Technical Lead, Integrations

About SandboxAQ

SandboxAQ is a high-growth company delivering AI solutions that address some of the world's greatest challenges. The company’s Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) power advances in life sciences, financial services, navigation, cybersecurity, and other sectors.

We are a global team that is tech-focused and includes experts in AI, chemistry, cybersecurity, physics, mathematics, medicine, engineering, and other specialties. The company emerged from Alphabet Inc. as an independent, growth capital-backed company in 2022, funded by leading investors and supported by a braintrust of industry leaders. 

At SandboxAQ, we’ve cultivated an environment that encourages creativity, collaboration, and impact. By investing deeply in our people, we’re building a thriving, global workforce poised to tackle the world's epic challenges. Join us to advance your career in pursuit of an inspiring mission, in a community of like-minded people who value entrepreneurialism, ownership, and transformative impact. 

About the Role

SandboxAQ is looking for an engineer to help develop AQtive Guard, our suite of enterprise-grade cybersecurity tools. These tools allow our customers to dramatically improve their management of cryptographic assets, enabling a smooth transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), in line with emerging standards in the field. We’re looking for an experienced software engineer with a backend focus, someone who’s passionate about building resilient systems and has previous technical leadership experience. You’ll be part of a diverse team consisting of engineers, cryptographers, mathematicians, ML experts, and physicists, playing a key role in advancing the AQtive Guard product.

What You'll Do

• Act as Technical Lead of the third-party integrations team
• Work with SandboxAQ staff to design and implement features for AQtive Guard
• Perform research and author explanatory documents related to ongoing work
• Develop thorough tests at varied levels of abstraction to ensure system stability
• Engage in code design and review sessions, promoting best practices within the team
• Mentor and support other developers, aiding in their growth and fostering collaboration
• Interact with clients to understand their needs, provide support, and gather feedback

Who You Are

• 5+ years of industry experience as a software engineer
• Deep software development experience in Go
• Experience as a technical leader, including peer leadership across teams
• Track record of delivering complex technical projects
• Experience developing highly-available, performant, distributed applications
• Demonstrated ability to work in a rapid-prototyping environment and adapt to uncertainty
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across time-zones

Nice-To-Haves

• Familiarity with cybersecurity and cryptography
• Experience building developer tools
• Experience working in Python or Kotlin
• Experience with multi-tenant architectures and data isolation patterns

The US base salary range for this full-time position is expected to be $183k-$256k per year. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This role may be eligible for annual discretionary bonuses and equity.

SandboxAQ welcomes all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where we have zero tolerance for discrimination. We invest in our employees' personal and professional growth. Once you work with us, you can’t go back to normalcy because great breakthroughs come from great teams and we are the best in AI and quantum technology.   We offer competitive salaries, stock options depending on employment type, generous learning opportunities, medical/dental/vision, family planning/fertility, PTO (summer and winter breaks), financial wellness resources, 401(k) plans, and more.    Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.   Accommodations: We provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in job application procedures for open roles. If you need such an accommodation, please let a member of our Recruiting team know.