via Remote Rocketship
$120K - 160K a year
Provide technical leadership and architectural contributions in backend distributed systems.
8+ years software development, 3+ years technical leadership, proficiency in Go or similar languages, and experience with distributed systems and cloud APIs.
Job Description: • Provide technical leadership and make architectural contributions in backend services • Collect and process telemetry at scale from data sources in customer environments • React to changes in environment and render policies in highly scalable manner to large number of enforcement points • Implement API endpoints that need to respond with minimal latencies even when crunching large volumes of data • Will be deployed in highly complex distributed system environments and involve failure modes unique to those environments Requirements: • At least 8+ years' experience building software systems in one or more programming languages such as Go, C++, or Java • 3+ years' technical leadership experience in a software engineering environment • Agile experience • Bachelor's degree with 8 years of related experience, Master's with 6 years, PhD with 3 years, or equivalent combination of education and experience • In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience • Proficiency in Computer Science foundational areas, including algorithms, systems, databases, performance engineering and security architecture • Schema/Data modeling design experience • Experience with large-scale event processing architectures • Experience in systems programming and performance engineering • Experience working with security architecture and database design • Kubernetes experience • Experience programming using cloud APIs for AWS, Azure, or GCP • A professional who embraces agile methodologies Benefits: • medical, dental and vision insurance • 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution • paid parental leave • short and long-term disability coverage • basic life insurance • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year • 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees • 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday • paid year-end holiday shutdown • 4 paid days off for personal wellness • 16 days of paid vacation time for non-exempt employees • flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date • up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next • optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer • annual bonuses for non-sales roles
This job posting was last updated on 7/20/2026