Staff Software Engineer - Backend Microservices, Rust (Bay Area)

About Us :

In today's world, where data spreads across various clouds and devices, traditional security measures aren't enough. Businesses need a dynamic approach to defend against constant cyber threats and ensure agile data security. Fortanix leads the way in data-centric cybersecurity for hybrid multicloud environments, using advanced cryptography, encryption, and confidential AI solutions.

As data breaches become more frequent and traditional defenses fall short, we focus on data exposure management to keep your information safe. Our unified data security platform addresses vulnerabilities in hybrid multicloud environments, defends against threats, and makes it easier to discover, assess, and fix data exposure risks. Whether implementing a Zero Trust model or preparing for the post-quantum computing era, we help businesses worldwide protect their most sensitive data, wherever it is.

Our commitment to solving the world’s toughest data security challenges has earned Fortanix multiple Cybersecurity Excellence and Innovation Awards, as well as recognition from industry giants such as NVIDIA, Microsoft, Intel, ServiceNow, and Snowflake.

Our team includes industry leaders and cryptography experts, creating a culture of trust, innovation and collaboration where every voice is valued. Recognized as a Great Place to Work, we're looking for passionate individuals to help us shape the future of data security and work towards a safer digital future.

Requirements

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Confidential Computing Management team—the group responsible for designing, developing, and deploying our Generative AI platform.

In this role, you’ll design and deploy microservices in a hybrid cloud environment, helping to build a scalable and reliable platform from the ground up. We are looking for someone with a clear vision of what a well-architected system looks like, and the technical ability to bring that vision to life. We’re seeking someone with a security- and quality-first mindset—an engineer who instinctively builds systems that are secure by design, resilient in production, and easy to maintain over time.

This role will ideally be based out of one of our three offices (Eindhoven, Netherlands, Santa Clara, CA USA, or Bangalore, India). A remote option will be considered for the right candidate.

The Staff Software Engineer role is responsible for the following:

• Designing and building microservices for our platform services running on confidential computing.
• Contribute to a friendly and helpful company culture
• Design, implement, test, and maintain one or more of:
• Our Runtime Encryption® software for SGX, written in C
• Help deploy, monitor, and tune the performance of our software
• Participate in peer code review, which we believe results in a higher-quality product
• Follow security best practices (don’t worry, we’ll tell you what they are)

Skills/Requirements:

• At least 8+ years of professional experience:
• At least 3-5 years of hands on experience in Rust, C/C++ or Python.
• End-to-End experience building web-scale applications or microservices.
• familiarity with CI/CD and deployment infrastructure.
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS/GCP/Azure.
• At least 4 years of hands on experience with container technologies like docker.
• Hands on experience with Kubernetes.
• Has hands-on experience working with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, MongoDB etc.
• Proven experience with Linux system programming, builds and deployment.
• Strong preference (not required) for someone with experience working with secure enclaves, confidential computing or Trusted Execution Environments (for example: Intel SGX, Intel TDX, AMD-SEV, Nitro Enclaves, etc).
• A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent training or work experience
• Experience in Generative AI (Large Language Models, Multi-Modal, Large Vision Models) is nice to have.
• Experience with machine learning algorithms and tools (e.g., TensorFlow), artificial intelligence, deep learning, natural language processing or other ML discipline is nice to have.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Benefits

• We offer a collaborative work environment, amazing equity, great benefits, competitive salary, and the opportunity to redefine cloud computing.

• Unlimited PTO (it’s between you and your work!)
• 40 hours of Volunteer Time Off/year
• Internet stipend

• Friendly culture that brings the best out of everybody
• 401k

Base salary offers for this position may vary based on factors such as location, skills, and relevant experience. Some positions may include additional compensation in the form of bonus, equity or commissions. We offer the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Retirement Savings, Wellness Program, Short-and Long-Term Disability, Holidays, and more. The compensation for this role is $200,000 - $240,000 / Year.

Fortanix is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace with equal opportunity for all applicants and teammates. Our goal is to recruit the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other status. If you’re interested in working in a fast growing, exciting working environment – we encourage you to apply!