Sonatype is the software supply chain security company. We provide the world’s best end-to-end software supply chain security solution, combining the only proactive protection against malicious open source, the only enterprise grade SBOM management and the leading open source dependency management platform. This empowers enterprises to create and maintain secure, quality, and innovative software at scale.
As founders of Nexus Repository and stewards of Maven Central, the world’s largest repository of Java open-source software, we are software pioneers and our open source expertise is unmatched. We empower innovation with an unparalleled commitment to build faster, safer software and harness AI and data intelligence to mitigate risk, maximize efficiencies, and drive powerful software development.
More than 2,000 organizations, including 70% of the Fortune 100 and 15 million software developers, rely on Sonatype to optimize their software supply chains.
Sonatype is a leader in software supply chain management, helping organizations develop secure and high-quality applications faster. Our products empower development teams to automate security, compliance, and governance across the software lifecycle.
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and scaling core
products.
You’ll work across the stack—building powerful backend services, intuitive frontend experiences, and robust cloud-native applications. You'll also provide technical leadership and mentorship, influencing engineering with the best practices across the team.
What You'll Do
Architect and build scalable, secure, and resilient backend systems using Java, Kotlin, or other JVM-based languages. Lead design and implementation efforts for core components across cloud-native services (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/GCP/Azure). Collaborate with product management and cross-functional teams to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions. Champion modern DevSecOps practices, integrating security into CI/CD pipelines and ensuring automation across build and deployment processes. Guide and mentor engineering teams through technical challenges, providing architectural guidance and code reviews. Advocate for and implement best practices in testing, observability, reliability, and performance optimization. Evaluate and integrate open-source tools and libraries, contributing back to the community when appropriate. Drive improvements in platform scalability, data processing pipelines, and distributed system architecture. Participate in and lead incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term reliability engineering efforts.What You'll Need
8+ years of professional software engineering experience. Proven experience designing and building scalable, production-grade full stack applications. Strong proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin on the backend, with experience building RESTful APIs and microservices. Proficiency with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Vue, or similar JavaScript/TypeScript libraries. Solid understanding of cloud-native architecture and experience deploying applications to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure). Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes). Familiarity with secure software development practices and integrating security into full stack applications. Skilled in automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps workflows. Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across engineering, product, and design teams.Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience.Experience working in an agile environment and collaborating with cross-functional teams.Passion for mentoring and coaching engineers. Why Join Us?
Help secure the software supply chain for millions of developers worldwide.Build meaningful software in a collaborative, fast-moving environment with strong technical peers.Stay hands-on while leading—technical leadership is part of the job, not separate from it.Join a global engineering organization with deep local roots and a strong team culture.Competitive salary, great benefits, and opportunities for growth and innovation
