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Principal Software Engineer - API Infrastructure

Rubrik

$243,900 - $341,800
Dec 8, 2025
Palo Alto, CA, US
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Rubrik is looking to define the future of its API Infrastructure, focusing on both internal engineers and external customers, and drive the execution of this vision with a dedicated API Infrastructure team.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering, with deep expertise in APIs and middle-tier services built for scale, speed, and high availability.
  • Deep, working knowledge of API design principles and best practices (GraphQL, REST, OpenAPI, Swagger).
  • Experienced in leading the development of web frameworks, SDKs, and APIs at an enterprise scale, considering security, performance, and developer experience.
  • Ability and desire to get your hands dirty with Scala, Go, Python, and other technologies as needed.
  • Hands-on familiarity with scaling GraphQL schemas (e.g., migration from a monolithic schema to GraphQL Federation).

Responsibilities

  • Work with product managers and customer solution architects to understand the API and integration needs of our most sophisticated customers.
  • Architect and lead the implementation of our next-generation API infrastructure (GraphQL, REST), defining and driving best practices for design, scalability, security, performance, and overall API hygiene.
  • Provide technical leadership to engineers working on the API layer, and identify new and emerging technologies for adoption.
  • Foster a culture of quality, technical curiosity, continuous improvement, design thinking, and data-driven decision making.
  • Represent the User Access organization within Rubrik's Technical Leadership community.

Other

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Ability to work with product managers and customer solution architects.
  • Leadership and collaboration skills to work with engineers and other teams.
  • Commitment to fostering a culture of quality, technical curiosity, and continuous improvement.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled