[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer, Observability @NetBox Labs

Role Description

NetBox Labs is seeking a Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience to join our Observability Team. Observability is a key component of network automation, and critical to our company mission to make it easier to build and manage complex networks. This team is responsible for:

• Network Discovery & Reconciliation
• Network Observability & Monitoring
• Agents & Fleet Management

The team delivers both closed and open source software and owns projects such as Orb, Diode, and pktvisor.

In this role you will bring:

• Deep experience with idiomatic Go
• Experience with protobuf APIs (gRPC and Connect RPC), PostgreSQL (including migrations), Redis, and RabbitMQ
• Experience with multi-tenant services, OAuth2/OIDC, and event-driven systems, including at-least-once delivery and idempotent consumers
• Deep knowledge of observability and instrumentation, including OpenTelemetry
• A solid understanding of networking: devices, configuration, protocols, and layers
• The ability to use coding agents day to day: set the constraints, review the output, and remain accountable for correctness, security, and tests
• Great communication skills, including the ability to write technical specifications with diagrams

You will work closely with:

• Product owners – to bring ideas to life and deliver a compelling user experience
• The NetBox team – to create the ultimate observability tooling within NetBox
• The platform team – to ensure seamless integration with NetBox Cloud and Enterprise
• Community members as users and contributors to the project

It would be fantastic if you have the following experience:

• 3+ years of experience working in a fast paced startup environment
• MQTT or other device/IoT protocols, or gNMI
• Kubernetes in production
• Django, NetBox, or NetBox plugins
• Python for tests and tooling

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• Deep experience with idiomatic Go
• Experience with protobuf APIs (gRPC and Connect RPC)
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, and RabbitMQ
• Experience with multi-tenant services, OAuth2/OIDC
• Knowledge of observability and instrumentation, including OpenTelemetry
• Understanding of networking: devices, configuration, protocols, and layers
• Strong communication skills

Requirements

• Ability to use coding agents day to day
• Experience working closely with product owners and teams
• Experience in a fast-paced startup environment

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on open source projects
• Collaborative team environment
• Flexible work arrangements

Company Description

NetBox Labs helps companies build and manage complex networks. We help customers accelerate network automation by delivering open, composable products and supporting the network automation community.

• Commercial steward of open source NetBox
• Products include NetBox Enterprise and NetBox Cloud
• Backed by investment from notable firms

Our Culture and Values

• We own and solve problems with high attention to detail.
• Our open source contributors, users, customers & team are all part of our community.
• We prioritize simplicity and think twice before adding complexity.
• Clear communication helps keep our team aligned and collaborating smoothly.

NetBox Labs is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe diverse teams build better software, and we welcome applicants of every race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, and veteran status.