Software Engineer (Scala), Data Platform

WHAT IS BOX?

Box is the world’s leading Content Cloud. We are trusted by more than 115K organizations around the world today, including nearly 70% of the Fortune 500 and leaders across deeply regulated industries, to protect their data, fuel collaboration, and power critical workflows with secure, enterprise AI.

By joining Box, you will have the unique opportunity to continue driving our platform forward. Content powers how we work. It’s the billions of files and information flowing across teams, departments, and key business processes every single day contracts, invoices, employee records, financials, product specs, marketing assets, and more. Our mission is to bring intelligence to the world of content management and empower our customers to completely transform workflows across their organizations. With the combination of AI and enterprise content, the opportunity has never been greater to transform how the world works together and at Box you will be on the front lines of this massive shift.

Founded in 2005, Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, and we have offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and system components.


• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and best practices.


• Write and maintain automated tests to ensure system stability and reliability.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Scrum environment.


• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve backend performance or stability issues.


• Participate in our on-call rotation, available at all times while on-call to help respond to and triage any issues that arise.

Who You Are

• 3+ years of professional programming experience with at least one modern backend language (e.g., Java, Python, Go, Scala, C#, C++).


• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and API design.


• Solid knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.


• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.


• Proficiency in English (written and spoken) for effective collaboration in an international environment.


• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development practices, CI/CD, and modern development workflows.

Box values community and in-person collaboration. Boxers are expected to work from their assigned office a minimum of 3 days per week, with a focus on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Your recruiter will share more details about how we work and our culture during the hiring process.

Methodology & Tools

• Agile methodology - Scrum


• Issue tracking - Jira


• Knowledge sharing - Confluence


• Code reviews - GitHub Enterprise


• Version control - Git 

Equal Opportunity

Box is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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