Software Engineer II, (Boundary) HashiCorp

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Your role and responsibilities On the HashiCorp engineering team, we build the Infrastructure Cloud which allows enterprises to take a unified approach to Infrastructure and Security Lifecycle Management: [1] Infrastructure Lifecycle Management: Build / Deploy / Manage [2] Terraform allows you to use infrastructure as code to provision and manage any infrastructure across your organization. [3] Packer standardizes image workflows across cloud providers, allowing teams to build, govern and manage any image for any cloud. [4] Waypoint makes infrastructure easily accessible at scale, enabling platform teams to deliver golden patterns and workflows with an internal developer platform. [5] Nomad brings modern application scheduling to any type of software, allowing you to manage containers, binaries and VMs efficiently in the cloud, on-premises and across edge environments. [6] Security Lifecycle Management: Protect / Inspect / Connect [7] Vault Radar is an automated security product that continuously detects and identifies unmanaged secrets, and personally identifiable information (PII) within code to help teams remediate risks. [8] Vault provides organizations with identity-based security to automatically authenticate and authorize access to secrets and other sensitive data. [9] Boundary standardizes secure remote access across dynamic environments, allowing organizations to connect users and manage access with identity-based security controls. [10] Consul standardizes service networking, allowing you to discover and securely connect any service across any runtime with identity-based service networking. We deliver the Infrastructure Cloud through an enterprise-grade unified SaaS platform, HCP, as well as to enterprises through self-managed/on-premises options. Across product engineering and platform engineering teams, we are looking for great engineers to join us in developing the Infrastructure Cloud! What you will do Design, prototype and implement features and tools while ensuring stability and usability. Collaborate closely with Product Design and Product Management partners, as well as engineers on your team and others. Follow through on assigned tasks to build and ship medium-sized features, managing task expectations as needed. Engage in team discussions around diagnosis, planning, and workflow improvements based on product requirements. Apply independent judgment within team practices to determine appropriate actions and solutions. Address unforeseen challenges, making recommendations to keep tasks on track. Debug and resolve medium-level bugs in products or solutions to maintain quality. Review technical contributions for quality and consistency, collaborating with stakeholders to resolve issues and recommend technical or architectural changes. Suggest improvements to current processes and propose solutions to enhance the efficiency of architectural components and design. Participate in on-call rotations, pairing, and team planning to support product needs. Engage in team discussions around diagnosis, planning, and workflow improvements based on product requirements. References Required technical and professional expertise You have experience as an engineer working in Golang. You have professional experience developing with modern programming languages and frameworks. You have experience working with distributed systems, particularly cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, with a focus on scalability, resilience, and security. Experience in reviewing & refactoring code & making suggestions that improve the codebase and product. Writing tests that cover complex and edge cases. Demonstrated ability to build trust and foster relationships across teams and stakeholders, with a focus on valuing diverse perspectives and proficiently managing expectations. Cloud-native mindset and solid understanding of DevOps principles in a cloud environment. Proven decision-making abilities with an intentional, data-driven approach to solving complex technical challenges and delivering results. Strong customer focus and systems-thinking mindset, with a commitment to personal accountability, self-awareness, and continuous improvement in support of high-quality outcomes. Preferred technical and professional experience You have experience using HashiCorp products (Terraform, Packer, Waypoint, Nomad, Vault, Boundary, Consul). You have prior experience working in cloud platform engineering teams. Emerging experience in mentoring team members, helping to enhance their problem-solving, critical thinking, and planning skills. 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