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 the HCP Terraform hosted service. You will work with Ruby on Rails and Golang, focusing on improving product reliability, performance, and robustness. This role requires experience in building and scaling distributed systems, debugging performance bottlenecks, and ensuring application and infrastructure security. The ideal candidate is a collaborative team player with strong communication skills and a commitment to continuous learning. The position offers a 100% remote work opportunity.

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), 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

• Have experience in making large systems that work together
• Understand how to protect these systems and enjoy working with teams in charge of both the system's setup and its functions
• Be skilled at solving complex problems that impact multiple services

Benefits

100% remote work