Software Engineer – Ingestion

Smarsh

Software Engineer designing, building, and operating high-throughput backend systems at Smarsh. Collaborating across teams to improve critical infrastructure for client data processing.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timePortland • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $113,000 - $146,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsGrafanaJavaKafkaKubernetesLinux.NETSplunkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain high-availability backend services that meet reliability and performance goals
Participate in a shared on-call rotation and contribute to incident response, with a focus on learning and prevention
Build and improve observability through metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, and alerts (e.g., Splunk, Datadog, Grafana)
Deploy and manage services in Kubernetes environments
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues to improve system resilience and reliability
Review code, identify areas for improvement, and help reduce technical debt
Collaborate across teams to design scalable architectures and efficient data processing solutions
Contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing by supporting and learning from teammates
Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate how they can strengthen our systems
Apply modern engineering practices, including Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps principles

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience working in a modern private cloud-based environment and familiarity with distributed systems
Experience building or supporting high-throughput, reliable backend services
Exposure to some of our technology stack, along with a willingness to learn new tools and technologies
A collaborative mindset, with openness to feedback and different perspectives
Understanding of modern software development practices and Agile methodologies
Ability to communicate technical concepts, progress, and challenges clearly
Comfort working in evolving environments where requirements may change over time
A proactive approach to problem-solving and improving system reliability
Around 4+ years of experience in software engineering or a related field
Experience working with messaging and queuing systems for high-volume processing (e.g., Kafka, AMQ, or similar)
Proficiency in C#, Java, .NET Core, or similar backend technologies
Familiarity with observability practices, including metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting
Experience working with relational databases (e.g., MS SQL) and optimizing queries and indexes at scale
Experience deploying and managing applications in Kubernetes
Familiarity with Linux-based systems
Ability to read, understand, and review code effectively
Contributions to open-source projects or participation in technical communities
Experience working in compliance, data governance, or other regulated environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare insurance: We provide medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a flexible spending account that allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible out-of-pocket expenses.
Stock options.
Personal time off: A healthy work-life balance is critical to your success at the office. Smarsh offers a “take-what-you-need” time off policy as well as flexible work arrangements.
401K Match: Smarsh provides a 4% 401K match for which employees are fully vested on day one.
Sabbatical: The Smarsh sabbatical programme provides a time to recharge, study or simply do something you are passionate about away from the workplace. Employees are eligible after six years of service.
Recognition: We’re big on kudos for a job well done. Our employee-recognition programme enables co-workers to nominate their peers who best embody our core values for recognition.

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Hard Skills & Tools

C#Java.NET CoreKubernetesKafkaAMQMS SQLAgile methodologiesCI/CD pipelinesDevOps principles

Soft Skills

collaborative mindsetopenness to feedbackcommunication of technical conceptsproactive problem-solvingability to work in evolving environmentsknowledge sharinglearning from teammatesability to review codecomfort with feedbackadaptability