Virtru provides a data security platform built on the open Trusted Data Format, offering persistent, granular encryption and access controls across email, files, cloud apps, SDKs, and key-managed integrations.
<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About Virtru:</strong></p> <p>While the rest of the security industry obsesses over locking data down to prevent it from being lost or stolen, we're doing something fundamentally different at Virtru. We're setting data free so that you can intentionally share it with others, but without sacrificing security, privacy, or control.</p> <p>We've created both a suite of powerful data protection applications and an open platform that's sparking an ecosystem of innovation. Through the Trusted Data Format (TDF) open standard, we're not just protecting data; we're creating a new paradigm where security enables sharing rather than preventing it.</p> <p>Think of us as the Android of data protection: a robust platform with an open core that developers and partners can build upon, coupled with our own best-in-class applications that showcase what's possible when you reimagine security from the ground up.</p> <p>Backed by Iconiq Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Foundry Capital, and Tiger Global, we're helping Fortune 500 companies and government agencies discover that true data security means having the freedom to share, collaborate, and innovate — without compromise.</p></div><p><strong>Compensation: $155,000-200,000/year </strong></p> <p><strong>Team & Position Details: </strong></p> <p>As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will be a core contributor to our Go-based backend and the open-source OpenTDF project, building the foundational services that power our entire data security platform. This is a hands-on role where you will tackle complex engineering challenges, architecting and implementing solutions that serve a diverse range of enterprise and federal customers. You will join a small, focused team with opportunities to collaborate with teams across Virtru's broader engineering organization.</p> <p>You will thrive in this role if you are a resilient problem-solver who is comfortable navigating the unique challenges of on-premise, air-gapped, and cloud-native environments. If you are passionate about building robust, secure, and scalable systems and want to make a significant impact on a growing platform, we encourage you to apply.</p> <p><strong>As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, build, and maintain our core backend platform and services using Go.</li> <li>Contribute directly to the open-source OpenTDF project, shaping its future and ensuring its success.</li> <li>Tackle complex engineering challenges related to data security, scalability, and distributed systems in a multi-language environment.</li> <li>Engineer and deploy solutions for complex enterprise and federal customer environments, including on-premise, air-gapped, and cloud-native deployments, using Terraform and GitOps tooling.</li> <li>Collaborate on the architecture and implementation of our multi-language SDKs (Go, Java, JavaScript) to ensure they integrate seamlessly with the backend.</li> <li>Mentor fellow engineers through constructive code reviews, pair programming, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.</li> <li>Develop well-defined written design documents and contribute to a culture of technical excellence.</li> <li>Leverage AI coding agents to accelerate development, maintain engineering standards, and scale your impact across the codebase.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Skills that will help you thrive in this role:</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a significant focus on backend development.</li> <li>Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) and experience building production-grade, scalable services with it.</li> <li>Experience with both microservice and monolithic architectures, APIs (gRPC, REST), and distributed systems.</li> <li>Proven hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes in production environments, with practical implementation of CI/CD and GitOps pipelines (e.g., Helm, ArgoCD)..</li> <li>Demonstrated experience designing and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform across multi-cloud environments.</li> <li>A demonstrated ability to independently own complex technical projects from design to deployment.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Nice to have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Deep experience in cryptography, including knowledge of cryptographic primitives, protocols, and secure key management.</li> <li>Deep understanding of identity federation principles beyond just protocol usage (OIDC, SAML), including experience designing or contributing to federated trust systems.</li> <li>Experience architecting for and deploying into complex customer environments, including on-premise, air-gapped, sovereign clouds, or bare-metal deployments.</li> <li>Experience with modern API protocols like ConnectRPC.</li> <li>Familiarity with container standards and runtimes like the Open Container Initiative<strong> (</strong>OCI<strong>)</strong>.</li> <li>Experience building and maintaining multi-language SDKs.</li> <li>Contributions to open-source projects, especially in the security or data space.</li> <li>Experience with other programming languages like Java, JavaScript, Python, or Rust.</li> <li>Demonstrable experience as an active contributor or maintainer of an established open-source project.</li> <li>Comfort working with AI coding agents as part of your development workflow.</li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2018" data-local-id="a458a37ecd17"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Virtruvian qualities that will set you up for success:</strong></p> <p>Thinking outside of the box to respectfully challenge your teammates and managers in the pursuit of excellence</p> <p>Strong sense of urgency with an action-oriented mindset</p> <p>Able to collaborate and adapt to shifting priorities as business needs evolve</p> <p>Comfortable with asynchronous communication including slack, email, zoom