Copy of Staff Engineer Backend Engineering

Who We Are: Aviatrix is pioneering the Cloud Native Security Fabric the architecture the Containment Era requires. The Cloud Native Security Fabric governs every workload communication path across every cloud, every VPC, every Kubernetes cluster, and every serverless function, from a single policy plane. One rule. Universal propagation. Enforced at the workload, not at a chokepoint. Trusted by more than 500 of the worlds leading enterprises. For more information, visit aviatrix.ai . About the Role - Staff Engineer Backend Engineering Aviatrix Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) delivers the intelligence, network, and security services of Aviatrixs multi-cloud platform as a managed offering, built on modern microservices architecture. Were seeking a Staff Engineer for our SaaS Platform team to bring technical depth to backend engineering, contribute to distributed microservices and cloud-native infrastructure design on AWS, mentor junior engineers, and raise the bar on reliability, performance, and security. Responsibilities Architecture & Technical Contribution Own design and delivery of backend platform features, breaking down complex projects into scoped tasks Contribute to architecture discussions on scalability, fault tolerance, multi-tenancy, and operational simplicity Collaborate on core platform services using AWS-managed services (Aurora, MSK/Kafka, ClickHouse) Evaluate trade-offs on technology choices, system boundaries, and API contracts; write clear design docs Backend Engineering Excellence Design high-performance microservices using gRPC, REST, and event-driven patterns (Golang preferred) Reinforce best practices for observability, resiliency, and SLO-driven operations Contribute to supportability (runbooks, diagnostics) and apply security best practices across service boundaries Participate in design reviews, capacity planning, and incident retrospectives Mentorship & Collaboration Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and 1-on-1s Collaborate with Product Management; participate in on-call and incident RCA; support recruiting as needed Requirements Experience & Education 7+ years software engineering experience, with some mentoring experience BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) Experience on a SaaS/PaaS product with high-availability, multi-tenancy exposure; comfortable with ambiguity Backend & Microservices Strong Golang preferred; production-grade gRPC microservices experience a plus Solid grasp of distributed systems (consistency, fault tolerance, service discovery, circuit breaking, back-pressure) Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, OS, and systems programming API design/versioning experience (REST and gRPC), backward compatibility SaaS Platform & AWS Managed Services Experience with multi-tenancy and high-availability design patterns Familiarity with AWS-managed services (Aurora, MSK/Kafka, ClickHouse); event-driven systems (SQS, SNS) a plus Production Deployment & Supportability Experience deploying/operating production services, release management, and operational readiness Understanding of observability, alerting, diagnostics, and runbooks; incident response and RCA experience AWS & Cloud Infrastructure Experience with AWS as primary cloud platform; familiarity with Kubernetes (EKS) Familiarity with IaC (Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation) and CI/CD for cloud-native services Nice to Have Monitoring/logging/tracing or platform-management tooling experience Additional AWS services (RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift, OpenSearch, Lambda); multi-cloud (Azure, GCP) exposure Network security, cloud networking, or SASE/SD-WAN background; open-source contributions or technical writing Interpersonal & Communication Strong written/verbal communication; effective in collaborative, distributed teams; skilled at mentoring and building consensus Watch our culture video: glimpse of life at Aviatrix BENEFITS US : We cover 100% of employee premiums and 88% of dependent(s) premiums for medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) match, short and long-term disability, life/AD&D insurance, $1,000/year education reimbursement, and a flexible vacation policy. Outside the US: We offer a comprehensive benefits package which, (subject to regional variations) could include pension, private medical for you and dependents, generous holiday allowance, life assurance, long-term disability, annual wellbeing stipend Your total compensation package will be based on job-related knowledge, education, certifications and location, per our aligned ranges. CPRA - California Applicant Privacy Notice Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.