Software Staff Engineer
Come join our passionate team! Barracuda is a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats. Our platform protects email, data, applications, and networks with innovative solutions, and a managed XDR service, to strengthen cyber resilience. Hundreds of thousands of IT professionals and managed service providers worldwide trust us to protect and support them with solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use.
Envision yourself at Barracuda
The Cloud-to-Cloud Backup team is looking for a Staff Engineer with strong expertise in Frontend development to join our Data Protection Team. You'll be part of the team building the next generation of our Cloud-to-Cloud Backup product, which serves to protect our customers’ data in SaaS applications, such as Microsoft 365, against accidental or malicious data loss, for purposes of backup, compliance, and disaster recovery.
Tech Stack We Use
- Frontend: React, TypeScript, Next.js
- Backend: C#, Golang, Rust
- Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Docker
- Communication: gRPC
- Cloud: Azure Cloud Services
- DevOps & CI/CD: GitHub, Azure DevOps
What You’ll Be Working On
- Designing and enhancing modern, intuitive, and high-performance web applications
- Refining and evolving the architecture of large-scale single-page applications operating in high-throughput, highly scalable production environments
- Developing new strategies to interact with and visualize data from cloud platforms such as Microsoft 365 and Azure
- Designing, implementing, testing, and optimizing features, performance improvements, and platform enhancements
- Driving and upholding high standards for code quality, performance, security, and maintainability
- Leading and participating in rigorous code reviews, providing thoughtful feedback and setting engineering best practices
- Mentoring and coaching engineers, raising the technical bar across the team
- Troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving issues in development and production environments
- Conducting technical research, documenting findings, and clearly communicating results and recommendations
- Collaborating cross-functionally with backend, platform, QA, product, and operations teams
What You Bring to the Role
- BE/BTech/MCA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of professional software development experience, with strong depth in frontend engineering
- Advanced expertise in React, TypeScript, and Next.js, including performance optimization and scalable UI architecture
- Experience working across multiple programming languages and technology stacks, with a strong passion for continuous learning
- Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-based architectures
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, including root cause analysis in complex systems
- Proven ability to influence technical direction and make sound architectural decisions
- Proficiency with Git and modern CI/CD workflows
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Curiosity, ownership mindset, and a strong drive to explore and understand unfamiliar systems
- Comfort and enthusiasm for collaborating via videoconferencing and text-based communication in a distributed team environment
What you’ll get from us
A team where you can voice your opinion, make an impact, and where you and your experience are valued. Internal mobility – there are opportunities for cross training and the ability to attain your next career step within Barracuda. In addition, you will receive equity, in the form of non-qualifying options.
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