Software Engineer II - Backend

Summary

Join HashiCorp's Foundations Engineering team as a Software Engineer II and contribute to the development and maintenance of backend services for HCP Terraform. You will work on mission-critical services and data stores, improving the product through code development in Ruby on Rails, investigating performance issues, and mentoring teammates. This role requires 3+ years of experience in backend applications, databases, and building scalable systems. The ideal candidate possesses strong communication, debugging, and security skills. HashiCorp offers a remote-first culture and a comprehensive benefits package, including parental leave, mental health support, and medical insurance.

Requirements

• Have 3+ 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 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

Benefits

• Parental leave
• Mental health days and assistance
• Medical insurance