Staff Backend Engineer, Software Supply Chain Security

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Backend Engineer, Software Supply Chain Security based in India. This role focuses on building secure, scalable backend systems that protect the modern software development lifecycle. You will contribute to advanced software supply chain security capabilities, helping organizations build, verify, and deliver software with confidence. The position offers the opportunity to influence architecture, solve complex engineering challenges, and drive technical direction across critical systems. You will work on security-focused solutions involving artifact signing, dependency protection, policy enforcement, and trusted software delivery workflows. The ideal candidate will combine strong backend engineering expertise with a passion for security, distributed systems, and open collaboration. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape enterprise-grade security products within a remote and innovative engineering environment

Accountabilities The Staff Backend Engineer will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for designing and implementing backend systems that strengthen software supply chain security. This role requires strong architectural judgment, hands-on engineering expertise, and the ability to influence technical decisions across teams.

• Define and drive the technical architecture for software supply chain security capabilities, including package policy enforcement, provenance generation, artifact signing, and malicious package detection.
• Design and implement backend services supporting secure software delivery workflows and enterprise-scale security requirements.
• Lead the development of capabilities aligned with software supply chain security standards, including SLSA Level 2 and Level 3 practices.
• Architect integrations with security ecosystems and services for signing, verification, trust management, and secure workflows.
• Build reliable backend systems supporting package allow, deny, and quarantine policies with strong performance and scalability.
• Review code contributions with a focus on security, architectural consistency, maintainability, and engineering quality.
• Mentor backend engineers by providing technical guidance, design feedback, and support for professional growth.
• Collaborate with teams across infrastructure, authentication, authorization, CI/CD, and security to make cross-functional technical decisions.
• Contribute to open-source initiatives and industry discussions related to software supply chain security.

Requirements The ideal candidate is an experienced backend engineer with a strong background in building secure, high-scale systems and influencing technical direction. They should have excellent engineering judgment, strong communication skills, and experience working on complex security-focused products.

• Strong experience building backend applications with Ruby on Rails in large-scale production environments.
• Professional experience developing backend or infrastructure-oriented services using Go.
• Proven ability to lead architecture across multiple systems and influence engineering decisions.
• Experience writing technical proposals, design documents, and decision records in documentation-focused environments.
• Strong security mindset with experience building products where trust, risk reduction, and secure defaults are essential.
• Familiarity with software supply chain security concepts such as artifact signing, build provenance, dependency security, software bill of materials (SBOM), or security scanning approaches.
• Experience designing and operating scalable distributed systems.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with distributed teams across engineering and product functions.
• Strong mentoring skills and experience supporting the growth of other engineers.
• Interest in building secure, scalable technology solutions that help organizations deliver software confidently.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits supporting health, financial security, and overall well-being.
• Flexible paid time off policies.
• Equity compensation and employee stock purchase opportunities.
• Growth and development programs with dedicated learning resources.
• Parental leave benefits.
• Remote work flexibility and collaboration with global teams.
• Inclusive workplace culture focused on diversity, belonging, and continuous learning.
• Opportunity to work on impactful security technology used by organizations worldwide.

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