Principal Engineer

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October 22

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NetBox Labs

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B2B • SaaS • Enterprise

NetBox Labs is the commercial steward of open source NetBox, a leading platform for operating, automating, and securing networks and infrastructure. It offers products like NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise, designed to serve as a network source of truth, facilitating network automation, configuration management, and data integration for organizations. With a focus on user community and open-source development, NetBox Labs aims to simplify network management and drive efficiency in network operations.

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2023

🤝 B2B

☁️ SaaS

🏢 Enterprise

📋 Description

• Drive holistic software architecture across teams and domains, aligning technical direction with product goals and user value • Design and evaluate systems architecture for scalability, flexibility, and maintainability • Guide how teams structure technical domains, boundaries, contracts, and composition • Lead architectural SIGs and design reviews to foster cross-functional alignment and learning • Help lead foundational modeling choices, from normalized relational schemas to flexible document stores and protobuf-based APIs • Collaborate across teams on system decomposition, interface design, and evolution of distributed services • Write clear, actionable proposals and architecture documents with diagrams and tradeoff analysis • Mentor and support engineers across teams to drive good architectural outcomes within their domains

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience designing and building production-grade systems • Proven success leading architectural direction across multiple teams • Strong understanding of software architecture principles, including domain boundaries, modular design, and decoupled interfaces • Familiarity with distributed systems and microservice architecture patterns • Experience designing data models and APIs, including REST and gRPC, with awareness of schema evolution and compatibility • Strong CS fundamentals—data structures, algorithms, consistency models, etc. • Expertise with modern backend technologies and data systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis, ClickHouse) • Proficiency in Python and Go • A pragmatic, enablement-first mindset: drive alignment, not control • Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to articulate complex technical ideas to diverse audiences.

🏖️ Benefits

• Offers Equity • Offers Bonus