Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Backend

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Backend Engineer (Omni)

• Focus: Planet-scale distributed backend services and multi-region data systems

Description

You will help design, build, and operate highly available, scalable, and resilient distributed backend services that form the core of the Omni platform. The role involves managing object and graph data at very large scale, developing multi-region data management solutions, and implementing APIs and services that power Box’s platform. You will own the full software lifecycle and participate in on-call support.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, build, and operation of distributed backend services

• Develop multi-region data management systems addressing data sovereignty and compliance

• Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to define and implement APIs/services

• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and participate in code/design reviews

• Mentor engineers and promote best practices in distributed systems and software development

• Own end-to-end software lifecycle: design, implementation, testing, deployment, operational support

• Champion continuous improvement and strengthen team engineering processes

• Participate in on-call rotation for issue response and triage

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional backend software development experience building and shipping large-scale services

• Deep expertise in distributed systems and trade-offs between consistency, availability, and performance

• Proficiency in one or more backend languages: Java, Scala, Go, Python

• BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

• Equity and benefits eligibility

• Base salary range: $198,500–$248,000 USD (dependent on factors such as knowledge, skill level, experience, and work location)