Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Infrastructure identity sits at the intersection of SaaS delivery and enterprise security, and this Senior Backend Software Engineer role is positioned directly in that layer. Teleport operates as an open core product, which is a notable model in SaaS because it blends community-driven engineering with commercial product requirements. The remit spans networking, performance, security, and third-party integrations, reflecting the realities of building a SaaS platform that must work across varied customer environments.
From a SaaS career standpoint, the role offers exposure to end-to-end product engineering rather than isolated feature work. The listing highlights involvement from customer problem discovery through design proposals, implementation, testing, and documentation, which maps closely to how mature SaaS teams reduce risk and ship reliably. Work on scalability and resiliency at large cluster sizes, plus cloud provider database integrations, builds experience that transfers well across infrastructure-heavy SaaS companies.
This position suits engineers who prefer systems-level backend work and want their decisions to show up in operability, security posture, and integration quality. It is also a strong match for those comfortable working in Go or Rust and interested in contributing to code that is expected to be read and used beyond a single internal deployment.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
About Us
Teleport is the Infrastructure Identity Company, modernizing identity, access, and policy for infrastructure, improving engineering velocity and resiliency of critical infrastructure against human factors and/or compromise.
We are a fast-growing, well-funded Y-Combinator company. We value our craft, are strong supporters of work/life balance, and embrace a culture of humility, honesty, and transparency.
About this job
We are looking for product-focused systems engineers to work on Teleport itself.
You will work on problems ranging from networking and performance to security and integrations with external systems.
You will work on the full product lifecycle from working with customers to understand their problems, writing RFDs for your proposed design, implementation, testing, and documentation.
Teleport is an open core project and most of the code you will write will be open source and written in Go (or Rust).
Projects you may work on
Requirements
- Go or Rust experience
- Linux systems engineering
- Cryptography engineering experience is a plus
Interview Process
- You will join 30 minute intro call and we will walk you through the compensation, interview process and requirements
- You join a Slack channel and submit a coding challenge in Go using Github
Benefits
- Extensive health coverage
- Annual expense budget
- Rest & recovery policies that maximize leave and your ability to recharge
- Investment in your future with retirement savings plans
- Equity in a US $1.1-bn business
- Professional development opportunities
Teleport is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classifications protected by federal, state, or local law.
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The base salary range for new hires in this role is between $180,880 - $266, 000 for a level 4 and 222,360 and 327,000 for a level 5. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
