Senior Software Engineer, Core Data Resilience

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field

4+ years of professional software development experience

Proficient in common algorithms, data structures, and code design principles

Experience developing high-scale distributed systems

We are an AI-first company. This means you approach your work with a growth mindset and find ways to leverage AI to help make faster, smarter decisions that will 10X your impact at Box.

Build and own scalable infrastructure to help database service and its interface layer remain performant and available under heavy traffic and edge conditions

Contribute to the design and implementation of new infrastructure components, and help uplift existing systems to meet evolving business needs.

Improve system resilience by identifying bottlenecks, designing fallback strategies, and evolving load-routing logic

Provide input into the broader Core Data’s technical direction through collaboration and execution.

Work in Scala and Python, with a strong focus on services that interact with our MySQL tier

Participate in the on-call rotation and take ownership during incidents related to database load, unavailability, or general SLO breaches.