Company Name: Harness

Job Details: Hiring,Remotely,in,U.S.,Remote,150K-226K,Annually,Senior,level

Job Url: https://builtin.com/job/staff-software-engineer/6757209

Job Description: Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, founder of AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). The company has raised ~$240M in Series E venture funding, is valued at $5.5B, and backed by top investors including Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Google Ventures, J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures and more. Harness is building the industry’s leading AI-powered software delivery platform, enabling teams worldwide to build, test, and deliver software faster, safer, and more reliably. Writing code is only 30–40% of the engineering lifecycle — the rest involves testing, deployments, security, compliance, and optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this outer loop, turning complex, time-consuming workflows into streamlined processes at massive global scale.The platform includes industry leading products in CI/CD, Feature Flags, Cloud Cost Management, Service Reliability, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights, Internal Developer Experience, and API discovery, observability, governance, and runtime protection. Over the past year, Harness powered 128M deployments, 81M builds, 1.2T API calls protected, and $1.9B in cloud spend optimized, helping customers like United Airlines and Choice Hotels accelerate releases by up to 75% and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency. With employees in over 25 countries, Harness is shaping the future of AI-driven software delivery — and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster.Position SummaryHarness Software Engineering Insights (SEI) is where engineering meets engineering intelligence. As part of this team, you’ll work on a deeply technical product that connects to 40+ developer tools like Jira and GitHub, processes millions of events, and turns raw SDLC data into actionable metrics.This is a product that engineers build for engineers, where you’ll see your work directly impact how thousands of developers build software. Expect challenges in data modeling, systems design, developer UX, and secure cloud integrations — all to help engineers and leaders build faster, better, and smarter.About The RoleDesign, develop, deploy and maintain critical software in a fast-paced quality conscious Java environment. Author software functional specifications and design documents for features developed.Quickly understand complex systems/code and own key pieces of the system, including the delivered qualityWork in an agile environment, using iterative development cycles and a short customer feedback loopDesign and implementation of scalable backend software solutionsDiagnose and troubleshoot complex problems in a distributed computing environment.Perform peer reviews of specifications, design, and codeQuickly understand complex systems/code and own key pieces of the system, including the delivered qualityWork alongside Site Reliability Engineers/DevOps and cross functional teams to deploy software or diagnose/troubleshoot any production related issuesAbout You8-10+ years of experience developing highly scalable, distributed applications, products, and backend services using JavaA desire to build products that solve complex technical problems for end usersExperience with relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQLExperience with SQL query tuning, performance optimizations is a plusExperience with search frameworks like Elasticsearch, SOLR is a plusExperience with applications hosted on AWS/Azure/GCP is a plusFamiliarity with Docker and CI/CD processes is a plusDeep understanding of how distributed resilient software is built and deployedExcellent problem solving and debugging skillsExperience working in short release cyclesReady to Build Something Engineers Love. This is your chance to shape the systems that shape how software gets built. Join Harness today!Work LocationBay Area or Remote in the U.S. with periodic travel requiredWhat You Will Have At HarnessCompetitive salaryComprehensive healthcare benefitsFlexible Spending Account (FSA)Employee Assistance Program (EAP)Flexible Time Off and Parental LeaveQuarterly Harness TGIF-Off / 4 daysMonthly, quarterly, and annual social and team-building eventsRecharge & Reset ProgramMonthly internet reimbursementCommuter benefitsFactors that may be used to determine your actual pay rate include your specific skills, experience, qualifications, location, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to the base salary, certain roles may qualify for a performance-based incentive and/or equity, with eligibility depending on the position. These rewards are based on a combination of company performance and individual achievements.The Hiring Range For This Position Is $150,000 - $226,000.A valid authorization to work in the U.S. is requiredPay transparency$150,000—$226,000 USDHarness in the news:Accelerating Our Mission to Bring AI to Everything After CodeGoldman Sachs leads investment in software delivery startup Harness at $5.5 billion valuationHow Harness runs 16 “startups within a startup” at scale | Jyoti BansalHarness Research Shows AI Visibility Crisis Fueling Security NightmareHarness has been named to the Inc. Power Partner list for software delivery successAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/OffersWe have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers. Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @harness.io. Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at security@harness.io. You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission’s website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.