Full Stack Engineer - Distributed Cloud Control Plane and Advanced Cloud Apps

Role: Full Stack Engineer focused on building and managing a cloud-based application security system.

Location: Multiple options available including Boston/East Coast, SF Bay Area/West Coast, and remote within the USA

Mission: Live at the intersection of app runtime & security. Protect applications in a fundamental way so that developers can build great application services and not be constantly looking over their shoulder. Bluerock is changing the landscape of App runtime security.

Responsibilities – Backend Development:

• Develop and maintain web-based microservices for security apps, infrastructure policy management and orchestration

• Design and implement Kubernetes services and custom resource definitions for multi-cloud provisioning

• Build robust APIs for managing Kubernetes clusters, buckets, and cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure

• Implement intelligent policy validation and drift detection for infrastructure-as-code

• Create sophisticated Helm charts, Terraform modules, CloudFormation templates, and Kubernetes operators for automated deployments

• Manage complex YAML templating systems and configuration management workflows

• Design event-driven architectures for real-time infrastructure monitoring and remediation

• Build integration layers between Kubernetes controllers and cloud provider APIs

Responsibilities – Frontend Development:

• Design and develop sophisticated infrastructure management dashboards using modern web frameworks and templating systems

• Create interactive policy editors with real-time validation and syntax highlighting

• Build comprehensive infrastructure topology visualizations and dependency mapping

• Develop intuitive cluster management interfaces with drag-and-drop resource allocation

• Implement advanced data tables for managing fleets, and policies, configuration and analysis applications

• Create responsive dashboards for monitoring deployment status and health

• Build user-friendly forms for complex infrastructure configuration with guided workflows

• Develop real-time status monitoring with WebSocket-based updates and polling mechanisms

• Implement role-based access controls and multi-tenant infrastructure views

• Create data visualizations using tools like D3.js and Chart.js

• Build user interfaces using modern frameworks such as React, Vue.js, or Angular

• Ensure user-friendly and accessible interfaces

• Optimize performance for high data volumes

• Develop responsive designs for mobile and desktop platforms

• Implement advanced UI features like drag-and-drop functionality

• Create reusable UI components

• Develop data tables and search capabilities

• Contribute to maintaining a consistent product design language

Security Focus

• Ensure adherence to security standards

• Develop secure communication channel

• Implement comprehensive audit logging

Technology Stack

• Programming Languages: Go, Rust, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript

• Frameworks: Gin, React/Vue.js, Node.js, Django, or modern web frameworks (propose and champion alternatives)

• Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis, InfluxDB, Cloud specific

• Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes

• Infrastructure: Crossplane providers, Helm charts, YAML templating, infrastructure-as-code

• Monitoring: CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, real-time status polling

• Tools: Docker, GitLab CI, Terraform, Helm, container orchestration

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of Full Stack development experience with strong backend web framework expertise

• Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, CRDs, controllers, and operators

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Crossplane, Terraform, or similar)

• Proficiency in YAML templating and complex configuration management

• Strong frontend skills with modern templating systems, JavaScript, and responsive design frameworks

• Hands-on experience with AWS services (S3, EKS, VPC, IAM)

• Understanding of cloud-native patterns and microservices architecture

• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration platforms

• Knowledge of GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipeline automation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with security tools

• Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes and system-level operations

• Background in Cybersecurity

• Experience working with real-time data systems

• Understanding of cryptographic concepts

• Proven track record of working on large-scale, distributed systems

About BlueRock:

BlueRock is a well-funded, early stage cybersecurity company founded by experienced security minded entrepreneurs. Our mission is to change the game in cybersecurity. Attackers are exploiting in hours. The dependency tree is exploding. Developers are drowning in vulnerability debt. BlueRock changes the game, enabling organizations to shift from chasing CVEs and exploits to proactively protecting the foundations of applications and computing, so that developers can build great applications without looking over their shoulders.

Compensation Range: $140K - $180K