Senior Software Engineer, DevOps On-Premise

NetBox Labs seeks a Senior Software Engineer with strong DevOps experience  to build and drive our NetBox Enterprise product, enabling users to effectively manage the installation, configuration, and lifecycle of our on-premise product suite. You'll tackle complex technical challenges, proactively address deployment issues unique to on-premise environments, and collaborate closely with high-performing, cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Design, architect, and implement Kubernetes-based, high-availability (HA) on-premise solutions, including control plane applications, telemetry systems, air-gapped installations, and appliance offerings.

• Develop and maintain our operational management console and associated tools, ensuring a seamless user experience for lifecycle management.

• Architect and implement robust multi-stage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and complementary DevOps technologies.

• Write high-quality, maintainable Python code for internal tooling, APIs, automation, and management plugins.

• Manage software versioning strategies and structured release processes.

• Develop comprehensive documentation and establish best practice guidelines for deployments.

• Collaborate closely with Customer Success and customers directly when necessary to swiftly diagnose and resolve deployment and operational issues.

• Coordinate with Product Management and Engineering teams to align release schedules, manage dependencies, and ensure smooth product delivery.

• Build internal tooling and APIs to facilitate integration testing by upstream application teams, validating changes ahead of inclusion in on-premise releases.

• Develop internal management tools for Customer Success to securely manage customer licensing, credentials, and artifact distribution.
  

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience integrating, building, and packaging software for enterprise-grade on-premise environments.

• 3+ years of experience in a B2B software startup or high-growth organization.

• Demonstrated expertise with Kubernetes, Helm charts, and deployment automation.

• Strong software development skills in Python (required), with proven experience writing robust, maintainable code.

• Proven track record of successful project execution with tangible outcomes.

• Solid understanding of DevSecOps methodologies, including security scanning, vulnerability management (CVEs), and tools such as JFrog.

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions) and infrastructure automation tools (Ansible, Terraform).
  

Nice to Haves:

• Golang programming experience.

• Open-source contributions or project involvement.

• Familiarity with networking concepts or distributed system architecture.

• Experience with virtual appliances and air-gapped installations

• Experience deploying applications using Replicated.

• Comfort and experience using AI-enhanced tooling (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor).
  

Join us at NetBox Labs to shape the future of on-premise infrastructure management and innovation.

Our culture and values: 

• We own and solve problems with an innovative mindset and high attention to detail. We are always striving for improvements in our platform and methodologies. 

• We put our community first and support our colleagues by sharing our knowledge and providing constructive feedback.

• We value simplicity and focus and think twice before adding complexity. 

• Given we are a remote-first team located all over the world, we value strong communication skills and an open, transparent culture. We use Google Apps, Slack, Zoom and Notion to collaborate in real time and work asynchronously. We also get together during the year at company events, plus at industry conferences, and meetups.

About NetBox Labs:

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.

NetBox Labs is the commercial steward of open source NetBox, the world’s most popular network source of truth, and Orb, the next-generation open source network observability platform. Our products include NetBox Enterprise, a fully supported self-managed NetBox with advanced features, and NetBox Cloud, a secure, scalable, and reliable SaaS edition of NetBox.

NetBox powers thousands of companies, and NetBox Labs is backed by investment from Notable Capital (formerly GGV), Grafana Labs CEO Raj Dutt, Flybridge, IBM, Salesforce Ventures, and Mango Capital.