Senior Software Engineer - Backend (Golang)

COMPENSATION

$140,000 - $175,000 USD + Bonus

LOCATION

Remote - Work from home in the US* or Ontario

OVERVIEW

• Research, design, develop, secure and solutions that facilitate communications with 1 million plus Automox software agents deployed globally.
• Lead by example championing secure coding and modern software development best practices across engineering.
• Extend, enhance, and evolve event driven services to provide new and exciting features in the Automox platform and in our endpoint software.
• Contribute to continual improvement by testing, performance tuning, refactoring, usability improvements, and automation.
• Produce detailed specifications, and contribute in all phases of the engineering lifecycle.
• Operate with a quality-first mindset. Your approach to testing sets you apart from your peers.
• Make data-driven decisions. You understand the impact of your development before it reaches production.

QUALIFICATIONS

You are a curious software developer who is dedicated to your craft and enjoy solving big problems; you write code that you are proud of and can hit the ground running with support from the team. You understand that SaaS software delivery necessitates innovation and speed of execution. You want to be a part of a creative and enterprising team with challenging problems to solve. You pride yourself in owning problems but don’t want to work in a vacuum to solve them. Collaborating with the team to come up with the best solution for your customer is what fuels your fire.

BACKGROUND AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Programming experience in Golang or Java is preferred although we'll consider polyglots. The right candidate will show versatility writing and developing software in a variety of languages over their career.
• 8+ years of experience designing, developing, testing, and monitoring applications deployed in a high availability SaaS environment.
• Secure Coding experience such as experience with OWASP, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Modeling, Secure Code Review, Penetration Testing, Data Protection, Encryption, Authentication & Authorization OR similar experience related to secure coding is a huge preference.
• Experience building production applications in cloud environments (AWS or GCP) with a strong emphasis on security best practices.
• Experience working as a Software Engineer on applications with continuous client connectivity is desired.
• Enjoy scaling microservice architectures and large-scale event ingestion platforms. Have familiarity scaling websockets, real-time messaging systems (Kafka, MQTT), and non-relational database systems like DynamoDB, networking, DevOps.
• Excellent communicator, thrives within a tightly knit, cross-functional remote team environment.
• Strong leadership skills coaching and mentoring more junior engineers.
• Impactful collaborator working with other engineers, Product Managers, Program Managers and Technical Support.

LOCATION

We are a fully distributed company with remote employees in concentrated areas across the United States.

Note: We currently don't hire in California or New York metro

EMPLOYMENT AT AUTOMOX

✅ Must be able to pass a federal, state, county background check

✅ Complete a local in-person verification

TOTAL REWARDS: Thrive with Us

Beyond the Status Quo

🇺🇸 Work from almost anywhere in the USA***

💵Competitive Salary

📈Equity for Full-Time Employees

🏦 401K Match

🏝Flexible PTO, generous sick time policy

👋🏽$20 a month to connect virtually with colleagues

Health & Wellness

🩺 Comprehensive Health Plans with generous employer contributions

🩺100% Company-paid Short Term/Long Term Disability and Life Insurance

🩺 Company HSA Contribution: $100-$150-$200 per month based on tier

🩺 Gender Affirmation Coverage

Happiness & Well-Being

🎁 $50 per month Lifestyle Spending Account

💻 Internet Reimbursement - $50/month

🗄 $750 Home office stipend

👨‍👧‍👦 $10k Adoption Benefit

🤰🏽Comprehensive Family Planning Coverage

We are committed to an inclusive and diverse company. Automox is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any legally protected status.

We are not able to sponsor work visas for this position at this time.

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