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Senior Backend Software EngineeringBox, Inc. • Redwood City, CA, United States
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Senior Backend Software Engineering

Senior Backend Software Engineering

Box, Inc. • Redwood City, CA, United States
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WHAT IS BOX?

Box (NYSE : BOX) is the leader in Intelligent Content Management. Our platform enables organizations to fuel collaboration, manage the entire content lifecycle, secure critical content, and transform business workflows with enterprise AI. We help companies thrive in the new AI-first era of business. Founded in 2005, Box simplifies work for leading global organizations, including JLL, Morgan Stanley, and Nationwide. Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

By joining Box, you will have the unique opportunity to continue driving our platform forward. Content powers how we work. It’s the billions of files and information flowing across teams, departments, and key business processes every single day : contracts, invoices, employee records, financials, product specs, marketing assets, and more. Our mission is to bring intelligence to the world of content management and empower our customers to completely transform workflows across their organizations. With the combination of AI and enterprise content, the opportunity has never been greater to transform how the world works together and at Box you will be on the front lines of this massive shift.

WHY BOX NEEDS YOU?

At Box, we’re looking for experienced Senior Software Engineers to join several of our backend teams. You’ll work on high‑scale, distributed systems tackling complex engineering challenges—from performance optimization and auto‑scaling microservices , to ensuring data integrity during large‑scale migrations and maintaining search indexing accuracy .

Your work will directly impact how thousands of enterprise customers manage their most critical business content every day.

WHAT YOU’LL DO :

  • Develop new backend features focused on high scale and performance.
  • Design and implement auto‑scaling solutions for microservices.
  • Solve challenges related to distributed systems at scale.
  • Measure system performance; identify bottlenecks; optimize accordingly.
  • Build internal tools supporting testing automation, deployment pipelines & product support.
  • Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams across geographies (Poland & USA).
  • Participate actively in Agile ceremonies such as daily stand‑ups and sprint planning.
  • Contribute code reviews ensuring quality standards are met consistently.
  • Participate in our on‑call rotation, available at all times while on‑call to help respond to and triage any issues that arise.

WHO YOU ARE :

  • You have 6+ years of professional software development experience.
  • Proficient in Java; familiarity with other scripting languages like Python, Scala or PHP or similar.
  • Experienced working within Linux environments.
  • Comfortable working with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
  • Knowledgeable about container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB preferred but not required.
  • Strong communicator who meets deadlines reliably while collaborating effectively within teams.
  • Passionate about learning new technologies & applying them pragmatically in production environments.
  • Fluent English speaker capable of working seamlessly across international teams.
  • Skills Summary

  • Programming : Java / Python / Scala / PHP
  • Operating Systems : Linux
  • Cloud Platforms : AWS and GCP
  • Containerization : Kubernetes
  • Databases : MongoDB
  • Percentage of Time Spent :

  • Coding : 50%
  • Documentation : 10%
  • Bug Fixes : 30%
  • Meetings : 10%
  • Methodology :

  • Agile management : Scrum
  • Issue tracking tool : Jira
  • Knowledge repository : Confluence
  • Code reviews : GitHub Enterprise
  • Version control system : GIT
  • Benefits

    Check out the overview of the benefits and additional perks offered at Box.

    Box lives its values, with community and in‑person collaboration being a core part of our culture. Boxers are expected to work from their assigned office a minimum of 3 days per week, with a focus on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Your Recruiter will share more about how we work and company culture during the hiring process.

    EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

    We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, and any other protected ground of discrimination under applicable human rights legislation.

    For details on how we protect your information when you apply, please see our Personnel Privacy Notice. For more details on how Box Poland protects your information, please see our Supplemental Personnel and Candidate Privacy Notice.

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