Senior Software Engineer - HashiCorp Secure Products

IBM · San Jose, CA · 6 days ago

HybridEngineeringFull-time

We’re looking for Senior Engineers with a deep backend focus to join our team. In this role, you can expect to:

Lead the design, prototyping, and implementation of multi-phase features and tools with a high business impact, ensuring stability and usability
Collaborate closely with Product Design, Product Management, and cross-functional engineering teams to align on priorities and technical solutions
Act as a subject matter expert in Golang development and quality standards, influencing internal teams and the external community
Absess and break down large projects across multiple teams, evaluating tradeoffs to maintain project momentum and alignment
Spot potential technical issues before they happen. Recommend improvements to maintain quality, efficiency, and productivity
Stay current on industry trends and best practices, advancing their adoption within the team and across the organization
Advocate for technical roadmaps that enhance organizational performance, and participate in system-wide debugging, maintenance, and production support
Mentor team members

Understanding of symmetric and asymmetric encryption, certificate management, key management, PKI, and TLS
Proficiency in security best practices and secure coding principles

Deep understanding of consensus algorithms (e.g., Raft)
Strong experience working in large distributed micro services architectures
Experience with testing distributed services
Hands-on experience implementing distributed applications in container environments (Kubernetes/OpenShift)
Considerable experience configuring and administering Linux/UNIX systems
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Expert understanding of CI/CD, Dev Ops, automated testing, and supporting release engineering initiatives
Experience building and maintaining robust CI pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred)
Ability to identify areas of improvement and automation opportunities

Skilled in conducting code reviews and providing constructive feedback
Responsible for ensuring code quality and maintaining high standards
Expertise in performance optimization and scalability of complex systems
Strong coding practices including test-driven development (TDD), code reviews, refactoring, and adherence to Go best practices and idioms

Proficiency with AI coding assistants (Bob, GitHub, Copilot, etc.) to accelerate development while maintaining code quality
Ability to leverage AI tools for code analysis, bug detection, and security vulnerability identification
Skill in crafting effective prompts to utilize LLMs for problem-solving, documentation generation, and technical research
Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated code and suggestions, understanding when to accept, modify, or reject recommendations
Leverage AI tools to create intelligent automation solutions and improve existing automated workflows

Demonstrated experience leading a team of junior developers and driving technical delivery
Expected to make strategic technical decisions and provide architectural guidance
Expected to foster innovation and continuous improvement in the team
Excellent communication, analytical, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder management skills

Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and implement prototypes in a timely fashion

Bachelor's Degree Required
11+ years industry experience with proven deep knowledge of Go/Java/C/C++ (Go preferred)
Experience with asynchronous programming and concurrency models in Go
Strong understanding of software design patterns across various operating systems (Linux, macOS, Windows)
Solid knowledge of data structures, data modeling, and API design
Solid knowledge of REST and gRPC protocols
Familiarity with virtualization (KVM/QEMU/libvirt a plus).
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) preferred.
Understanding security and compliance issues.

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