Senior Software Engineer - Backend Microservices, Rust (Netherlands)

In today's world, where data spreads across various clouds and devices, traditional security measures aren't enough. Businesses need a dynamic approach to defend against constant cyber threats and ensure agile data security. Fortanix leads the way in data-centric cybersecurity for hybrid multicloud environments, using advanced cryptography, encryption, and confidential AI solutions.

As data breaches become more frequent and traditional defenses fall short, we focus on data exposure management to keep your information safe. Our unified data security platform addresses vulnerabilities in hybrid multicloud environments, defends against threats, and makes it easier to discover, assess, and fix data exposure risks. Whether implementing a Zero Trust model or preparing for the post-quantum computing era, we help businesses worldwide protect their most sensitive data, wherever it is.

Our commitment to solving the world’s toughest data security challenges has earned Fortanix multiple Cybersecurity Excellence and Innovation Awards, as well as recognition from industry giants such as NVIDIA, Microsoft, Intel, ServiceNow, and Snowflake.

Our team includes industry leaders and cryptography experts, creating a culture of trust, innovation and collaboration where every voice is valued. Recognized as a Great Place to Work, we're looking for passionate individuals to help us shape the future of data security and work towards a safer digital future.

Requirements:
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Platform team—the group responsible for designing, developing, and deploying the core services that are the foundation of our Confidential Computing products. Our mission is to build a unified global platform that delivers a seamless experience for our customers.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in shaping the overall architecture of our ecosystem. You’ll design and deploy microservices in a hybrid cloud environment, helping to build a scalable and reliable platform from the ground up. You have a clear vision of what a well-architected system looks like, and the technical ability to bring that vision to life.

We’re seeking someone with a security- and quality-first mindset—an engineer who instinctively builds systems that are secure by design, resilient in production, and easy to maintain over time.

What you’ll do (Duties and Responsibilities): 

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services in Rust, following best practices in safety, performance, and reliability.
• Lead architectural decisions and hands-on implementation of microservices.
• Collaborate with security and cryptography experts to integrate secure enclaves into backend systems.
• Build APIs and SDKs used by our customers and developers across the globe.
• Write clean, modular, and well-tested code, contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to design/code reviews.
• Work closely with product managers to understand and refine functional and non-functional requirements

As a senior platform engineer you will work with other internal teams to improve the foundations of our SaaS and on-premise products. Your team provides contract-based guarantees on platform services, features, and their dependencies. It is your responsibility to define those guarantees and their constraints.

What you’ll need (Basic Qualifications)

• 5+ years of backend development experience, with 2+ years in Rust or demonstrable proficiency.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proven experience with secure API design (REST/gRPC), service discovery, and scalable backends
• Comfortable working in a security-conscious development environment.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and associated managed services.

Bonus points:

• Familiarity with cryptographic libraries, secure enclaves (e.g., Intel SGX), or confidential computing is a strong plus (not required).
• Experience with CI/CD tools and infrastructure, Bazel experience is a big plus..
• Open-source contributions or published Rust crates.
• Proficiency in other programming languages such as C++ or Python

Benefits:
• We offer a competitive salary and equity package
• Pension with company contribution
• Quarterly recharge days
• 40 hours of Volunteer Time Off/year
• The opportunity to redefine cloud computing in a friendly, collaborative work environment.

Fortanix is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace with equal opportunity for all applicants and teammates. Our goal is to recruit the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other status. If you’re interested in working in a fast growing, exciting working environment – we encourage you to apply!