for ten consecutive years. With deep expertise in the federal IT contracting landscape and well-established network of technology manufacturers and partners, Four Inc. consistently delivers the right solutions and services to meet government needs. Through their proven experience and dedication towards their core values, they have earned the IT community's respect and trust.
Despite soaring cybersecurity spending, security teams face mounting challenges. Analysts are overwhelmed with alerts as they attempt to interpret,
Additionally, Andesite revealed that it secured an additional $23 million in capital as a second tranche of seed funding from General Catalyst and Red Cell Partners.