Staff Software Engineer, Fortanix
Rust and Distributed Systems
+ Equity
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Office located in Santa Clara, CA
Data security platform
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Data security platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity
More information about location
Office located in Santa Clara, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To solve the world's most demanding data challenges for our customers.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with strong backend and distributed systems expertise
- Proven experience designing and building microservices from scratch, and understanding how they 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 and containerized environments
- Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- CI/CD and production deployment pipelines
- Experience working in Linux environments, including debugging and performance tuning
- Familiarity with data storage systems (SQL/NoSQL, distributed storage, caching)
- Strong inclination toward building secure, reliable, and maintainable systems
- Experience with or interest in:
- Confidential computing / Trusted Execution Environments (Intel SGX, AMD SEV, Nitro Enclaves, etc.)
- Security infrastructure (key management, encryption, secure storage, access control)
- For this role, candidates must have a minimum of 24 months of current U.S. work authorization remaining without the need for employer sponsorship
Desirable
- Experience with performance-critical systems or systems programming
- Exposure to secure AI / privacy-preserving systems
- Background in infrastructure platforms or developer platforms
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Confidential Computing Management team—an engineer who can design, build, and own core platform services powering secure, distributed systems at scale
- This is a high-impact, hands-on technical leadership role. You’ll shape architecture, lead critical design decisions, and build microservices that are foundational to how our platform operates—ensuring they are secure by design, highly reliable, and built to scale
- Design and build distributed microservices that power Fortanix’s confidential computing platform across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
- Own system architecture end-to-end—from service design and APIs to deployment, scaling, and production reliability
- Drive technical direction across services, ensuring they fit cohesively into the broader platform architecture
- Lead system design and API discussions, influencing how services interact across the platform
- Build with a security-first mindset, ensuring services are resilient, auditable, and safe by design
- Write high-quality, production-grade code (Rust, C/C++, or similar) and contribute to critical code reviews
- Partner closely with engineering, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver complex, cross-functional systems
- Mentor and guide engineers, raising the bar on system design, code quality, and engineering rigor
- Contribute to core components such as our Runtime Encryption® technology and confidential computing services
- Building foundational systems, not just features
- Working at the intersection of security, distributed systems, and modern infrastructure
- Owning architecture decisions that shape the entire platform
- Solving problems where performance, security, and scale all matter at once
Our take
Fortanix is a cybersecurity company on a mission to revolutionize cloud security and privacy. Think of it as a digital bodyguard for your most sensitive data, safeguarding everything from keys to applications against both internal and external threats.
Since its launch in 2016, ZFortanix has secured some serious partnerships, with the likes of Intel, Microsoft, and Google. It's also earned the trust of some big brand names, including Adidas, PayPal, the US Department of Defense, and the University of California, San Francisco.
But what really makes Fortanix stand out is its growth. In 2022, when cybersecurity investments were scarce, the company raised a successful Series C round, proving its worth in a tough market. Since then, it's been strengthening its partnerships, expanding its offerings, and making significant strides in the ASEAN/APAC markets.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2022
$90m
SERIES C
Jan 2019
$23m
SERIES B
Total funding: $121m
Company benefits
- Generous Leave: Fortanix offers generous leave packages including competitive PTO, a global recharge day every quarter, paid volunteer time off and paid parental leave
- Insurance: We offer competitive health, dental, and vision plans as well as short-term and long-term disability and life insurance
- Financial: Our financial benefits include Employee Stock Options for every employee
- Flexible Work Options: Hybrid or remote work options depending on location
- Social: Socialize with your co-workers through company-provided lunches and dinners for in-office employees, quarterly beer bashes, weekly happy hours, and other special events
Company HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Leadership
Anand Kashyap
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously MTS at Arkin Net, Principal Security at Symantec, and a Research Intern at Microsoft Research India.
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