Staff Software Engineer

A world-leading platform for agentic software development, powered by AI to build, scale, and deliver secure software, is seeking a talented engineer. This company is changing how the world builds software, providing tools and infrastructure for over 180 million developers and thousands of organizations globally.

The Role

• Lead technical decision-making and architecture for critical infrastructure
• Design and implement scalable, reliable, and performant solutions for complex problems like rate-limiting and routing
• Maintain and improve the core load balancing platform and other traffic management systems
• Write, review, and maintain code primarily in Go and Ruby & Rails
• Mentor other engineers in technical and architectural decisions
• Participate in on-call rotation and team meetings to ensure service reliability

What You'll Need

• 9+ years of experience in Software Engineering or related discipline, with a proven track record in production software using languages like Go, Ruby, Python, Java, C++, etc.
• 4+ years building and supporting large, high-traffic applications at scale within platform/infrastructure domains
• 4+ years supporting and building cloud-native workloads in Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
• 2+ years maintaining a Load Balancer, with experience in abuse protection mechanisms (e.g., DDoS attacks, load shedding)
• Experience with HAProxy or other open-source Load Balancers is a plus
• Strong written communication skills and ability to thrive in a distributed, remote environment

What's On Offer

• Opportunity to work on a platform relied upon by millions of developers worldwide
• Engage with challenging and novel problems that significantly impact software development
• Work with a highly distributed, diverse, and passionate team of engineers
• Competitive pay and generous learning and growth opportunities

Apply via Haystack today!