Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Summary

Join HashiCorp's Foundations Engineering team as a Sr. Software Engineer and contribute to the reliability and performance of the HCP Terraform hosted service. You will develop and maintain backend services, improve the product using Ruby on Rails, investigate performance issues, and mentor teammates. This role requires 5+ years of experience with backend applications, databases, and building scalable systems. The ideal candidate is passionate about system security, collaboration, and continuous learning. The position offers a remote work opportunity and a competitive salary.

Requirements

• Have 5+ years of production experience working on any of the following: Backend applications (e.g., Ruby on Rails), Databases (e.g., Postgres, Redis)
• Strive for quality through maintainable code and comprehensive testing from development to deployment
• Experience upgrading Ruby, Rails, and dependencies
• Experience building and scaling distributed, highly available systems
• 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
• Are familiar with best practices for application and infrastructure security

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the backend services on which HCP Terraform relies
• Continuously improve the product by writing code in systems written in Ruby on Rails
• Investigate problems, performance bottlenecks, and orchestration issues that span multiple services
• Enable your teammates through technical mentorship, code reviews, and pairing
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation that supports our production services

Preferred Qualifications

• Have worked with large-scale distributed systems and be focused on system security
• Want to work collaboratively with various teams

Benefits

100% remote