Senior Software Backend Engineer, Foundations

LATAM, Remote. Posted a month ago

The role

You will build core services for identity, authentication, and access control on the Foundations platform team. You will own the delivery of complex components and act as a technical expert.

What you will do

Act as the team's go-to expert for a core area of Foundations
Design and build backend services for the platform in collaboration with other teams
Own delivery of complex components within Foundations projects, from design through production
Break large projects into well-defined milestones
Communicate risk and status early
Investigate and fix tough technical problems
Identify technical debt and risk
Mentor engineers through pairing, code review, and design review
Communicate technical decisions clearly in design docs and team meetings
Partner with Product and other engineering teams to align technical work with priorities

Required qualifications

4+ years of software development experience, including ownership of complex backend systems
Backend programming experience in Python or Go
Experience in Platform Engineering or building common platform components
A track record of breaking large projects into milestones and delivering on time
Experience mentoring engineers through code review and design review
Strong Linux and distributed systems fundamentals
Comfort working across teams to align technical work with product priorities
Experience with incorporating AI into a development workflow and authoring AI-enhanced tooling

Nice to have

Experience with authentication and authorization systems (for example, OAuth, SSO, or role-based access control)
Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
Experience with network management or infrastructure software (for example, NetBox)
Open-source contributions or project involvement

About the company

NetBox Labs helps companies build and manage complex networks by delivering open, composable products. They are the commercial steward of open source NetBox and Orb.