Backend Engineer
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Summary
Platform9 is hiring a Backend Engineer (New York, hybrid) to develop its cloud-native Private Cloud Director product, supporting enterprise private-cloud deployments and improving performance, scalability, and reliability. Core stack: Python or Go, Linux/Unix systems, with exposure to networking, storage, Kubernetes, or OpenStack.
About Us:
Platform9: Private Clouds Made Easy
Platform9 is the leader in simplifying enterprise Private Clouds. Founded by a team of VMware cloud pioneers, we are dedicated to transforming IT operations. Our flagship product, Private Cloud Director, turns your existing hardware into a full-featured, future-ready private cloud. We innovate across what we build and how we deliver it, staying focused on a next-generation, open private cloud while holding ourselves to one standard: exceptional customer outcomes.
Enterprises are selecting Platform9 to replace legacy virtualization because it eliminates operational risk and complexity. Private Cloud Director is designed for the experienced infrastructure team, offering a familiar GUI experience for managing VMs and containers, seamless integration with your existing hardware and third-party storage, and critical enterprise features (HA/DR, scale, reliability) built-in. This enables IT teams to gain robust API control and a user experience they trust—rooted in customer obsession and an owner’s mindset. We share context quickly and candidly to keep decisions moving.
With over 30,000 nodes in production at some of the world’s largest enterprises, including Cloudera, EBSCO, Juniper Networks, and Rackspace, Platform9 is the proven path to achieving true vendor independence and operational consistency. We are an inclusive, globally distributed company backed by prominent investors, supported by a partner ecosystem of resellers, systems integrators, MSPs, and technology vendors committed to driving private cloud innovation and efficiency. Our values—innovation, customer obsession, ownership, radical candor, and excellence—guide how we build and support every deployment.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our team working on our cloud-native product suite. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in computer science, have worked on cloud-native and virtualization technologies, and have a willingness to learn new technologies.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the development of cloud-native products and services.
- Learn and collaborate with the team to design and implement the product roadmap.
- Support cloud infrastructure deployments using Platform9 products, including troubleshooting and problem resolution.
- Continuously monitor and improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of our product line.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
- Experience with programming in Python or Golang.
- 5-8 years of experience in a software development role.
- Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems.
- Strong knowledge and exposure in networking protocols, OR, storage systems, is desirable
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Being a highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work in a highly dynamic environment.
- Familiarity with containerization technologies like Kubernetes or Openstack/Devstack is a plus.
- Prior experience with Linux networking stack, IAM, kernel modules, and device drivers is a plus
- To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be a team player with a strong sense of ownership for your work and a passion for working in a data-driven organization.
Benefits and Perks:
Employees today are looking for companies that truly care and recognize their whole person. As a budding start-up, we have a small, energetic workforce, and we have curated personalized employee perks that are employee-friendly. The good news is that Platform9's benefits and perks program has a significant impact on employee retention, motivation, and company culture—but not just for men, by empowering women to take care of their physical and emotional well-being, we can guarantee their continued participation in the workforce.
Please note, benefits change by country.- Competitive Compensation and Equity
- Medical Healthcare for you and your family
- Generous Time Off Programs
- Hybrid Work Model
- Wellness Benefits
- Professional Development/Global certifications
- Reward and Recognition Programs
- Team Building Activities
- Hackathon
- Company-Wide Programs
- Our benefits have been carefully selected, keeping in mind employees' requirements and personal situations now and for the future.
- Contribute to the development of cloud-native products and services.
- Learn and collaborate with the team to design and implement the product roadmap.
- Support cloud infrastructure deployments using Platform9 products, including troubleshooting and problem resolution.
- Continuously monitor and improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of our product line.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
- Experience with programming in Python or Golang.
- 5-8 years of experience in a software development role.
- Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems.
- Strong knowledge and exposure in networking protocols, OR, storage systems, is desirable
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Being a highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work in a highly dynamic environment.
- Familiarity with containerization technologies like Kubernetes or Openstack/Devstack is a plus.
- Prior experience with Linux networking stack, IAM, kernel modules, and device drivers is a plus
To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be a team player with a strong sense of ownership for your work and a passion for working in a data-driven organization.
Employees today are looking for companies that truly care and recognize their whole person. As a budding start-up, we have a small, energetic workforce, and we have curated personalized employee perks that are employee-friendly. The good news is that Platform9's benefits and perks program has a significant impact on employee retention, motivation, and company culture—but not just for men, by empowering women to take care of their physical and emotional well-being, we can guarantee their continued participation in the workforce.
Please note, benefits change by country.
- Competitive Compensation and Equity
- Medical Healthcare for you and your family
- Generous Time Off Programs
- Hybrid Work Model
- Wellness Benefits
- Professional Development/Global certifications
- Reward and Recognition Programs
- Team Building Activities
- Hackathon
- Company-Wide Programs
Our benefits have been carefully selected, keeping in mind employees' requirements and personal situations now and for the future.
