NetBox Labs seeks a Senior Software Engineer with strong DevOps experience to build and drive NetBox Enterprise, our on-premises product suite. You'll own installation, configuration, and lifecycle management for our customers, tackle complex technical challenges, proactively address deployment issues unique to on-prem environments, and collaborate closely with high-performing, cross-functional teams.
In this role you will:
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Design, architect, and implement Kubernetes-based, high-availability (HA) on-premises solutions, including control plane applications, telemetry systems, air-gapped installations, and appliance offerings
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Extend and maintain our Kubernetes operator, the core of how NetBox Enterprise installs, upgrades, and heals itself in customer environments
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Develop and maintain our operational management console and associated tools, ensuring a seamless user experience for lifecycle management
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Architect and implement robust multi-stage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and complementary DevOps technologies
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Drive releases on our six-week cadence, four weeks of build followed by two weeks of stabilization, including versioning strategy and structured release management
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Write Rust and Python across the stack, from operator internals to internal tooling and APIs
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Build internal tooling and APIs to facilitate integration testing by upstream application teams, validating changes ahead of inclusion in on-premises releases
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Develop comprehensive documentation and establish best practice guidelines for deployments
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Take a weekly turn as Engineering Guardian, fielding questions and escalations from across the organization and working directly with Customer Success and customers to diagnose and resolve deployment and operational issues
Requirements:
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5+ years in software engineering, platform engineering, or SRE, with proven experience writing robust, maintainable code
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Demonstrated expertise with Kubernetes, Helm charts, and deployment automation, including complex multi-cluster and multi-region deployments
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Hands-on experience building inside an AI-augmented development harness, including Claude Code and the workflows that make agentic tooling reliable
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Strong Python skills for tooling, APIs, and automation
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Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions), GitOps delivery (ArgoCD or FluxCD), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)
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Strong knowledge of Linux systems, including system administration, troubleshooting, and networking
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Solid understanding of software supply chain security, including vulnerability scanning and CVE management, with tools such as Trivy, Dependabot, and GitHub code scanning
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Comfort working directly with customers to diagnose deployment and operational issues
Nice to Haves:
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Rust or Golang programming experience.
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Experience with virtual appliances and air-gapped installations
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Experience deploying applications using Replicated
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Familiarity with networking concepts or distributed system architecture
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3+ years of experience in a B2B software startup or high-growth organization
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Open-source contributions or project involvement
Join us at NetBox Labs to shape the future of on-premise infrastructure intelligence and innovation.
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.
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