MTS - Software Development

Who We Are

Aviatrix is pioneering the Cloud Native Security Fabric - the architecture the Containment Era requires. The Cloud Native Security Fabric governs every workload communication path across every cloud, every VPC, every Kubernetes cluster, and every serverless function, from a single policy plane. One rule. Universal propagation. Enforced at the workload, not at a chokepoint. Trusted by more than 500 of the world's leading enterprises. For more information, visit aviatrix.ai

About the Role - Member of Technical Staff - Backend Engineering - SaaS Platform

Aviatrix Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) delivers the intelligence, advanced networking, and security services of Aviatrix's multi-cloud platform as a managed offering. Our SaaS platform serves enterprise customers with a reliable, secure, and scalable product built on modern microservices and cloud-native backend architectures.

We are looking for a Member of Technical Staff (MTS) - Backend Engineering to join our SaaS Platform team. This role is ideal for an early-career backend engineer with a strong foundation in software development and curiosity to grow in distributed systems and cloud technologies. You will work closely with senior engineers, contribute to microservices development, and grow in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Feature Development & Delivery

Design, implement, test, and ship reliable and maintainable backend features and services.

Build and extend Golang-based microservices using REST and gRPC patterns.

Participate across the development lifecycle, including design, code review, deployment, and monitoring.

Write clean, well-tested code and help maintain high code quality standards.

Collaboration & Growth

Collaborate with senior engineers, product managers, and peers to deliver platform features.

Participate in design discussions, bringing curiosity and a willingness to learn.

Incorporate feedback from code reviews and document APIs, service behavior, and runbooks clearly.

Continuously build knowledge of backend, cloud-native, and distributed system concepts.

Platform & Operations

Contribute to service reliability by adding logs, metrics, and alerts as part of feature delivery.

Assist with deploying and operating services on AWS following team standards.

Help identify and address performance issues, reliability gaps, and technical debt.

Participate in on-call rotations as you grow into the role.

Requirements

Experience & Education

1-3 years of backend software engineering experience.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Strong grounding in computer science fundamentals and experience shipping backend features in production.

Backend & Cloud

Proficiency in a strongly typed backend language; Golang experience is a strong plus.

Understanding of microservices, REST/gRPC APIs, distributed systems, and basic data modeling.

Hands-on experience with AWS or another public cloud platform.

Familiarity with containers (Docker), CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based workflows.

Nice to Have

Experience with Golang and gRPC-based services.

Exposure to event-driven architectures (Kafka, Kinesis, SQS).

Familiarity with Kubernetes or infrastructure-as-code tools.

Interest in cloud networking, security, or SaaS platforms.

Interpersonal & Communication

Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Collaborative mindset and openness to feedback.

Strong eagerness to learn and grow in a fast-paced engineering team.

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