Staff Systems Engineer – Middleware Engineering

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. Design, configure, deploy, and troubleshoot middleware and reverse proxy platforms supporting critical enterprise applications .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • United StatesLead💰 $133,300 - $213,400 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing, configuring, and supporting middleware platforms, particularly NGINX and Apache HTTP Server, in high-availability environments. Proficient in automation, monitoring, and troubleshooting within Linux systems while ensuring reliable integration and production readiness.

Highest-signal resume keywords

NGINX Configuration and SupportApache HTTP Server ManagementLinux Environment ProficiencyMiddleware Technologies ExpertiseREST API Integration

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Hard Skills

NGINXApache HTTP ServerLinuxMiddleware TechnologiesREST-HTTPMTLSShell ScriptingPythonAnsibleTerraform

Soft Skills

Strong Documentation SkillsPositive AttitudeOwnershipMentoringStakeholder Management

Tools & Technologies

KafkaRabbitMQIBM MQActiveMQObservability ToolsDockerKubernetesCloud Platforms

Industry Keywords

Multi-Tenant EnvironmentsHigh-Availability SystemsProduction ReadinessChange ManagementOperational Improvements

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleApacheCloudDockerKafkaKubernetesLinuxNGINXPythonRabbitMQShell ScriptingTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, configure, deploy, and troubleshoot middleware and reverse proxy platforms supporting critical enterprise applications
Own and support middleware platforms, NGINX, and Apache HTTP Server across lower and production environments
Design and operate multi-tenant reverse proxy solutions, especially using NGINX
Support mission-critical systems with fast issue resolution and reliable change execution
Partner with SRE teams to validate and push changes to production
Configure and support NGINX and Apache HTTP Server for routing, reverse proxying, SSL-TLS, load balancing, redirects, and upstream connectivity
Work in Linux environments for deployment, troubleshooting, log analysis, scripting, and service management
Support REST APIs, HTTP methods, headers, status codes, authentication flows, and API integration behavior
Work with messaging technologies and synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns
Support secure integration patterns including mTLS, certificate handling, service-to-service communication, monitoring, and alerting
Troubleshoot production issues using logs, metrics, traces, dashboards, and platform telemetry
Work with SRE teams on production readiness, change approvals, deployment validation, rollback planning, and post-deployment monitoring
Contribute to automation, operational improvements, reusable patterns, and reliability-focused engineering
Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, configuration guides, deployment steps, and incident notes
Collaborate with global teams and participate in after-hours sync-up or handover calls at least once per week

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree OR at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) OR 0 years of work experience with a PhD OR 8+ years of relevant work experience
Strong hands-on skills with NGINX, Apache HTTP Server, Linux, middleware technologies, REST-HTTP, and messaging systems
Knowledge of mTLS, integration patterns, monitoring, and alerting
Ability to support mission-critical production environments with quick turnaround times
Experience partnering with SRE teams to push changes to production
Strong documentation skills
Positive attitude and willingness to support after-hours cross-geography handover or sync-up calls at least once per week
Prior experience as a middleware engineer, systems engineer, or platform engineer
Deep hands-on experience with NGINX in high-availability, multi-tenant environments
Experience with Apache HTTP Server, SSL-TLS, virtual hosts, proxy modules, and rewrite rules
Familiarity with messaging platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, IBM MQ, ActiveMQ, or similar tools
Experience with observability tools for monitoring, alerting, logging, tracing, and dashboards
Knowledge of automation using shell scripting, Python, Ansible, Terraform, or CI-CD pipelines
Exposure to container or cloud-native environments such as Docker, Kubernetes, or cloud platforms
Practical understanding of GenAI workflows, including MCPs, tools, skills, AI-assisted troubleshooting, and documentation generation
Ability to identify high-value work that improves ROI, reduces operational toil, and increases platform reliability
Strong communication, ownership, mentoring, and stakeholder-management skills
Willingness to travel 5-10% of the time

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
FSA/HSA
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Wellness Program
Potential bonus
Equity
Travel requirements of 5-10% of the time