# Senior Software Engineer - Backend

**Company:** [Fortanix](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fortanix)
**Location:** Eindhoven, Netherlands, North Brabant, Netherlands, Bengaluru, India
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Rust, C++, Go, REST APIs, Microservices, Database Schemas, Data Models, Kubernetes, Containers, AWS, Azure, GCP, Oci, Alibaba Cloud, Cryptography
**Posted:** 2026-08-24

> Build and scale Rust backend services for a cybersecurity product integrating with cloud platforms, databases, and enterprise systems. The role requires 8+ years of backend engineering experience, strong Rust, C++, or Go skills, and ownership across design, delivery, deployment, and production support.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own backend features from product requirements through design, implementation, testing, deployment, production support, and ongoing support.
- Design and build backend services in Rust, including REST APIs, data models, database schemas, and service-to-service integrations.
- Build integrations with cloud and enterprise platforms by researching APIs, SDKs, services, and technologies.
- Own technical designs addressing architecture, scalability, performance, reliability, security, and maintainability.
- Identify and resolve production performance bottlenecks, scalability challenges, and architectural limitations.
- Take features through unit and integration testing, CI/CD, deployment, validation, performance testing, and production readiness.
- Debug complex production issues across application, integration, database, and infrastructure layers.
- Partner with Product and Engineering to refine requirements and evaluate technical trade-offs.
- Support customers and internal teams with complex technical issues.
- Collaborate with a globally distributed engineering team through design reviews, code reviews, technical discussions, and architectural decisions.

## Requirements
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant backend development.
- Strong hands-on programming experience in Rust, C++, or Go; production Rust experience is preferred.
- Experience building production backend services and microservices.
- Experience designing and implementing REST APIs, API contracts, integrations, and service-to-service communication.
- Experience designing database schemas and data models and working with application data-access layers.
- Experience building or integrating third-party APIs, SDKs, cloud services, or enterprise platforms.
- Ability to research unfamiliar technologies and turn ambiguous requirements into practical technical designs and implementation plans.
- Experience diagnosing performance and scalability problems in production backend systems.
- Experience debugging complex issues across multiple components or services.
- Experience owning software through the full development lifecycle.
- Ability to work effectively with Product Management and distributed engineering teams.

## Nice-to-haves
- Production Rust development.
- Kubernetes, containers, or cloud-native deployment environments.
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OCI, Alibaba Cloud, or other cloud platforms.
- Products integrating with multiple external systems or cloud providers.
- Cybersecurity, cryptography, key management, certificate management, or observability products.
- Experience working on products during high-growth or adoption phases, especially those facing performance or scalability challenges.

## Benefits
- Hybrid work model.
- 12 annual leaves and 12 casual/sick leaves.
- 8 public holidays and 2 floating holidays.
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
- Group life insurance.
- Personal accident insurance.
- Internet reimbursement.
- Employee stock options.
- Onsite snacks, lunches, and dinners.
- Quarterly beer bashes and year-end celebrations.

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