Senior Backend Software Engineer – Cloud Platform Tools

Teleport

Senior Backend Software Engineer working on cloud platform tools for Teleport. Focus on developing and releasing tools to enhance engineering productivity through open-source practices.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇮🇪 IrelandSenior💰 €134,000 - €177,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoKubernetesLinuxOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Core Tooling team contributes force multiplication efforts to help engineers developing Teleport and across the org.
This team is the backbone to ensuring the rest of the development team remains incredibly productive, and that we operate in the open, with an open source code base.
This team is responsible for the tooling necessary to build and release Teleport artifacts, including container images, AMIs, Helm Charts, and integration/distribution to package managers.
Most of the code you will write will be written in Go.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Willingness to collaboratively work with Teleports’ engineers on coding challenge in Go as part of the interview process.
Expert level Go knowledge
Strong experience with Kubernetes
Proficiency with AWS and other cloud services
Extensive experience developing scalable, reliable, and performant systems
Strong software-related security experience and strong interest in security space
Linux systems engineering experience
Networking experience
Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to master new technologies.
Transparency, honesty, and a no-ego mindset.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Extensive health coverage
Annual expense budget
Rest & recovery policies that maximize leave and your ability to recharge
Investment in your future with retirement savings plans
Equity in a US $1.1-bn business
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoKubernetesAWSLinux systems engineeringNetworkingScalable systems developmentReliable systems developmentPerformant systems developmentSoftware securityContainerization

Soft Skills

CollaborationTransparencyHonestyNo-ego mindsetIntellectual curiosity