Remote Senior Backend Software Engineer - London

Description:

• Teleport is the Infrastructure Identity Company, modernizing identity, access, and policy for infrastructure.
• The company is fast-growing, well-funded, and a Y-Combinator company that values craft, work/life balance, humility, honesty, and transparency.
• The position is for a Senior Backend Software Engineer focused on product-oriented systems engineering.
• Responsibilities include working on networking, performance, security, and integrations with external systems.
• The role involves the full product lifecycle, including customer interaction, writing RFDs, design proposals, implementation, testing, and documentation.
• Most of the code will be open source and written in Go or Rust.
• Potential projects include building backend integrations with cloud provider's managed databases, enhancing scalability and resiliency of clusters with over 10,000 nodes, implementing advanced HTTPS proxy with identity-aware access control, and building hardened security for Linux and Mac users.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have experience in Go or Rust.
• Linux systems engineering experience is required.
• Cryptography engineering experience is a plus.

Benefits:

• Employees receive extensive health coverage.
• There is an annual expense budget provided.
• The company has rest and recovery policies that maximize leave and the ability to recharge.
• Teleport invests in employees' futures with retirement savings plans.
• Employees receive equity in a US $1.1 billion business.
• There are professional development opportunities available.