Description:

Automox is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Backend (Golang) to work remotely in the United States or Ontario.
The role involves researching, designing, developing, securing, and facilitating communications with over 1 million Automox software agents deployed globally.
The engineer will lead by example in championing secure coding and modern software development best practices across the engineering team.
Responsibilities include extending, enhancing, and evolving event-driven services to provide new features in the Automox platform and endpoint software.
The position requires contributing to continual improvement through testing, performance tuning, refactoring, usability improvements, and automation.
The engineer will produce detailed specifications and contribute in all phases of the engineering lifecycle.
A quality-first mindset is essential, with an emphasis on making data-driven decisions before production deployment.

Requirements:

Candidates should have programming experience in Golang or Java, with a preference for those who can demonstrate versatility in multiple programming languages.
A minimum of 8 years of experience in designing, developing, testing, and monitoring applications in a high availability SaaS environment is required.
Secure coding experience, including familiarity with OWASP, vulnerability assessments, threat modeling, secure code review, penetration testing, data protection, encryption, and authentication & authorization, is highly preferred.
Experience in building production applications in cloud environments such as AWS or GCP, with a strong emphasis on security best practices, is necessary.
Candidates should have experience working on applications with continuous client connectivity and enjoy scaling microservice architectures and large-scale event ingestion platforms.
Familiarity with websockets, real-time messaging systems (Kafka, MQTT), non-relational database systems like DynamoDB, networking, and DevOps is desired.
Strong communication skills and the ability to thrive in a cross-functional remote team environment are essential.
Leadership skills for coaching and mentoring junior engineers are required.
The candidate should be an impactful collaborator, working effectively with engineers, product managers, program managers, and technical support.

The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $128,000 to $153,000 USD, plus a bonus.
Employees can work from almost anywhere in the USA, with flexible PTO and a generous sick time policy.
Full-time employees receive equity, a 401K match, and a $20 monthly allowance to connect virtually with colleagues.
Comprehensive health plans with generous employer contributions, 100% company-paid short-term/long-term disability and life insurance, and a company HSA contribution of $100-$200 per month based on tier are provided.
Additional benefits include a $50 monthly lifestyle spending account, $50/month internet reimbursement, a $750 home office stipend, a $10k adoption benefit, and comprehensive family planning coverage.
Automox is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.