Box
Software Engineer III, Network Platform
$165K–$206K
Redwood City, CA, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
About the job
Build backend services and automation that provide reliable, self-service network capabilities for Box’s internal application and service owners.
What you'll do
- Develop Python backend services and Terraform infrastructure to manage network resources.
- Automate manual network requests into safe, observable, auditable workflows; write tests, documentation, and runbooks.
- Collaborate across teams on requirements, design, reliability, and continuous improvement; participate in on-call rotation.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend focus.
- Proficiency in Python and experience building production-grade services or automation.
- Hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience, especially Terraform, including module design, reviews, and CI/CD integration.
- Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing and switching, DNS, load balancing, and security groups or firewalls.
Nice to have
- Experience with GCP and/or AWS, service-to-service networking, and network automation tooling.
- Familiarity with Infroscope or similar observability platforms, testing frameworks, and secure-by-default practices.
Pay
$165,000–$206,500 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Terraform, GCP, AWS, Infroscope, TCP/IP
AI focus
Box describes itself as AI-first and expects employees to leverage AI to support faster, smarter decisions; the role does not specify building AI systems.
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