Staff Software Engineer (Architecture) - Bitwarden

Bitwarden is the trusted identity security leader for millions of users worldwide, empowering enterprises, developers, and individuals to securely manage and share sensitive information anywhere. Bitwarden makes it easy for all users to extend robust security across their devices with password management, secrets management, and passwordless and passkey innovations.

As we establish our India Engineering Center of Excellence (COE), we are looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer. In the Architecture group at Bitwarden, you will contribute directly to the future of the Bitwarden product across mobile, web, and server components while working with our team and open-source community. You will take ownership of delivering features throughout the development lifecycle and shape technical strategy and framework decisions across all domains.

What You Will Do

• Become an expert and authority on the Bitwarden codebase, including backend infrastructure, APIs, database, web app, mobile apps, browser extensions, desktop apps, and more.
• Participate in hands-on development of the Bitwarden product.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Shepherd development activities from concept to execution, assisting teams through code and architectural reviews, community engagement, and demonstrations.
• Contribute bug fixes and shepherd pull requests submitted by the open-source community.
• Lead new product investment areas and deliver proofs-of-concept or MVPs, handing off to domain teams for long-term ownership.
• Own systems-level documentation and advocate for documentation best practices.
• Serve as a point of technical escalation to help resolve complex engineering hurdles.
• Mentor and coach engineering teams through solution design and implementation.
• Advocate for the development and delivery of Bitwarden’s product, processes, and engineering standards.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience working in some or all of our stack (.NET Core with C#, JavaScript / TypeScript, Angular, Docker, Azure, SQL Server or similar RDBMS).
• Proficiency with source control systems.
• Collaborative and adaptable mindset with strong communication skills.
• Excitement and enthusiasm for solving security and identity challenges.
• Proven problem-solving skills with the ability to research and deliver architectural solutions.
• Passion for continuous learning and mentoring engineering peers.

Why Join Us

• Play a foundational role in shaping our India Engineering Center of Excellence from the ground up.
• Work on open-source security products used and loved by millions globally.
• Collaborate with global distributed teams tackling meaningful technical and scale challenges.