Senior Backend Engineer
WorkdayFull Time
Senior (5 to 8 years), Junior (1 to 2 years)
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FOSSA offers a competitive salary and equity package for this position.
Yes, FOSSA has a truly distributed team with members in several countries across many time zones, while working to balance effective distributed work with personal connections.
Required experience includes 3+ years as a backend engineer, building scalable SaaS products end-to-end as a full-stack engineer, relational databases with performant SQL, and languages like Rust, Go, Typescript, and Haskell. Additional needs are experience with observability tooling, willingness for on-call rotation, and ability to mentor.
FOSSA features an amazing team culture and environment with a distributed team across time zones, named as a Best Start-up to work for by Built In in 2024 and 2025, and Forbes in 2022.
Strong candidates have 3+ years as a backend engineer, full-stack experience owning features end-to-end, skills in breaking down complex problems, proactive idea-sharing, attention to detail, a growth mindset, and comfort with prototypes over proposals.
Software supply chain risk management platform
FOSSA specializes in managing risks associated with software supply chains by providing tools for generating and analyzing Software Bills of Materials (SBOM). Their platform allows organizations to track and understand the components of their software, ensuring compliance with various regulations and promoting transparency. FOSSA's offerings include Software Composition Analysis (SCA), which helps automate the management of open source licenses and prioritize vulnerabilities in software. Unlike many competitors, FOSSA has a strong focus on large enterprises, providing tailored solutions that address complex compliance needs. The goal of FOSSA is to empower organizations to effectively manage their software supply chains, ensuring safety and compliance in their software development processes.