Senior Software Engineer - HashiCorp Vault, Radar, Boundary

Introduction

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Your role and responsibilities

We're looking for Senior Software Engineers to help design, build, and operate the core systems behind HashiCorp Vault, used by organizations to manage access and critical workflows across cloud and hybrid environments.

In this role, you'll work on large-scale backend and distributed systems, designing and evolving core Vault functionality used by thousands of organizations worldwide.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Engineer on our team, you will:

Design & Build Core Systems

• Design, implement, andmaintainbackend services and APIs that support Vault's core functionality

• Build systems that are reliable, scalable, and straightforward tooperatein production environments

• Contribute to the evolution of Vault's core features, including secrets management, key management,identityand access workflows, and supporting services

• Improve system behavior and developer experience through thoughtful design and incremental improvements

Lead End-to-End Engineering Efforts

• Own large-scale engineering projects from technical design through implementation and rollout

• Make architectural decisions by balancing performance, reliability, usability, and operational complexity

• Drive technical decisions by weighing tradeoffs across system behavior, reliability, operational risk, and security requirements

• Ensure features are delivered with a high bar for reliability, correctness, and long-term maintainability

Collaborate Across Teams

• Partner closely with Product Management, Design, and other Engineering teams to translate customer needs into well-designed technical solutions

• Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders on system design and integration

• Communicate technical decisions clearly and contribute constructively to design reviews and technical discussions

Grow the Team & Codebase

• Mentor and support engineers through code reviews, design feedback, and project collaboration

• Contribute to strong engineering practices, including documentation, testing, and design reviews

• Help shape the team's technical direction byidentifyingopportunities to improve reliability, scalability, and developer experience

• Support reliable production environments, including participation in an on-call rotation for critical services

Required technical and professional expertise

• Backend & Systems Engineering Expertise

6+ years of experience building and operating backend or distributed systems, with strong fundamentals in performance, reliability, and correctness.

• System Design and Engineering Judgment

Experience designing systems that evolve over time and operate at scale. Exposure to security-sensitive domains is a plus but not required.

• Golang (or Similar Systems Language) Proficiency

Professional experience with modern programming languages, with a desire to work deeply in Golang (Ruby familiarity is a plus).

• Cloud & Distributed Systems Experience

Experience designing and operating resilient systems in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including scalability and fault tolerance.

• Technical Leadership & Collaboration

Ability to lead complex projects, influence technical decisions, mentor engineers, and clearly communicate tradeoffs to cross-functional stakeholders.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Secrets and Encryption Workflows

Experience designing or implementing workflows such assecretsmanagement, key management, PKI or certificate issuance, and identity or access-related systems. * Experience withHashiCorpTools

Hands-on use of tools such as Vault, Boundary, Consul, Terraform, Nomad, Packer, or Waypoint in production environments.

• Shared Systems or Infrastructure Experience

Experience building or operating shared services, infrastructure, or internal systems that support multiple teams or workloads.

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