Senior Software Engineer

As a Senior Software Engineer (SSE) in the Continuous Product Development (CPD) team, you will play a key role in leading team(s) towards owning the roadmap, providing long-term stability, and providing delight to our enterprise customers. You will work closely with leadership and multiple stakeholders from other engineering teams, the Product and Support organizations.

You will be working across Rubrik releases on our on-premise data backup & SAAS offering. You are expected to develop a strong understanding of our product and engineering architecture, such as our distributed job framework, data lifecycle management, filesystem, and metadata store.

We are seeking a highly skilled senior engineer to join our team. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-performance software applications. You should have strong programming and troubleshooting skills, excellent design skills, and an understanding of distributed systems. You should be able to work independently and as part of a team. Having an understanding of the storage domain will be preferred, but is not necessary.

Rubrik SSEs are self-starters, driven, and can manage themselves. We believe in giving engineers responsibility, not tasks. Our goal is to motivate and challenge you to do your best work by empowering you to make your own decisions. To do that, we have a very transparent structure and give people freedom to exercise their judgment, even in critical scenarios. This develops more capable engineers and keeps everyone engaged and happy, ultimately leading to customer delight.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software applications and libraries using C++, Scala, and Go programming languages.
• Troubleshoot complex software problems in a timely and accurate manner.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Write and maintain technical documentation for software systems and applications.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards.
• Continuously improve software quality through process improvement initiatives.
• Keep up-to-date with emerging trends in software development.

Requirements:

• B-Tech/M-Tech with 9-13 years of experience.
• Strong programming, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Language skills: C++ or Scala/Java, or C/Go with understanding of OOP
• Excellent design skills.
• Understanding of distributed systems and multi-threading/concurrency concepts.
• Preferably, have a good understanding of the storage domain.
• Preferably, have a strong background in the object-oriented paradigm.
• Good knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Good understanding of networking protocols and security concepts.
• Good knowledge of software development methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment.

Join Us in Securing the World's Data

Rubrik (RBRK), the Security and AI company, operates at the intersection of data protection, cyber resilience and enterprise AI acceleration. The Rubrik Security Cloud platform is designed to deliver robust cyber resilience and recovery including identity resilience to ensure continuous business operations, all on top of secure metadata and data lake. Rubrik's offerings also include Predibase to help further secure and deploy GenAI while delivering exceptional accuracy and efficiency for agentic applications.

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.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact us at if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

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