Rubrik is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to play a key technical leadership role. You will drive architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and deliver highly scalable distributed services to help secure the world's data.

What You'll Do

Lead the design and development of cloud-native services for backup, recovery, and security.
Own and drive end-to-end initiatives from architecture to production deployment and scale.
Collaborate with Product Management and Architecture teams to define and evolve the technical roadmap.
Guide engineers on best practices for distributed systems, scalability, and resiliency in cloud environments.
Evaluate new technologies, design patterns, and frameworks to improve system performance and reliability.
Mentor and coach engineers, raising the technical bar for the entire team.
Troubleshoot complex customer issues across cloud and hybrid deployments.
Champion automation, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native observability for high-quality releases.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science or equivalent with strong problem-solving skills.
11+ years of experience building large-scale, distributed enterprise or cloud-native software.
Strong fundamentals in distributed systems and cloud-native design.
Deep expertise in programming languages such as Java, Go, or Python.
Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their native services.
Solid understanding of Kubernetes, Docker, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
Proven track record of leading technical design/architecture discussions and shipping scalable, resilient systems.
Experience mentoring engineers and driving cross-team technical initiatives.

Nice to Have

Exposure to storage, backup/recovery, security, or observability systems.

Technical Stack

Languages: Java, Go, Python
Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Docker

Team & Environment

You will join the Cloud Native Protection team, considered a startup inside a startup, focused on building next-generation data security solutions.

Company Culture

We foster a culture with strong engineering values and believe teamwork is key to building a great company and product. We are dedicated to creating an environment where people from all backgrounds are valued, feel they belong, and believe they can succeed.

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.