Staff Networking Backend Engineer

About the role

Platform9 is the leader in simplifying enterprise Private Clouds. Founded by a team of VMware cloud pioneers, we are dedicated to transforming IT operations. Our flagship product, Private Cloud Director, turns your existing hardware into a full-featured, future-ready private cloud. We innovate across what we build and how we deliver it, staying focused on a next-generation, open private cloud while holding ourselves to one standard: exceptional customer outcomes.

Enterprises are selecting Platform9 to replace legacy virtualization because it eliminates operational risk and complexity. Private Cloud Director is designed for the experienced infrastructure team, offering a familiar GUI experience for managing VMs and containers, seamless integration with your existing hardware and third-party storage, and critical enterprise features (HA/DR, scale, reliability) built-in. This enables IT teams to gain robust API control and a user experience they trust—rooted in customer obsession and an owner’s mindset. We share context quickly and candidly to keep decisions moving.

With over 30,000 nodes in production at some of the world’s largest enterprises, including Cloudera, EBSCO, Juniper Networks, and Rackspace, Platform9 is the proven path to achieving true vendor independence and operational consistency. We are an inclusive, globally distributed company backed by prominent investors, supported by a partner ecosystem of resellers, systems integrators, MSPs, and technology vendors committed to driving private cloud innovation and efficiency. Our values—innovation, customer obsession, ownership, radical candor, and excellence—guide how we build and support every deployment.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of cloud native products and services for our Kubernetes product ecosystem.
• Learn and collaborate with the team to design and implement the product roadmap.
• Support Cloud infrastructure deployments using Platform9 products, including troubleshooting and problem resolution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
• Excellent programming skills in a major programming language. Python or Golang is preferred.
• 6-15 years of experience in a software development role.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Kubernetes is a plus.
• Prior experience with OpenStack/DevStack is also a plus.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals with willingness to learn and build products in the cloud computing and virtualisation space.
• Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems.
• Strong knowledge and exposure in networking protocols is desirable.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Being a highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work in a highly dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
• 6-15 years of experience in a software development role.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals with willingness to learn and build products in the cloud computing and virtualisation space.
• Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems.
• Strong knowledge and exposure in networking protocols is desirable.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Being a highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work in a highly dynamic environment.

Skills

• Major programming languages (Python or Golang preferred).
• Containerization technologies (Kubernetes preferred).
• Experience with OpenStack/DevStack.
• Linux/Unix systems.
• Networking protocols.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive Compensation and Equity.
• Medical Healthcare for you and your family.
• Hybrid Work Model.
• Wellness Benefits.
• Professional Development/Global certifications.
• Reward and Recognition Programs.
• Team Building Activities.

Pay

$150-210K/year

Schedule

Remote