Staff Platform Backend Engineer & Technical Lead

NetBox Labs, Inc.

United States

Remote

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

NetBox Labs seeks a Staff Software Backend Engineer to technically lead our Foundations team, owning architecture and execution for core platform services including authentication, authorization, secrets management, and telemetry.

You will partner with the Foundations Engineering Manager and Product Manager to align technical plans with product priorities, drive GA-ready delivery, and mentor the engineering team through daily work while establishing high engineering standards.

Qualifications

7+ years of software development with platform ownership.
3+ years in a B2B startup or high-growth setting.
Experience with authentication/authorization (OAuth, SSO, RBAC).
Experience leading engineering without formal manager authority.
Backend development in Python and Go.
Experience designing APIs consumed by other teams.
Strong Linux and distributed systems fundamentals.

Responsibilities

Own architecture of the Platform Authorization Service (PAS).
Set technical direction for identity, SSO, access control, secrets management services and more.
Lead delivery of Foundations core services, including login, authorization, and tenancy.
Act as the primary technical decision maker for Foundations.
Lead and mentor the Foundations engineering team through daily technical work.
Partner with the Foundations Engineering Manager and Product Manager on team execution.
Drive core components through to GA (general availability) launch.
Define API contracts for platform services that others consume.
Work with the Foundations Product Manager to align technical plans with product priorities.
Set engineering standards for code review, testing, and documentation across the team.