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NetBox Labs is seeking a Staff Software Backend Engineer to technically lead the Foundations team, a platform engineering group responsible for building shared infrastructure that other teams depend on. The Foundations team owns core services including authentication, access control, customer secrets management, and telemetry.
In this role, you will own the technical direction and architecture of the Platform Authorization Service (PAS), which controls access across the platform. You will be the primary technical decision maker for Foundations, setting the technical direction for identity, single sign-on (SSO), access control, and secrets management services. You will lead delivery of core services through to general availability (GA) launch, define API contracts for platform services consumed by other engineering teams, and set engineering standards for code review, testing, and documentation.
You will partner closely with the Foundations Engineering Manager (who owns people and process) and the Foundations Product Manager to align technical plans with product priorities. You will lead and mentor the Foundations engineering team through daily technical work, making technical decisions under ambiguity and driving the team's execution.
NetBox Labs helps companies build and manage complex networks. The company is the commercial steward of open-source NetBox, the world's most popular network source of truth, and Orb, a next-generation network observability platform. Products include NetBox Enterprise (self-managed with advanced features) and NetBox Cloud (SaaS). NetBox powers thousands of companies and is backed by Notable Capital, Grafana Labs CEO Raj Dutt, Flybridge, IBM, Salesforce Ventures, and Mango Capital.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 7+ years of software development experience, including technical ownership of a platform or infrastructure area
- 3+ years of experience in a B2B software startup or high-growth organization
- Direct experience with authentication and authorization systems (OAuth, SSO, role-based access control)
- Experience leading engineering work without formal manager authority
- Backend programming experience in Python and Go
- Experience designing APIs consumed by other engineering teams
- Strong Linux and distributed systems fundamentals
- Track record of making technical decisions under ambiguity
NICE TO HAVE:
- Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
- Experience with network management or infrastructure software (e.g., NetBox)
- Open-source contributions or project involvement
- Comfort with AI-enhanced tooling (Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor)
