Fortanix

Staff Software Engineer - Rust and Distributed Systems (Bay Area, hybrid)

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28 days ago
Santa Clara, CA, USAStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design and build distributed microservices for Fortanix’s confidential computing platform.
  • Own services end to end, including architecture, APIs, deployment, scaling, and production reliability.
  • Drive technical direction and lead system design and API discussions across the platform.
  • Write production-grade Rust, C/C++, or similar systems-level code and contribute to code reviews.
  • Build secure, resilient, auditable, and maintainable systems across hybrid and multicloud environments.
  • Partner with engineering, product, and infrastructure teams on complex cross-functional systems.
  • Mentor and guide engineers on system design, code quality, and engineering rigor.
  • Contribute to Runtime Encryption® technology and confidential computing services.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend and distributed systems expertise.
  • Experience designing and building microservices from scratch and integrating them into larger architectures.
  • Experience owning services through design, development, deployment, scaling, and operations.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, including scalability, reliability, fault tolerance, and data consistency.
  • Strong Rust programming experience; C, C++, Go, or similar systems-level languages are also considered.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containerized environments, AWS, GCP, Azure, and production deployment pipelines.
  • Experience working in Linux environments, including debugging and performance tuning.
  • Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL data storage, distributed storage, and caching.
  • Experience or interest in confidential computing, Trusted Execution Environments, key management, encryption, secure storage, and access control.
  • Nice-to-have experience includes performance-critical systems, systems programming, secure AI, privacy-preserving systems, infrastructure platforms, or developer platforms.

Benefits

  • Hybrid workplace in Santa Clara, United States.
  • Unlimited PTO, 40 hours of Volunteer Time Off per year, and an internet stipend.
  • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement savings/401(k), wellness program, short- and long-term disability, holidays, and other benefits.
  • Equity and potential additional compensation through bonus or equity are mentioned, but no base salary amount is provided.
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