Senior Backend Engineer, HashiCorp
HCP Terraform
$170-240k
Salary dependent on location
Cloud-computing infrastructure provider
Open for applications
Cloud-computing infrastructure provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$170-240k
Salary dependent on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help organizations to operate infrastructure in the cloud because it believes that infrastructure enables innovation.
Role
Who you are
- An ideal candidate will have experience building distributed systems at scale, a principled approach to service security, and an interest in working closely with both infrastructure and feature teams to solve complex problems that span several services
- Experience building and scaling distributed, highly-available systems
- Informed opinions from experience about service ownership best practices, incident response and resolution, and platform resiliency
- Solid knowledge with one systems language, and ability to code in several more (our foundational services are written in Go and we also have a Rails monolith)
- Experience debugging performance bottlenecks for live services and systems
- Familiarity with best practices for application and infrastructure security
- Strong communication and leadership skills
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer II to join our team. This role also serves as the Technical Leader of the Software Engineering portion of the team
- The Engineers on our team own the core foundational services that power the entire HCP Terraform hosted service
- These mission-critical services and data stores compose the Terraform plan and apply pipeline, and are used by every Terraform run which hits HCP Terraform
- Develop and maintain the Platform Engineering core services written in Golang
- Work with the infrastructure team to define the next-generation architecture of the HCP Terraform platform
- Establish and foster best practices around service security and performance
- Investigate problems, performance bottlenecks, and orchestration issues which span multiple services
- Strive for quality through maintainable code and comprehensive testing from development to deployment
- Communicate clearly while remaining empathetic and kind
- Have an eagerness to learn through humility and reflection
- Have experience debugging performance bottlenecks for live services and systems
- Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation that supports our production services
- As the Tech Lead, you can expect to:
- Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship
- Be responsible for technical deliverables, development timelines, and ensuring software architecture is aligned with the business and customer needs
- Planning project scope and direction aligning with business and customer needs
- Conduct code reviews and monitoring compliance with coding standards
Our take
HashiCorp's software streamlines cloud operations for companies' teams, offering open-source solutions to facilitate cloud migration and utilization. Additionally, the company provides commercial versions of its tools, catering to businesses that prefer managed services.
With a pay-per-hour pricing model and adaptable products, HashiCorp enables companies to construct infrastructure spanning legacy systems, private clouds, and multiple cloud providers. its flagship product, Terraform, allows developers to create consistent rules, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing costs.
In a landscape increasingly reliant on AI and automation, HashiCorp simplifies the intricate architecture of data center management, ensuring a rising demand for its services. The company remains committed to enhancing its platform with new features and improving operational efficiency to fuel continued growth.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Mar 2020
$175m
SERIES E
Nov 2018
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $349m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Life & disability insurance
- Flexible spending account (FSA)
- Vacation and Other Leaves
- 401(k)
- Family Expansion Benefit
- Maternity and Parental Leave
- Expanded Mental Health Support
Company values
- We are principled: Our principles create a common language and frame of reference for our employees. You will work in a professional, kind, and supportive environment, encouraged to collectively focus on shared goals
- We are remote-oriented: Work your way, with the flexibility to create a work environment and schedule that suits your life while helping HashiCorp run and grow as effectively as possible
- We are creating opportunities: As we expand and succeed, we are creating new opportunities for you to learn new skills while doing your best work. There are always new needs arising, creating endless opportunities to blaze a new path and take ownership of your career
- We are building a once-in-a-generation company: Be a part of history. Here, you have the chance to help build a once-in-a-generation company defining and implementing the cloud operating model, which is increasingly essential for organizations to thrive in today’s multi-cloud world
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
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Founders
Mitchell Hashimoto
(Co-Founder)Has worked as CEO and CTO of the company. Was previously Operations Engineer at Kiip, and a Developer at CitrusByte.
Armon Dadgar
(Co-Founder & CTO)Former Software Engineer at Kiip. Worked as a Software Development Intern at Amazon.
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