Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Platform, Data Plane Transport

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems, primarily utilizing Go.

• Lead the design and execution of secure connectivity solutions that involve service registration, orchestration, routing, and proxy/relay-based communication.

• Take ownership of intricate technical initiatives from start to finish, including solution design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.

• Design and enhance cloud-native services across AWS and GCP, focusing on scalability, reliability, security, and operational efficiency.

• Contribute to the development of frontend applications and platform management experiences utilizing TypeScript and React as needed.

• Investigate and resolve complex issues that encompass application code, cloud infrastructure, networking, and multiple distributed services.

• Drive enhancements in automated testing, system observability, monitoring, and operational readiness.

• Lead and participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, and architectural decisions while mentoring fellow engineers.

• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, and other engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.

• Participate in an on-call rotation, troubleshoot production issues, identify root causes, and implement improvements to prevent recurring problems.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Strong backend development skills using Go or a similar backend language, with the capability to quickly become productive in Go.

• Experience in designing, building, and operating production services using REST APIs, microservices, and distributed system architectures.

• Hands-on experience in developing and operating cloud-native applications in environments like AWS or GCP.

• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including HTTP/TLS, TCP/IP, DNS, and service-to-service communication.

• Experience in designing systems for scalability, reliability, fault tolerance, and failure recovery.

• Ability to independently investigate and troubleshoot complex issues across application code, infrastructure, and multiple services.

• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern software development practices.

• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration abilities, with the capacity to independently drive technical decisions and complex engineering tasks.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Preferred: Experience with TypeScript, React, or similar frontend technologies.

• Preferred: Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, or other cloud-native tools.

• Preferred: Experience with cloud networking technologies such as AWS PrivateLink, GCP Private Service Connect, VPC networking, proxies, or secure tunneling.

• Preferred: Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging technologies like Kafka, Redis, or Pub/Sub.

• Preferred: Familiarity with observability tools such as Datadog, metrics, logging, and distributed tracing.

• Preferred: Experience with security concepts including authentication, certificates, secrets management, and encryption.

• Preferred: Experience in building cloud platform services that involve provisioning, orchestration, resource lifecycle management, or secure connectivity.

• Preferred: Experience with multi-cloud environments, multi-tenant SaaS platforms, or enterprise security requirements.

• Capacity to comply with U.S. export controls.

🏝️ Benefits

• Target annual bonus of 15% of base salary, based on individual and company performance.

• Monthly Connectivity Plus stipend of $150 to support remote work-related expenses.

• Annual $200 reimbursement for home office expenses.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• 401(k) with a company match.

• Paid parental leave, caregiver leave, and flexible time off.

• Mental health support and wellness reimbursement.

• Career development and education assistance.