Staff Software Development Engineer SDM

IuVe; Redwood City, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Delinea is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to shape the architecture of the StrongDM platform, securing databases, servers and cloud services. You will lead complex design decisions, apply deep expertise in Go and distributed systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive secure, scalable backend services.

The role emphasizes independent judgment, mentorship, and delivering high-quality, high-performance software in a multi-cloud environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional Go backend development experience.
• Experience with distributed systems at scale.
• Proven ability to architect highly concurrent services.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and technical direction of highly concurrent backend systems in Go.
• Drive design decisions for proxy data plane and control-plane services.
• Partner with architects, product managers, and DevOps/SRE leadership to shape multi-quarter roadmaps.
• Serve as subject matter expert on secure network protocols and cryptographic systems (TLS/mTLS).
• Mentor engineers and lead design reviews across teams.
• Document architectural and technical strategy for broader teams.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Distributed systems

Backend development

Network services

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS

Tools

TLS/mTLS

Job description

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About this opportunity

About Delinea: Delinea is a pioneer in securing human and machine identities through intelligent, centralized authorization, empowering organizations to seamlessly govern their interactions across the modern enterprise. Leveraging AI-powered intelligence, Delineaâs leading cloud-native Identity Security Platform applies context throughout the entire identity lifecycle â across cloud and traditional infrastructure, data, SaaS applications, and AI. It is the only platform that enables you to discover all identities â including workforce, IT administrator, developers, and machines â assign appropriate access levels, detect irregularities, and respond to threats in real-time. With deployment in weeks, not months, 90% fewer resources to manage than the nearest competitor, and a 99.995% uptime, Delinea delivers robust security and operational efficiency without compromise. Learn more about Delinea on Delinea.com , LinkedIn , X , and YouTube . Join our passionate, global team at Delinea and help us make the world a safer and more secure place. Our success is driven by world-class product leadership, outstanding engineers, and strategic investment from TPG. We value diversity, innovation, and a culture of respect and fairness. If you're ready to push boundaries and challenge the status quo in security, we want to hear from you. Job Summary This position is on the team building StrongDM, now part of Delineaâthe universal access management platform that secures and audits access to databases, servers, Kubernetes clusters, and web applications. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will apply deep expertise across distributed systems, security, and cloud architecture to help shape the technical direction of StrongDMâs proxy and control-plane platform. You will take on the platformâs most complex and ambiguous engineering challenges, exercise independent judgment on architecture and design decisions that span multiple teams, and serve as a recognized subject matter expert on secure, high-scale distributed systems written in Go. You will report to the teamâs engineering manager. What Youâll Do: Lead the architecture and technical direction of highly concurrent, distributed backend systems in Go (Golang), setting engineering standards that extend across multiple teams within StrongDM and Delinea. Drive design decisions for the proxy data plane (gateways and relays) and control-plane services, evaluating tradeoffs on the platformâs most complex and ambiguous technical problems. Partner with architects, product managers, and DevOps/SRE leadership to shape multi-quarter system roadmaps, translating broader business priorities into concrete technical strategy. Serve as a subject matter expert on secure network protocols and cryptographic systems (TLS/mTLS, credential brokering, key management), guiding their application across the platform. Lead code and design reviews across teams, holding a high bar for performance, security, and maintainability, and coach engineers on applying that bar independently. Investigate and resolve the most challenging technical issues in distributed, multi-cloud production environments, often requiring evaluation of ambiguous or intangible tradeoffs. Author and maintain architectural and technical strategy documentation that informs decisions beyond your immediate team. Mentor engineers across the team and may direct the work of others, building the cross-team relationships that help align engineering execution with company objectives. What Youâll Need: Bachelorâs or Masterâs degree in computer science, software engineering, or related technical discipline. 8+ years of professional experience working as a software engineer, with deep expertise in Go (Golang) , distributed systems, and backend/network service development at scale. Demonstrated experience architecting highly concurrent, dis