Staff Software Engineer, Platform

SandboxAQ

115d • $183,000 - $256,000

About The Position

The Cybersecurity Group at SandboxAQ is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help functionalize AQtive Guard, our groundbreaking solution for modern non-human identity and cryptography management, already launching globally with major organizations like top-tier financial institutions and government agencies. We are hiring a Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain mission-critical services in both Kotlin and Go, deployed on Kubernetes and leveraging Kafka to ensure high-throughput, low-latency asynchronous processing of security data. The ideal candidate is passionate about building fault-tolerant and highly available systems, and will be instrumental in pushing the boundaries of performance and reliability to provide our customers with groundbreaking cybersecurity analysis.

Requirements

• 5+ years of production experience with at least one of our core languages (Kotlin, Go), and a willingness to learn the other quickly
• Production experience with Kafka, bonus points for KStreams
• Practical, 'production scale' experience with RDBMS (e.g., Postgres)
• Production experience using Kubernetes
• A solid understanding of standard IT security best practices

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of security-related concepts and technologies
• Familiarity with Bazel
• Proficiency in other languages, in order of preference: Rust, Python
• General knowledge of cryptography

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of projects in a fast-paced startup environment, demonstrating a tolerance for ambiguity and a proactive approach to getting things done
• Design, build, and maintain mission-critical services in both Kotlin and Go on Kubernetes
• Leverage Kafka and KStreams in asynchronous processing of security data
• Champion and implement best practices for building highly available, fault-tolerant, and observable distributed systems suitable for top-tier financial and government clients
• Drive performance tuning and optimization efforts, pushing the boundaries of our systems to meet stringent latency and reliability requirements
• Mentor other engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and pair programming to elevate the team's technical excellence
• Collaborate closely with product managers and security researchers to translate requirements for our AQtive Guard solution into robust and scalable technical designs

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Stock options depending on employment type
• Generous learning opportunities
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Family planning/fertility benefits
• PTO (summer and winter breaks)
• Financial wellness resources
• 401(k) plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior