Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RapidFort builds a platform that hardens container images to reduce software supply chain risk. The Staff Software Engineer will architect and scale the Build Platform, develop automation for container image production and lifecycle management, and guide technical direction across engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and long-term technical strategy for RapidFort's Build Platform
• Design and operate highly scalable distributed build systems capable of producing and maintaining thousands of production-ready container images
• Build automated systems for image creation, validation, signing, publishing, and lifecycle management
• Improve build performance, scalability, reproducibility, reliability, and operational efficiency
• Design automation that eliminates manual engineering work while improving developer productivity
• Develop internal tooling and platform services using Python, Bash, and modern cloud-native technologies
• Solve complex Linux, dependency management, networking, container, and build-system challenges
• Drive engineering standards around software supply chain integrity, reproducible builds, and platform reliability
• Partner closely with Platform Engineering, Security Research, Product Engineering, and Infrastructure teams
• Lead architecture reviews and influence technical decisions across multiple engineering organizations
• Mentor senior engineers and help raise the technical bar across the company
• Continuously identify opportunities to simplify systems, improve reliability, and reduce operational overhead

Skills

• 10+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or developer platform experience
• Demonstrated experience architecting and operating large-scale build platforms or distributed infrastructure
• U.S. Citizenship required pursuant to applicable federal customer requirements
• Deep expertise with Linux systems and operating system internals
• Expert knowledge of Docker, OCI container images, and container ecosystems
• Strong Python development experience
• Strong Bash scripting skills
• Experience designing distributed automation systems and developer platforms
• Strong Kubernetes experience in production environments
• Experience operating modern CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Buildkite, GitLab CI, or equivalent
• Strong understanding of software build systems, dependency management, package management, and artifact lifecycle
• Experience troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems in production
• Strong Git-based development workflows
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence engineering across multiple teams
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives without direct management responsibility
• Go (Golang)
• BuildKit, Bazel, or advanced build optimization techniques
• Terraform or Infrastructure as Code
• AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Helm
• OCI registries and artifact management
• Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
• Sigstore, Cosign, SLSA, in-toto, SPDX, or CycloneDX
• Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry
• Supply chain security, container security, or Kubernetes security
• Experience building internal developer platforms
• Experience working in high-growth startups or cloud infrastructure companies

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus
• Meaningful equity participation
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Flexible PTO
• Flexible work environment
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cybersecurity and cloud-native technologies
• Direct influence on the architecture and technical direction of a rapidly growing cybersecurity company

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