About Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls,a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as datacenters, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.
For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where itreally matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, weelevatecustomer performance,turn goals into real-world results andhelpmove society forward.
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What you will do
Johnson Controls is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help support our Airwall Zero Trust technology! This technology is used to secure mission critical assets across the world. As cybersecurity concerns are growing, Airwall allows for secure remote access, edge to cloud communication, and even helps protect legacy infrastructure from discovery and attacks.
In this critical role, you will drive the technical direction of ourOpenBlueAirwall Zero Trust Networkingtechnologyand overall communication flow between edge and cloud. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineerwho excels at architecting complex systems, mentoring engineers,talking with customers,and influencing cross-functional teams. You will play a key role in setting technical standards, ensuringhigh levelsof softwarecraftsmanship, and solving high-impact technical challenges.
This position is remote for anyone based in the US.
Ensure the quality and stability of ourOpenBlueAirwall product portfolio
Lead the development of new mechanisms for monitoring the health of data from edge to cloud
Lead architectural decisions and technical strategy across products and platforms
Help troubleshoot complex networking issues when they occur
Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams to define and deliver scalable solutions
Act as a technical mentor for engineers at all levels
Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes to ensure engineering excellence
Contribute to key codebases and set standards for code quality, testing, and performance
Represent engineering in executive discussions and help shape the long-term roadmap
What you will need
Required
5+years of software engineering experience.
Experience designing and scaling distributed systems or complex software architectures.
Expertise inC++ and/or Rust, and the networking stack.
Experience with AI native development, knowing when and when not to use harnesses as a core part of your workflow like Claude, Copilot, Codex, or Cursor.
Experience with networking, such as VPN, Secure Remote Access, IAM identity management.
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $120,000 - $185,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience,knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with marketdata.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group,and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. Theposted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognizethat exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typicalprofile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, weencourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may usetechnology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluatecandidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, pleasevisit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site athttps://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us
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