Senior Backend Engineer; Cryptography - Hashicorp Vault

Overview

As an individual contributor in the Vault Cryptosec team, you will be part of a high-performing team responsible for advancing Vault’s security, scalability, and enterprise readiness for our self-managed offerings. You will drive Engineering projects that deliver on cryptographic workflows, including PKI and HSM related functionality.

• Lead large-scale initiatives end-to-end, from architecture and design through implementation and issue resolution, ensuring reliable, high-quality delivery for on-premise, self-managed software.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams, customers, and external partners to deliver solutions aligned with requirements and customer needs.
• Act as a technical authority in Golang, reviewing code for design quality, performance, and adherence to best practices.
• Assess tradeoffs and unblock execution, proactively communicating progress, risks, and milestones to stakeholders.
• Drive strategic technical initiatives that advance the long-term roadmap and improve system effectiveness across teams.
• Resolve complex technical issues to improve product stability, reliability, and overall quality.
• Mentor and develop engineers, promoting strong engineering practices and effective knowledge sharing.
• Foster team collaboration through code pairing, group troubleshooting, and shared ownership.
• Support production reliability, including participation in an on-call rotation.
• Champion engineering excellence through maintainable code, automated testing, and robust delivery practices.

• At least 6+ years of experience as an engineer.
• Professional experience developing with modern programming languages and frameworks, with a focus on Golang.
• Experience working with distributed systems and cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with a focus on scalability, resilience, and security.
• Ability to direct work and influence others with a strategic approach to problem-solving and decision-making in a collaborative environment.
• Business acumen and customer focus, with adaptability in dynamic situations.
• Strong stakeholder management and effective communication across diverse teams.
• Critical thinking and data-driven analysis, promoting a growth mindset and continuous improvement to support high-quality outcomes.

• Hands-on experience designing, building, or operating cryptographic systems and services such as PKI, HSMs, TLS, key management, IAM, secure enclaves / trusted execution environments, or related confidentiality and trust technologies.
• Experience using Hashi Corp products (Terraform, Packer, Waypoint, Nomad, Vault, Boundary, Consul).
• Expertise in Go development.

Bachelor's Degree