Camunda · 1 month ago
Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Reliability Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$144K/yr - $232K/yr
5+ years expCamunda is the leader in enterprise agentic automation, orchestrating complex business processes across agents, people, and systems. As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend, you will take ownership of automated reliability testing and chaos engineering, focusing on improving the platform's reliability and performance through innovative testing strategies.
Enterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and execute automated chaos experiments and reliability tests, validating Camunda's platform under real-world scenarios
You will investigate, root-cause and debug potential failures or performance regressions of our Java based products
Continuously improve existing load testing, chaos engineering and observability infrastructure to keep our system reliable and performant
Introduce new tooling and approaches for reliability testing, driving measurable improvements to operational experience and user outcomes
Collaborate closely with QA and engineering (including cross-functional teams), sharing learnings and influencing team roadmaps based on experiment findings
Champion a pragmatic, autonomous approach to software design, solving tough problems and learning new principles and technologies
Advocate for user-centric reliability by using and understanding Camunda’s products firsthand
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in backend software engineering (Java)
Proven drive to experiment, learn new tech, and conduct automated reliability and chaos testing in distributed environments
Deep enthusiasm for improving performance and fault-tolerance in production systems
Autonomous, pragmatic problem-solving skills with an ability to guide and influence others
Willingness and ability to use Camunda products and approach reliability from a user's perspective
Ability and/or willingness to use our product
Preferred
Hands-on experience with Go or other languages, in a multi-language context
Working as SRE on distributed systems, with a strong software engineering mindset before
Working knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm Charts, Operators, and related production infrastructure
Experience running apps in production, with solid skills in monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance analysis
Background in chaos engineering, automated reliability, load, or performance testing
Benefits
Remote & Flexible: Work from anywhere with the setup that suits you, home office budget, co-working space support, and flexible time off to recharge when you need it.
In Person Connection: We invest in meaningful face time through our Annual Kickoff (Vienna in 2025, Madrid in 2026!), team offsites, and Camundi Connection Budgets, including contributing to meetups while travelling,, and local gatherings with fellow Camundi.
Health & Wellbeing: Access locally tailored healthcare, Modern Health for global mental wellbeing, and an annual fitness reimbursement.
Financial Security: Retirement and pension plans (often with company contributions), plus life and disability insurance where relevant.
Professional Growth: Up to $/€/£1,000 per year for self-driven learning: courses, certifications, books, you decide!
Company
Camunda
Camunda is the leader in enterprise agentic automation, orchestrating complex business processes.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$126.22MKey Investors
Insight PartnersHighland Europe
2021-03-22Series B· $97.84M
2018-12-05Series A· $28.37M
Leadership Team
Jakob Freund
CEO
Bernd Ruecker
Co-Founder and Chief Technologist
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