Staff Software Engineer

Who you are

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with strong backend and distributed systems expertise
• Proven experience designing and building microservices from scratch, and understanding how they fit into larger system architectures
• Experience owning end-to-end services (design, development, deployment, scaling, and operations)
• Strong experience with distributed systems concepts (scalability, reliability, fault tolerance, data consistency)
• Strong programming experience in Rust (will also consider C/C++, Go, or similar systems-level languages)
• Deep understanding of service architecture, API design, and system design
• Hands-on experience with:
• Kubernetes and containerized environments
• Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• CI/CD and production deployment pipelines
• Experience working in Linux environments, including debugging and performance tuning
• Familiarity with data storage systems (SQL/NoSQL, distributed storage, caching)
• Strong inclination toward building secure, reliable, and maintainable systems
• Experience with or interest in:
• Confidential computing / Trusted Execution Environments (Intel SGX, AMD SEV, Nitro Enclaves, etc.)
• Security infrastructure (key management, encryption, secure storage, access control)
• Experience with performance-critical systems or systems programming
• Exposure to secure AI / privacy-preserving systems
• Background in infrastructure platforms or developer platforms

What the job involves

• We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Confidential Computing Management team—an engineer who can design, build, and own core platform services powering secure, distributed systems at scale
• This is a high-impact, hands-on technical leadership role
• You’ll shape architecture, lead critical design decisions, and build microservices that are foundational to how our platform operates—ensuring they are secure by design, highly reliable, and built to scale
• Design and build distributed microservices that power Fortanix’s confidential computing platform across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
• Own system architecture end-to-end—from service design and APIs to deployment, scaling, and production reliability
• Drive technical direction across services, ensuring they fit cohesively into the broader platform architecture
• Lead system design and API discussions, influencing how services interact across the platform
• Build with a security-first mindset, ensuring services are resilient, auditable, and safe by design
• Write high-quality, production-grade code (Rust, C/C++, or similar) and contribute to critical code reviews
• Partner closely with engineering, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver complex, cross-functional systems
• Mentor and guide engineers, raising the bar on system design, code quality, and engineering rigor
• Contribute to core components such as our Runtime Encryption® technology and confidential computing services
• This isn’t just another backend role
• Building foundational systems, not just features
• Working at the intersection of security, distributed systems, and modern infrastructure
• Owning architecture decisions that shape the entire platform
• Solving problems where performance, security, and scale all matter at once

Benefits

• Generous Leave: Fortanix offers generous leave packages including competitive PTO, a global recharge day every quarter, paid volunteer time off and paid parental leave
• Insurance: We offer competitive health, dental, and vision plans as well as short-term and long-term disability and life insurance
• Financial: Our financial benefits include Employee Stock Options for every employee
• Flexible Work Options: Hybrid or remote work options depending on location
• Social: Socialize with your co-workers through company-provided lunches and dinners for in-office employees, quarterly beer bashes, weekly happy hours, and other special events