Staff Software Engineer - Rust and Distributed Systems (Bay Area, hybrid)

Fortanix is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Confidential Computing Management team. The ideal candidate will have strong backend and distributed systems expertise, with experience designing and building microservices from scratch. They will work on foundational systems, not just features, and own architecture decisions that shape the entire platform.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong backend and distributed systems expertise
• Experience designing and building microservices from scratch
• Understanding of how microservices fit into larger system architectures
• Experience owning end-to-end services (design, development, deployment, scaling, and operations)
• Strong experience with distributed systems concepts (scalability, reliability, fault tolerance, data consistency)
• Strong programming experience in Rust (will also consider C/C++, Go, or similar systems-level languages)
• Deep understanding of service architecture, API design, and system design
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), CI/CD and production deployment pipelines, Linux environments, data storage systems (SQL/NoSQL, distributed storage, caching)
• Strong inclination toward building secure, reliable, and maintainable systems

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• 40 hours of Volunteer Time Off/year
• Internet stipend
• 401k