Software Engineer; Hybrid

KnowBe4 is a global leader in Human Risk Management, trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide and focused on protecting employees and digital agents through AI‑powered products.

This full‑stack technical leadership role requires mastery of Ruby on Rails, modern front‑end technologies (Vue 3+, Svelte), and complex AWS infrastructure. The position involves architectural ownership, high‑impact code contributions, and cross‑team influence across a platform with multiple microservices deployed in six AWS regions.

• Architectural leadership: shape major subsystems such as Graph
  
  QL APIs, event‑driven service communication, and data scaling.
• Full‑stack development: deliver primary technical contributions across Ruby/Rails APIs, Svelte Kit/Type Script front‑ends, and AWS serverless infrastructure.
• Scaling operations: optimize background processing framework, maintaining 400+ Lambda‑backed workers.
• Data strategy: design multi‑tenant patterns across MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, Dynamo
  
  DB, and Redis with strict isolation and compliance.
• Cross‑functional coordination: translate strategic goals into roadmaps in collaboration with Product, Security, and Infrastructure teams.
• Mentorship: establish code quality standards and architectural patterns through rigorous reviews and guidance for senior engineers.

• BS + 10 years of experience OR MS + 5 years OR Ph.D. + 4 years.
• Backend & Systems: 5+ years scaling production Ruby on Rails apps; expertise in Graph
  
  QL and relational database tuning for high‑traffic multi‑tenant systems.
• Frontend mastery: proficiency in modern frameworks (Vue preferred, Svelte or React) and strict Type Script; experience leading large‑scale migrations with Vite and Tailwind CSS.
• Cloud: deep experience with AWS (ECS/Fargate, Lambda, Event Bridge, S3); strong proficiency with Terraform and Git Lab CI/CD.
• Distributed systems: experience designing event‑driven architectures and managing asynchronous processing at scale.
• Leadership: demonstrated Staff‑level experience, writing Architecture Decision Records and building for compliance‑regulated environments (FedRAMP/SOC 2).

Company‑wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition and certification reimbursement, and certification completion bonuses.

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