Senior Staff Architect, Workflow Engineering
The Senior Staff Architect, Workflow Engineering position at Box is a high-impact role focusing on the design and evolution of Box’s workflow automation and orchestration platform. The role is part of the Workflow Engineering team, which plays a strategic part in enabling Box to deliver seamless collaboration and productivity solutions for enterprise customers. As a key technical leader, you will help steer the technical vision of workflow-driven products in a rapidly growing cloud content management company.
In this role, you will drive long-term architectural strategy, lead system design across multiple domains, and work closely with both engineering and product teams to deliver scalable solutions. Responsibilities include designing secure and performant backend services, overseeing technical direction for broader engineering initiatives, and mentoring engineers on best practices. You will collaborate with product management to align technical roadmaps with business goals and ensure the delivery of resilient, high-quality workflow capabilities.
The ideal candidate will have extensive software engineering and architectural experience, particularly with distributed systems and cloud-native technologies. Strong skills in Java, microservices architecture, and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure are required. Candidates should demonstrate leadership in designing complex, large-scale platforms and have a sustained track record of guiding engineering teams through technical challenges and growth.
Box offers a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive benefits program that includes health, dental, vision coverage, equity options, paid time off, and robust wellness programs. Additional perks include support for professional development, flexible working arrangements, and resources to promote work-life balance.
At Box, employees benefit from a collaborative, mission-driven culture that values innovation, diversity, and career growth. The company invests in employee learning, leadership development, and opportunities to work on high-visibility projects that shape the future of cloud content management.