Senior Software Engineer - Platform, Distributed Systems

The CompanyBowtie is a cybersecurity company rethinking enterprise networking and security. Using cutting-edge technology, we are building a decentralized secure edge without compromise. With our vision fully executed, Bowtie will be the new network fabric upon which all companies operate. Today, Bowtie delivers Private Network Access and Secure Web Gateway functions on our local-first, distributed data plane. What will you help build next?

We are a seed stage company, backed by Mercato Partners, Aviso Ventures, 8bit Capital, and O’Reily AlphaTech Ventures.

Company culture at Bowtie isn’t a top-down mandate: we orient ourselves around our mission to help customers solve their problems in an environment that lets smart, capable people do their best work. We collaborate together every day to foster a culture that trusts motivated employees to design and build solutions with peers who value both autonomy and the unique experience that each of us bring. Being an early-stage employee means that each of us exercise a high degree of agency to bring order and confidence to the rapidly-changing environment of a startup.

Bowtie is a remote-first company that has been oriented to support remote collaboration from day one. We understand that life happens between (and sometimes during!) work. We’re flexible when it comes to where and when you work with the mutual understanding that your efforts contribute significantly to our success.

About the RoleAs a Senior Software Engineer in Platform, Distributed Systems, you will be pivotal in building a robust networking, data, and compute layer tailored for medium to large size companies. Your role will focus on developing a 'local first application' using Automerge, starting with building a better corporate network. We aim to scale our platform exponentially, well past the current scale of thousands of end users.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop distributed systems in Rust, ensuring scalability and efficiency.
• Contribute to platform development for various applications.
• Engage in the expansion of our networking and data layers to accommodate growing user bases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate new technologies and methodologies.

Requirements

• Proven experience in building and scaling distributed systems.
• Understanding of CRDTs with conversational knowledge of their benefits and drawbacks.
• Some professional experience in Rust programming, or a demonstrable body of C/C++ experience and a desire to work in Rust.
• Ability to contribute to discussions on distributed systems and networking concepts.
• You are startup minded, comfortable with taking initiative and ownership and can operate in a self-directed manner.
• 4 hour workday overlap with US/Pacific

What We Offer

• An innovative and collaborative work environment.
• Get in early and have a real impact
• Opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology in cybersecurity and networking.
• Competitive compensation/equity and benefits package.
• Salary range: $90,000 to $175,000 USD