Software Engineer – HashiCorp Secure Products

Role Overview

We're seeking Senior Backend Engineers to join our team. This role involves designing, building, and shipping backend systems, leading large, cross-functional initiatives, and collaborating with product and design teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship backend systems—from early design and prototyping through production rollout—while maintaining a strong focus on stability, performance, and usability
• Own large, cross-functional initiatives, leading technical execution and ensuring reliable delivery from concept through implementation and ongoing support
• Drive end-to-end project execution, including architecture design, implementation, debugging, and issue resolution, with an eye toward long-term maintainability
• Evaluate tradeoffs and make sound technical decisions, proactively identifying risks, removing blockers, and keeping stakeholders aligned on progress and milestones
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering partners to design solutions that meet both technical requirements and real customer needs
• Influence and advocate for technical roadmap initiatives that improve system reliability, scalability, and developer experience across teams
• Debug and resolve complex production issues, improving the overall quality, resilience, and observability of our systems
• Review code with a critical eye toward quality, design patterns, performance, and scalability, helping set and uphold engineering standards
• Mentor and support other engineers, sharing knowledge, encouraging best practices, and fostering a culture of technical excellence
• Help support a reliable production environment, including participation in an on-call rotation
• Champion clean, maintainable code and comprehensive testing throughout the development lifecycle

Requirements

• At least 6+ years of experience as an engineer, developing with modern programming languages and frameworks
• Experience working with distributed systems, particularly cloud providers such as AWS, Azure or GCP, with a focus on scalability, resilience, security and familiarity with cloud monitoring tools for high reliability and performance
• Experience using HashiCorp products (Terraform, Packer, Waypoint, Nomad, Vault, Boundary, Consul)
• Prior experience working in cloud platform engineering teams

Preferred Education and Technical Expertise

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Emerging ability to direct work and influence others, with a strategic approach to problem-solving and decision-making in a collaborative environment
• Business acumen and customer focus, with a readiness for change and adaptability in dynamic situations
• Integrated skills in critical thinking and data-driven analysis, promoting a growth mindset and continuous improvement to support high-quality outcomes