Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead - NetBox Delivery
NetBox Labs · Remote · US East Coast Remote ·
COMPENSATION
$220k – $240k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Staff / Tech Lead level
- Fully remote position
- Python + Kubernetes
- SaaS delivery focus
- Founding team member
Join the new NetBox Delivery team as a founding engineer and technical leader. You will define the architecture for installing, upgrading, and running NetBox across cloud and self-managed environments. Working closely with the Core team, you will ensure production reliability by fixing issues at the source rather than applying workarounds.
As the primary technical decision-maker, you will mentor engineers, set standards for testing and observability, and drive cross-team initiatives. The role requires strong hands-on coding skills alongside strategic leadership in a SaaS context.
What you'll do
- Design software for installing and upgrading NetBox, including Kubernetes operators and controllers
- Collaborate with Core team to improve application startup and database query performance
- Implement observability standards covering tracing, metrics, logging, and SLOs
- Define technical architecture for building and releasing NetBox on Cloud and Enterprise
- Mentor engineers and conduct design and code reviews
- Drive cross-team changes through RFCs and define release contracts
- Act as technical escalation point during incidents and ensure postmortem actions are completed
What you'll need
- 7+ years of software development experience with ownership of production systems
- Strong Python skills with experience in production SaaS applications
- Experience building on Kubernetes, including operators, controllers, and reconciliation loops
- Proficiency in observability tools like OpenTelemetry and Sentry
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Helm, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD/FluxCD, Terraform, Prometheus, and Grafana
- Proven ability to lead engineering work and mentor peers without formal management authority
- Experience working within AI-augmented development workflows such as Claude Code
- Track record of making technical decisions under ambiguity and driving cross-team migrations
Nice to have
- Programming experience in Rust or Go
- Production experience with Django and Postgres at scale
- Familiarity with NetBox ecosystem or network automation
- Background in B2B software startups or high-growth organizations
- Open source contributions or project involvement
- Experience with self-managed or on-premises software delivery
- Skills in container build optimization and Python dependency management
- Knowledge of supply chain security and SOC 2 controls for build pipelines
Stack
- Python
- Django
- Postgres
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- Helm
- GitHub Actions
- ArgoCD
- FluxCD
- Terraform
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- OpenTelemetry
- Sentry
- Rust
- Go
How you'll work
- Fully remote work environment
- Part of the Applications group
- Founding member of NetBox Delivery team