KnowBe4

KnowBe4

Staff Software Engineer (Hybrid)

Clearwater, Florida · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 62 days ago
TypeScriptRubyReactVue.jsSvelteTailwind CSSViteRailsDistributed SystemsFull-Stack DevelopmentGitPostgreSQLMySQLRedisDynamoDBAWSTerraformGraphQLAgentic AIComplianceLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans.
  • This is a full-stack role requiring mastery of a Ruby on Rails backend, modern front-end technologies (Vue 3+, Svelte), and complex AWS infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Own the evolution of major subsystems, including GraphQL APIs, event-driven service communication (EventBridge/SQS), and data scaling.
  • Deliver primary technical contributions across Ruby/Rails APIs, SvelteKit/TypeScript frontends, and AWS serverless infrastructure.

Requirements

  • BS + 10 years of experience OR
  • MS + 5 years of experience OR
  • Ph.D. + 4 years of experience
  • Backend & Systems: 5+ years of scaling production Ruby on Rails apps.
  • Expertise in GraphQL (batch loading, complexity management) and relational database tuning (MySQL/Postgres) for high-traffic multi-tenant systems.
  • Cloud: Deep experience with AWS (ECS/Fargate, Lambda, EventBridge, S3).
  • Strong proficiency with Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code and GitLab CI/CD.
  • Distributed Systems: Experience designing event-driven architectures and managing asynchronous processing at scale.
  • Deep experience with AWS (ECS/Fargate, Lambda, EventBridge, S3).
  • Backend & Systems: 5+ years of scaling production Ruby on Rails apps. Expertise in GraphQL (batch loading, complexity management) and relational database tuning (MySQL/Postgres) for high-traffic multi-tenant systems.
  • Frontend Mastery: Proficiency in modern frameworks (Vue Preferred, Sveltekit or React) and strict TypeScript. Proven ability to lead large-scale frontend migrations using Vite and Tailwind CSS.
  • Cloud: Deep experience with AWS (ECS/Fargate, Lambda, EventBridge, S3). Strong proficiency with Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code and GitLab CI/CD.
  • Leadership: Demonstrated experience at the Staff level-writing Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and building for compliance-regulated environments (FedRAMP/SOC 2).
  • Our Fantastic Benefits
  • We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, and certification completion bonuses - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits.
  • Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.
  • Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation.
  • No recruitment agencies, please.

Nice to have

  • Proficiency in modern frameworks (Vue Preferred, Sveltekit or React) and strict TypeScript.
  • Frontend Mastery: Proficiency in modern frameworks (Vue Preferred, Sveltekit or React) and strict TypeScript.

Skills

  • KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day.
  • The platform leverages 15-years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI.
  • 5+ years of scaling production Ruby on Rails apps.

Company info

  • Demonstrated experience at the Staff level-writing Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and building for compliance-regulated environments (FedRAMP/SOC 2).
  • We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, and certification completion bonuses - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment.
  • For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits.
  • An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.
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