Staff Software Backend Engineer, Tech Lead - Foundations
NetBox Labs5 hours ago
Remote, United States or Remote, United KingdomStaff+
Base Salary
$215k - $235k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture of the Platform Authorization Service and set technical direction for Foundations platform services.
- Lead delivery of authentication, authorization, identity, SSO, access control, secrets management, login, telemetry, and tenancy services.
- Act as the primary technical decision maker and lead engineers through daily technical work without formal manager authority.
- Define API contracts for platform services consumed by other engineering teams.
- Drive core components through general availability and align technical plans with product priorities.
- Partner with the Foundations Engineering Manager and Product Manager on execution.
- Set engineering standards for code review, testing, and documentation.
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.
- Preferred experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, network management or infrastructure software, open-source contributions, and AI-enhanced tooling such as Copilot, ChatGPT, or Cursor.
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.