Sr Software Engineer, Integrations & Systems

Smallstep is an internationally distributed, remote-first company. We work reasonable, flexible hours and utilize technology to accomplish goals asynchronously. We look for folks who are thoughtful, can break down problems, and often work independently. You are trusted to work on your own and to ask for help when blocked. At Smallstep you get the benefit of working with a tight-knit team across many areas and contribute directly to the success of the organization.

Security is a core responsibility for all employees at Smallstep. All roles are expected to strictly adhere to our security policies, procedures, and best practices to protect company assets, customer data, and systems. All employees must remain vigilant, report potential security concerns, and participate in ongoing security training to ensure compliance with industry standards.

We are a nimble deep-tech startup of seasoned experts. We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer with a passion for building and maintaining integrations focused on enhancing the functionality of the Smallstep Device Identity Platform. You’ll work with technologies such as Jamf, Intune, Wi-Fi/RADIUS, SaaS applications, ZTNA solutions, and identity providers like Okta, Entra ID, Workspace ONE, and Google Workspace — along with other systems of similar nature and function.

Our platform is built with Go for backend services, using gRPC and Protobuf for internal APIs. We leverage PostgreSQL for data storage, Redis for caching, and River for job queues. Our frontend is built with React and TypeScript. We deploy on Kubernetes and manage infrastructure using Terraform. For CI/CD, we use GitHub Actions.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining complex network applications written in Go

  • Instrumenting applications to collect metrics, traces, and logs with Open Telemetry

• Building applications that integrate with public APIs to enhance functionality within the Smallstep platform

• Creating and maintaining re-usable CI/CD workflows for software deployment, testing, and other automation using GitHub Actions

Experience With …

• Building and maintaining gRPC services and working with Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) for efficient, strongly-typed communication between services

• Operating and maintaining event based distributed systems

• Creating and maintaining secure container images with tools such as Docker or Podman

  • Bonus points for experience with Kubernetes

• Bonus points for experience integrating with MDMs

Nice to Have

• Comfortable with Kubernetes tooling such as kustomize and helm

• Experience creating, maintaining, and operating infrastructure within Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• Experience creating and maintaining re-usable CI/CD workflows for software deployment, testing, and other automation using GitHub Actions

• Cryptography, protocols (X.509, OAuth 2.0, JWT, HTTPS/TLS, PKCS11, etc.)

  • Securing network applications with cryptography

  • Public and private PKI

Technologies

• Go, gRPC, Open Telemetry, Protocol Buffers, HTTP, Git, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, microservice architecture, PostgreSQL, MDMs (Jamf, Intune, Workspace ONE, Google Workspace, others), GCP, PKI, OAuth 2.0, JWT, AWS, Azure

We believe in action-based empathy. We actively work to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and valued as teammates and contributors. We know a diverse team is essential to create a vibrant and inclusive culture that fosters a true sense of belonging. By embracing the unique talents and perspectives of our entire team, we approach challenges in ways that a monocultural team simply cannot.

We’re committed to building a self-aware group that is collaborative and results- driven, representing a variety of skills, backgrounds, and lived experiences. We believe everyone deserves a competitive salary, industry leading benefits, the ability to share in the company’s success, and the psychological safety to be their truest selves at work.

Smallstep is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We encourage all those interested to apply.