Staff Engineer

Staff Engineer, Rubrik Security Apps

Bangalore, India

About Team:

The Rubrik Security Apps team helps customers secure their data on the cloud, SaaS and on-prem. Data is growing at an ever growing pace and so are the risks with cyber attacks targeted towards cloud data. We make it easy for businesses to protect, search, analyze all of their data simply and scalably. 

Security Apps is one of the fastest growing businesses and teams within Rubrik.  We consider ourselves a startup inside a startup Join us in this journey where there are ever widening avenues to explore, opportunities to innovate, deep engineering problems to tackle. We believe in fostering a culture with strong engineering values and teamwork as the key to building a great company and product. When you become part of our dynamic and innovative team, you'll contribute to the development of cutting-edge products within a fast-growing company that prides itself on an exceptional culture and a dynamic work environment.

About Role:

We are looking for a talented Staff Engineer to join our R&D team. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate closely with our product team to develop our unique product offering. Your primary responsibilities will include building complex backend systems that are both scalable and fault-tolerant, developing our data ingestion pipeline, and introducing new analysis engines.

As a Staff Engineer, you will have a strategic impact across all team projects, delivering large-scale solutions to complex challenges. You will be tasked with designing sustainable systems that maintain high performance even as responsibilities shift. Additionally, you will mentor and coach other engineers, helping them grow and develop into leadership roles. By modeling high standards and supporting their growth, you will enable them to achieve their full potential.

What you'll do: 

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software systems.
• Build our platforms, systems, and infrastructure leveraging your expertise in distributed systems and large-scale storage systems.
• Develop backend services that integrate with and ingest data from various cloud providers storing sensitive information.
• Build pipelines to analyze, classify, correlate, and process data, including systems to detect anomalies, resolve issues automatically, and generate insightful reports for customers.
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for the technical design phase, ensuring that systems are scalable and can meet high customer demands.
• Identify and solve bottlenecks within the software stack and continually bring innovation to the product.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to the team, helping them grow into leadership roles and become effective coaches.
• Influence designs and plans beyond a single project or team, contributing both tactically and strategically.
• Innovate within your area, proposing and executing process improvements and technical initiatives to enhance team productivity.
• Serve as the domain expert, assisting the product team with future directions and leading technology initiatives.
• Work closely and at a high pace with engineers, product designers, and other key stakeholders to ensure your work addresses real-world problems and accelerates business growth.
• Operate in an agile environment, focusing on high velocity and adapting quickly to new insights and business needs.

Experience you'll need & preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 13+ years of industry experience with demonstrated expertise in solving complex problems.
• Strong proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages like Go, Java, C/C++, Scala, Python.
• Experience architecting and developing large scale systems 
• Experience guiding other engineers in the design and implementation of scalable software solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform/AWS/Azure or other public cloud technologies is a plus.

ABOUT RUBRIK

Join Us in Securing the World's Data

Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK) is on a mission to secure the world's data. With Zero Trust Data Security, we help organizations achieve business resilience against cyberattacks, malicious insiders, and operational disruptions. Rubrik Security Cloud, powered by machine learning, secures data across enterprise, cloud, and SaaS applications. We help organizations uphold data integrity, deliver data availability that withstands adverse conditions, continuously monitor data risks and threats, and restore businesses with their data when infrastructure is attacked.

Rubrik provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Rubrik complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Join Us in Securing the World's Data

Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK) is on a mission to secure the world's data. With Zero Trust Data Security, we help organizations achieve business resilience against cyberattacks, malicious insiders, and operational disruptions. Rubrik Security Cloud, powered by machine learning, secures data across enterprise, cloud, and SaaS applications. We help organizations uphold data integrity, deliver data availability that withstands adverse conditions, continuously monitor data risks and threats, and restore businesses with their data when infrastructure is attacked.

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Inclusion @ Rubrik

At Rubrik, we are dedicated to fostering a culture where people from all backgrounds are valued, feel they belong, and believe they can succeed. Our commitment to inclusion is at the heart of our mission to secure the world's data.

Our goal is to hire and promote the best talent, regardless of background. We continually review our hiring practices to ensure fairness and strive to create an environment where every employee has equal access to opportunities for growth and excellence. We believe in empowering everyone to bring their authentic selves to work and achieve their fullest potential.

Our inclusion strategy focuses on three core areas of our business and culture:

• Our Company: We are committed to building a merit-based organization that offers equal access to growth and success for all employees globally. Your potential is limitless here.

• Our Culture: We strive to create an inclusive atmosphere where individuals from all backgrounds feel a strong sense of belonging, can thrive, and do their best work. Your contributions help us innovate and break boundaries.

• Our Communities: We are dedicated to expanding our engagement with the communities we operate in, creating opportunities for underrepresented talent and driving greater innovation for our clients. Your impact extends beyond Rubrik, contributing to safer and stronger communities.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Rubrik is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Rubrik provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Rubrik complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

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