Principal Software Engineer - API Infrastructure

About the team

Our team is responsible for building the foundational API layer for all user and system interaction with Rubrik products. We connect our distributed SaaS products, and federated on-prem deployments. Our developers work on REST and GraphQL APIs, and key product features like Identity and Access Management, Dashboards, Reports, and others, enabling seamless integration and customer automation.

About the job

As a senior member of the API team, your primary goal is to define the future of Rubrik's API Infrastructure, focusing on both internal engineers and external customers. You will assess the existing state, propose forward-looking solutions, and secure buy-in from engineering leaders across the organization. You'll then drive the execution of this vision with a dedicated API Infrastructure team and in partnership with AI and other engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Work with product managers and customer solution architects to understand the API and integration needs of our most sophisticated customers.


• Architect and lead the implementation of our next-generation API infrastructure (GraphQL, REST), defining and driving best practices for design, scalability, security, performance, and overall API hygiene.


• Provide technical leadership to engineers working on the API layer, and identify new and emerging technologies for adoption.


• Foster a culture of quality, technical curiosity, continuous improvement, design thinking, and data-driven decision making.


• Represent the User Access organization within Rubrik's Technical Leadership community.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering, with deep expertise in APIs and middle-tier services built for scale, speed, and high availability.


• Deep, working knowledge of API design principles and best practices (GraphQL, REST, OpenAPI, Swagger).


• Experienced in leading the development of web frameworks, SDKs, and APIs at an enterprise scale, considering security, performance, and developer experience.


• Ability and desire to get your hands dirty with Scala, Go, Python, and other technologies as needed.


• Desired: Hands-on familiarity with scaling GraphQL schemas (e.g., migration from a monolithic schema to GraphQL Federation).

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

$243,900—$341,800 USD

Join Us in Securing the World's Data

Rubrik (RBRK), the Security and AI company, operates at the intersection of data protection, cyber resilience and enterprise AI acceleration. The Rubrik Security Cloud platform is designed to deliver robust cyber resilience and recovery including identity resilience to ensure continuous business operations, all on top of secure metadata and data lake. Rubrik’s offerings also include Predibase to help further secure and deploy GenAI while delivering exceptional accuracy and efficiency for agentic applications.

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:

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  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.



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  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.



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  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.

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