Job Description:
Staff Software Engineer (Full-Stack Platform)
Location: India, Remote
EGNYTE YOUR CAREER. SPARK YOUR PASSION.
Egnyte is a place where we spark opportunities for amazing people. We believe that every role has meaning, and every Egnyter should be respected. With 22,000+ customers worldwide and growing, you can make an impact by protecting their valuable data. When joining Egnyte, you’re not just landing a new career, you become part of a team of Egnyters that are doers, thinkers, and collaborators who embrace and live by our values:
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ABOUT EGNYTE
Egnyte is the secure multi-cloud platform for content security and governance that enables organizations to better protect and collaborate on their most valuable content. Established in 2008, Egnyte has democratized cloud content security for more than 22,000 organizations, helping customers improve data security, maintain compliance, prevent and detect ransomware threats, and boost employee productivity on any app, any cloud, anywhere. For more information, visit www.egnyte.com.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Own the architecture and technical direction of large-scale, distributed enterprise applications.
- Design and develop scalable, secure, and highly available backend services primarily using Python.
- Contribute to Java-based services and help evolve the overall platform architecture.
- Drive architectural decisions, technical strategy, and engineering standards across teams.
- Mentor engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, and code reviews.
- Champion software craftsmanship through clean architecture, automated testing, security, observability, and operational excellence.
- Leverage modern AI-assisted engineering tools and workflows to accelerate development, improve software quality, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance engineering productivity while applying sound engineering judgment.
- Drive continuous improvements in developer experience, platform capabilities, automation, reliability, and operational excellence.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field with 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong expertise in Python backend development with good working knowledge of Java.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, REST APIs, and modern software architecture principles.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), Docker, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, Linux, observability, production troubleshooting, and application security.
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, messaging systems, caching technologies, and asynchronous processing.
- Proven ability to design scalable, resilient, secure, and highly available enterprise systems.
- Experience using modern AI development tools (such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or similar) to improve engineering productivity while maintaining high standards for quality, reliability, and security.
- Experience with React and TypeScript, GraphQL, or enterprise SaaS platforms is a plus.
- Exposure to AI/LLM-powered applications, developer productivity platforms, or contributions to open-source projects is desirable.
- Excellent communication, technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
A hands-on technical leader who leads by example and influences through technical excellence.
Strong architectural thinking with the ability to balance long-term vision and pragmatic execution.
I have a passion for building scalable, reliable systems and continuously improving engineering practices.
Curiosity to embrace emerging technologies and AI innovations to enable faster, higher-quality software delivery.
A strong ownership mindset with a focus on customer impact, engineering excellence, and continuous learning.
BENEFITS:
- Competitive salaries
- Company equity depending on role and level
- Medical insurance and healthcare benefits for you and your family
- Fully paid premiums for life insurance
- Flexible hours and PTO
- Mental wellness platform subscription
- Gym reimbursement
- Childcare reimbursement
- Group term life insurance
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION:
- At Egnyte, we celebrate our differences and thrive on our diversity for our employees, our products, our customers, our investors, and our communities. Egnyters are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work and to appreciate the many differences that collectively make Egnyte a higher-performing company and a great place to be.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong expertise in Python backend development
- Good working knowledge of Java
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, REST APIs, and modern software architecture principles
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, Linux, observability, production troubleshooting, and application security
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, messaging systems, caching technologies, and asynchronous processing
- Ability to design scalable, resilient, secure, and highly available enterprise systems
- Experience using modern AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or similar
- Excellent communication, technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Experience with React and TypeScript
- Experience with GraphQL or enterprise SaaS platforms
- Exposure to AI/LLM-powered applications, developer productivity platforms, or open-source contributions
Egnyte Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Egnyte and has not been reviewed or approved by Egnyte.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are described as comprehensive, with added services like virtual care, advocacy/concierge support, and wellness memberships. Feedback suggests the overall health package is robust and clearly documented for the current plan year.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Responsible/unlimited PTO, paid holidays and sick time, and flexible hours are prominently offered. Paid family leave for birth and non-birth parents is explicitly provided.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Perks include gym, cell phone, internet and commute reimbursements, various discounts, and a free personal account for life. Feedback suggests these lifestyle benefits meaningfully round out total rewards.
Egnyte Insights
What We Do
Egnyte is the secure multi-cloud platform for content security and governance that enables organizations to better protect and collaborate on their most valuable content. Established in 2008, Egnyte has democratized cloud content security for more than 17,000 organizations, helping customers improve data security, maintain compliance, prevent and detect ransomware threats, and boost employee productivity on any app, any cloud, anywhere. For more information, visit www.egnyte.com.
Why Work With Us
We’re a collaborative and team-driven community — looking for people who are passionate about what they do and are interested in driving a new way of doing business. We’re a creative, driven team of people who strive to make great products that solve real problems.
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