Veza · 15 hours ago
Principal Backend Engineer - NHI
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$154K/yr - $210K/yr
5+ years expVeza is the identity security company, and they are seeking a passionate Principal Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain product features of their IAM platform. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement scalable solutions and leading a team of backend software engineers.
Cloud SecurityDatabaseSecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and build integrations with services like AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex, Azure Foundry and resources like Box, Hashicorp, Databricks. These integrations have to be built ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability
Lead a team of backend software engineers, providing mentorship and guidance to help them grow their skills and expertise
Drive the technical direction for assigned projects, defining architecture, design patterns, and best practices
Drive the technical approach for a scalable way of adding integrations leveraging the latest Coding Agents or AI/ML models
Working with PM/SE/Support & Customers on requirements, engineering/writing connectors, fielding EACs and feature request
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Proven experience minimum 5+yrs in backend software development, with a focus on data modeling, data management, identity, security, or related areas
Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Golang, Java
Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures
Experience in optimization, building of databases, storage layers, or distributed systems
Experience with building pluggable software modules that allows code decouplings
Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
Knowledge of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL), caching mechanisms, and distributed systems
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes, is a plus
Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Benefits
Equity
Competitive benefits package
Company
Veza
Veza is a data security platform that helps users use and share their data safely.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$233MKey Investors
New Enterprise AssociatesThe Syndicate GroupBlackstone Innovations Investments
2025-12-02Acquired
2025-04-28Series D· $108M
2023-09-12Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Maohua Lu Ph.D
Co-Founder and CTO
Robert Whitcher
Co-Founder & Chief Architect
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