Software Engineer - Systems Engineering

Rubrik
Palo Alto, CA


About The Team:


The Systems Engineering team within the Developer Platform organization is pivotal in ensuring the reliability and robustness of Rubrik's products. Our mission is to empower these products to excel in demanding use cases by rigorously focusing on key software reliability dimensions—stress, scale, longevity and resilience - through close collaboration with product component teams, product management, and release managers to integrate reliability early and ensure high-quality releases for our end customers.

The key responsibility of the team includes:


  • Drive release reliability certification for Rubrik Cloud Data Management and Rubrik Security Cloud-Private products.

  • Architect and build scalable infrastructure and efficient pipelines for stress, scale and resilience/chaos testing.

  • Develop and deploy simulators to optimize cost efficiency and accelerate testing.

  • Enable Product teams with self-service tools and infrastructure for their validation needs.

  • Maintain and evolve long-running, customer-like environments to proactively identify potential issues.

About The Role:


As a Software Engineer in the Systems Engineering team at Rubrik, you will be developing tools, frameworks and services which will enable engineering teams to ensure reliability and robustness of Rubrik products. If you enjoy working with distributed systems, are curious to learn complex architectures and love tackling challenges then come join us! Rubrik Software engineers are self-starters and driven. We believe in giving engineers responsibility, not tasks. Our goal is to motivate and challenge people to do their best work.

What you’ll do:



  • Design & build infrastructure automation to enable on-demand building of complex product deployments similar to customer deployments and system stress/performance pipelines

  • Develop and enhance tools for monitoring, alerting and telemetry of customer-like deployments.

  • Develop solutions for auto-triage and RCA of failures using AI technologies and self-healing of errors

  • Work with team members on detailed and constructive design and code reviews

Experience you’ll need:



  • BS or MS in Computer science or related field with a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience

  • Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design

  • Solid programming skills in one or more programming languages (Python preferred)

  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, including quickly getting up to speed with new technologies.

  • Building AI based applications/workflows using LLMs

  • Working knowledge of virtualization, container technologies, storage, database, network

  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform/AWS/Azure or other public cloud technologies

Preferred qualifications:



  • Building high scale & performant products.

  • Knowledge of CI/CD solutions like Jenkins, Ansible, ELK

The minimum and maximum base salaries for this role are posted below; additionally, the role is eligible for bonus potential, equity and benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the role based on U.S. location. Within the range, the salary offered will be determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US Pay Range

$152,400—$228,700 USD

Join Us in Securing the World's Data


Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK) is on a mission to secure the world’s data. With Zero Trust Data Security™, we help organizations achieve business resilience against cyberattacks, malicious insiders, and operational disruptions. Rubrik Security Cloud, powered by machine learning, secures data across enterprise, cloud, and SaaS applications. We help organizations uphold data integrity, deliver data availability that withstands adverse conditions, continuously monitor data risks and threats, and restore businesses with their data when infrastructure is attacked.

Inclusion @ Rubrik


At Rubrik, we are dedicated to fostering a culture where people from all backgrounds are valued, feel they belong, and believe they can succeed. Our commitment to inclusion is at the heart of our mission to secure the world’s data.

Our goal is to hire and promote the best talent, regardless of background. We continually review our hiring practices to ensure fairness and strive to create an environment where every employee has equal access to opportunities for growth and excellence. We believe in empowering everyone to bring their authentic selves to work and achieve their fullest potential.

Our inclusion strategy focuses on three core areas of our business and culture:




  • Our Company: We are committed to building a merit-based organization that offers equal access to growth and success for all employees globally. Your potential is limitless here.



  • Our Culture: We strive to create an inclusive atmosphere where individuals from all backgrounds feel a strong sense of belonging, can thrive, and do their best work. Your contributions help us innovate and break boundaries.



  • Our Communities: We are dedicated to expanding our engagement with the communities we operate in, creating opportunities for underrepresented talent and driving greater innovation for our clients. Your impact extends beyond Rubrik, contributing to safer and stronger communities.


Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled


Rubrik is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Rubrik provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Rubrik complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact us at [email protected] if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

Posted 2025-10-31

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