Software Engineer III, Network Platform
Box · Redwood City, CA, United States
About this role
**Software Engineer III, Network Platform** **About Box** Box (NYSE: BOX) is the leader in Intelligent Content Management. Our platform helps organizations fuel collaboration, manage the full content lifecycle, secure critical content, and transform business workflows with enterprise AI. **Why Box needs you** Box’s Edge (Network Platform Engineering) team powers the connectivity behind Box products (including Box Zones and applications hosted across our environment). We’re evolving from a ticket-driven support model to automated, self-serve network capabilities that application and service owners can consume reliably at scale. In this role, you’ll design and build backend services and automation that turn complex network functionality into simple, safe, repeatable workflows—using **Python** and **Terraform**, grounded in strong networking fundamentals. **What you’ll do** - Design and implement backend services and tooling in **Python** to make network capabilities accessible for internal application and service owners. - Build and maintain **Infrastructure as Code** with **Terraform** to provision, configure, and manage network resources reliably. - Translate partner needs into automated workflows that replace manual, ticket-based processes and scale across teams. - Participate in design reviews, challenge assumptions, and contribute to decisions that improve **reliability, security, and usability**. - Integrate **observability** and guardrails to support safe, auditable, measurable network changes. - Collaborate cross-functionally (application owners, reliability, platform) to define requirements and deliver end-to-end solutions. - Write **tests, documentation, and runbooks** to support operational excellence and maintainability. - Contribute to roadmap planning and continuous improvement of network automation patterns and standards. - Participate in an **on-call rotation** to respond to and triage issues. **Who you are** - **3+ years** of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend focus. - Proficient in **Python**, with a track record of building production-grade services or automation. - Hands-on with **Infrastructure as Code** (especially **Terraform**), including module design, reviews, and CI/CD integration. - Strong networking fundamentals (e.g., **TCP/IP**, routing vs. switching, **DNS**, load balancing, security groups/firewalls). - Product mindset: distill complex systems into safe, reusable abstractions and prioritize internal customer experience. - Systems thinker who can break down ambiguous problems, propose pragmatic designs, and measure outcomes. - Collaborative communicator who seeks diverse perspectives and gives/receives feedback constructively. - **Nice to have:** Experience with **GCP and/or AWS**, service-to-service networking, and network automation tooling. - **Nice to have:** Familiarity with observability platforms (e.g., Infroscope or similar), testing frameworks, and secure-by-default practices. **Work location / culture** Boxers are expected to work from their assigned office **at least 3 days per week**. Your recruiter will share more during the hiring process. **Equal Opportunity** Box is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities—details are provided in the application process. **Pay Transparency (Redwood City)** **$165,000 — $206,500 USD** *Actual base salary (or OTE if commissionable) depen
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