Software Engineer I - Backend

Summary

Join HashiCorp's Foundations Engineering team as a Software Engineer I and contribute to the development and maintenance of backend services for the HCP Terraform hosted service. You will work with Ruby on Rails and Golang, focusing on improving product reliability, performance, and security. This role requires experience with backend applications, databases, and distributed systems, along with strong communication and problem-solving skills. The position involves a 24/7 on-call rotation and opportunities for technical mentorship and growth within a collaborative team environment. The role is 100% remote.

Requirements

• Have 1+ years of production experience working on any of the following: Backend applications (e.g., Ruby on Rails), Databases (e.g., Postgres, Redis), Services written in Go
• Strive for quality through maintainable code and comprehensive testing from development to deployment
• 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 and Golang
• Investigate problems, performance bottlenecks, and orchestration issues which 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

Experienced with large-scale systems that are spread out, focused on keeping services secure, and ready to collaborate with various teams to solve complicated problems in more than one service