About this opportunity
Netris, Inc. lists this Senior / Staff Backend Engineer – Distributed Systems & Network Automation opportunity in santa clara, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Senior / Staff Backend Engineer – Distributed Systems & Network Automation
About Netris
Netris is the leading network automation platform for AI clouds. AI is the largest infrastructure buildout in history, and networking is its bottleneck. Netris is the automation and multi‑tenancy layer for AI cloud networking, enabling operators to launch GPU clouds in weeks, provision tenants instantly, and maximize GPU utilization. The company experienced 800% ARR growth in the last 12 months, with 35+ live GPU cluster deployments globally and growing, and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz. SDN reinvented data center networking, and Netris is doing it for the AI cloud with NAAM: Network Automation, Abstraction, and Multi‑Tenancy.
About the role
We are looking for a senior backend engineer to help design, own, and build the distributed control‑plane services behind the Netris platform.
This role requires strong backend engineering fundamentals, hands‑on distributed systems experience, and the ability to translate high‑level infrastructure requirements into scalable, production‑grade system designs and implementations.
Engineers in this role are expected to take ownership across architecture, implementation, reliability, observability, and long‑term system evolution within a fast‑moving infrastructure startup environment.
What you’ll do
Own the design and implementation of scalable backend services powering network automation workflows
Drive architectural decisions across APIs, internal services, and distributed control‑plane components
Build REST APIs using Node.js and gRPC services using Golang
Design resilient distributed systems for high‑scale infrastructure environments
Improve system scalability, observability, resiliency, and operational reliability
Collaborate closely with infrastructure, networking, and product teams
Drive engineering best practices around reliability, testing, and CI/CD
What We’re Looking For
5+ years of backend engineering experience
Strong experience with Node.js and Golang
Hands‑on experience building distributed systems
Experience with MariaDB/MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, gRPC, Linux, and containers
Strong understanding of scalability, reliability, observability, and operational excellence
Ability to translate high‑level requirements into technical designs and production‑ready implementations
Bonus
Experience in infrastructure, networking, or cloud companies
Familiarity with Kubernetes and event‑driven systems
Experience building multi‑tenant SaaS platforms
Experience with AI infrastructure environments
Compensation, benefits, logistics
Competitive salary + stock options
Santa Clara, CA preferred; remote considered for exceptional candidates
Medical, dental, vision; flexible PTO
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Worksite address
santa clara, CA, 95053, US
Who can apply
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