Staff Software Backend Engineer, Tech Lead - Foundations
NetBox Labs2 months ago
Remote, United States or Remote, United KingdomStaff+
Base Salary
$220k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture of the Platform Authorization Service, which controls access across the platform.
- Set technical direction for identity, single sign-on, access control, secrets management, and related platform services.
- Lead delivery of Foundations core services, including login, authorization, and tenancy.
- Serve as the primary technical decision maker for the Foundations team.
- Lead and mentor engineers through daily technical work without formal people-management authority.
- Partner with the Foundations Engineering Manager and Product Manager on execution and technical planning.
- Drive core components through general availability launch.
- Define API contracts for platform services consumed by other engineering teams.
- Set engineering standards for code review, testing, and documentation across the team.
Requirements
- 7+ years of software development experience, including technical ownership of a platform or infrastructure area.
- 3+ years of experience in a B2B software startup or high-growth organization.
- Direct experience with authentication and authorization systems such as OAuth, SSO, or role-based access control.
- Experience leading engineering work without formal manager authority.
- Backend programming experience in Python and Go.
- Experience designing APIs consumed by other engineering teams.
- Strong Linux and distributed systems fundamentals.
- A track record of making technical decisions under ambiguity.
- Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration is preferred.
- Experience with network management or infrastructure software such as NetBox is preferred.
- Open-source contributions or project involvement are preferred.
- Comfort with AI-enhanced tooling such as Copilot, ChatGPT, or Cursor is preferred.
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About NetBox Labs
NetBox Labs builds network automation and management software for infrastructure teams, including the open-source NetBox network source of truth, NetBox Cloud (hosted SaaS) and NetBox Enterprise (supported self-managed), plus Orb for network observability. It monetizes through SaaS subscriptions and commercial support for organizations running complex networks, and serves as the commercial steward of NetBox, which is used by thousands of companies. Founded in 2023, the privately held company is backed by investors including Notable Capital, IBM, and Salesforce Ventures.