# Senior Software Engineer at Virtru

- Company: Virtru
- What the company does: Virtru is a data security platform delivering end-to-end encryption and access control for email, files and apps. Trusted by enterprise and defense leaders. Backed by Bessemer, NEA and ICONIQ.
- Company website: https://www.virtru.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Washington, DC - Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $155K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-02
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/virtru/jobs/4711473005
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/virtru-senior-software-engineer/

## About the role

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will be a core contributor to our Go-based backend and the open-source OpenTDF project, building the foundational services that power our entire data security platform. This is a hands-on role where you will tackle complex engineering challenges, architecting and implementing solutions that serve a diverse range of enterprise and federal customers.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a significant focus on backend development
- Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) and experience building production-grade, scalable services with it
- Experience with both microservice and monolithic architectures, APIs (gRPC, REST), and distributed systems
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform across multi-cloud environments
- A demonstrated ability to independently own complex technical projects from design to deployment

Tags: Engineering