Software Engineer III, Edge

Box
Redwood City
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 165,000 - 206,500 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 3+ yearsSkills: ["Growth mindset","Systems thinking","Collaborative communication","Product mindset","Measurement of outcomes"]

Build backend services and automation for Box’s Edge team, turning complex network functionality into safe, repeatable workflows. You’ll design and implement Python services, manage network infrastructure using Terraform (including module design and CI/CD integration), and replace ticket-based processes with scalable automated workflows. The role emphasizes reliability, security, observability guardrails, and operational excellence through tests, documentation, and runbooks, plus on-call support.

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Software Engineer III, Edge

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Job Summary

Build backend services and automation for Box’s Edge team, turning complex network functionality into safe, repeatable workflows. You’ll design and implement Python services, manage network infrastructure using Terraform (including module design and CI/CD integration), and replace ticket-based processes with scalable automated workflows. The role emphasizes reliability, security, observability guardrails, and operational excellence through tests, documentation, and runbooks, plus on-call support.
Location: Redwood City
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and implement backend services and tooling in Python that make network capabilities accessible for internal application and service owners.
  • •Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code with Terraform to provision, configure, and manage network resources reliably.
  • •Translate internal partner needs into automated workflows that replace manual, ticket-based processes and scale across teams.
  • •Integrate observability and guardrails to support safe, auditable, and measurable network changes.
  • •Write tests, documentation, and runbooks, and participate in design reviews and cross-functional collaboration; join an on-call rotation to triage issues.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 165,000 - 206,500 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •3+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend focus.
  • •Proficiency in Python for building production-grade services or automation.
  • •Hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience, especially Terraform (including module design, reviews, and CI/CD integration).
  • •Strong networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, routing vs. switching, DNS, load balancing, and security groups/firewalls.
  • •Ability to distill complex systems into safe, reusable abstractions and deliver strong outcomes for internal customers.
Experience:3+ years
Skills:Growth mindsetSystems thinkingCollaborative communicationProduct mindsetMeasurement of outcomes
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonTerraformCI/CDTCP/IPDNSLoad balancingSecurity groupsFirewallsGCPAWSInfrastructure as CodeObservabilityInfroscope

Company Brief

Box
Provides cloud content management, file sharing, and collaboration services for businesses, enabling secure content storage, workflow automation, and integrations with enterprise apps to manage and share files across organizations.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Redwood City, United States
Founded: 2005
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