Principal Software Engineer - API Infrastructure
About The Position
Our team is responsible for building the foundational API layer for all user and system interaction with Rubrik products. We connect our distributed SaaS products, and federated on-prem deployments. Our developers work on REST and GraphQL APIs, and key product features like Identity and Access Management, Dashboards, Reports, and others, enabling seamless integration and customer automation. About the job As a senior member of the API team, your primary goal is to define the future of Rubrik's API Infrastructure, focusing on both internal engineers and external customers. You will assess the existing state, propose forward-looking solutions, and secure buy-in from engineering leaders across the organization. You'll then drive the execution of this vision with a dedicated API Infrastructure team and in partnership with AI and other engineering teams.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering, with deep expertise in APIs and middle-tier services built for scale, speed, and high availability.
- Deep, working knowledge of API design principles and best practices (GraphQL, REST, OpenAPI, Swagger).
- Experienced in leading the development of web frameworks, SDKs, and APIs at an enterprise scale, considering security, performance, and developer experience.
- Ability and desire to get your hands dirty with Scala, Go, Python, and other technologies as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on familiarity with scaling GraphQL schemas (e.g., migration from a monolithic schema to GraphQL Federation).
Responsibilities
- Work with product managers and customer solution architects to understand the API and integration needs of our most sophisticated customers.
- Architect and lead the implementation of our next-generation API infrastructure (GraphQL, REST), defining and driving best practices for design, scalability, security, performance, and overall API hygiene.
- Provide technical leadership to engineers working on the API layer, and identify new and emerging technologies for adoption.
- Foster a culture of quality, technical curiosity, continuous improvement, design thinking, and data-driven decision making.
- Represent the User Access organization within Rubrik's Technical Leadership community.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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