83 backend infrastructure engineer jobs at 43 companies in Soquel, CA
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Backend Infrastructure Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United States
$165k-$180k/yrHybridFull Time
Vinci: AI software for rapid hardware design and physics simulation.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering experience focused on backend and infrastructure. Hands-on Terraform and major cloud experience, CI/CD (Jenkins), build systems (CMake,pip/uv), Python and C++ proficiency, production platform experience.
Luminary Cloud: Cloud-native physics simulation platform for accelerated product engineering.
10+ YOE10+ years building high-performance backend systems; Kubernetes expertise; SaaS focus; cloud infrastructure and security; leadership and mentoring; strong communication.
ALSO: Developing vertically integrated small electric vehicles for urban mobility.
10+ YOE10+ years building and scaling backend systems, experience with remote device lifecycle, API and schema design, event-driven architectures, security/authentication, and cloud infrastructure.
Pika: AI-powered platform for generating and editing professional videos
5+ YOE5+ years backend engineering experience (2+ years senior), expertise in distributed systems, scalable APIs, cloud-native infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Kubernetes), strong system design and communication skills.
Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Live Recommendation Infrastructure
San Jose, California, United States
$245k-$588k/yrOnsiteFull Time
TikTok: Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS or related, 3+ years experience, strong programming in C++, Go, or Java, Python scripting, distributed systems, ML infrastructure, and data pipeline experience (Spark, Flink, Kafka, Hadoop).
Backend Software Engineer, Trading Systems & Data Platform
Mountain View or New York City or New Jersey
$110k-$300k/yrHybridFull Time
Arta Finance: Digital wealth management platform for sophisticated individual investors.
Experience building reliable distributed systems, backend platforms or data infrastructure; strong programming skills (Python or similar); familiarity with Kafka, Kubernetes and cloud; knowledge of financial systems is a plus.
Software Engineer - Backend Infrastructure, Standalone Apps Team
Menlo Park, California, United States
$219k-$301k/yrOnsiteFull Time
MetaNASDAQ: META: Develops social networking platforms and virtual reality technologies.
12+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent, 12+ years software engineering experience with infrastructure/platform/distributed systems, strong distributed systems/storage/reliability knowledge, track record operating infrastructure at scale.
Backend Development Engineer Intern (Infrastructure Platform Delivery) - 2026 Fall (BS/MS)
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteInternship
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Final-year or graduating BS/MS students in CS or related fields; strong coding, data structures and algorithms; proficiency in Java, Go, or C/C++; able to commit 12 weeks in 2026.
MaxInsights: Provides robot data collection for physical AI development.
Senior-level infrastructure experience with Python and backend systems, architecture judgment across data and platform workflows, ability to define boundaries, and strong communication and product sense.
WalmartNYSE: WMT: Multinational retail operating discount stores and supermarkets.
6+ YOE10+ years building large-scale distributed backend microservices, data pipelines, and ML-serving infrastructure; expertise with Java/Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Spark, Kafka, NoSQL, testing frameworks, and cloud data platforms; experience leading engineering teams.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent,5+ years software development experience,3+ years testing/maintenance,1+ year software design/architecture,experience with large-scale distributed systems.
Nuro: Builds autonomous driving software and electric delivery robots.
3+ YOE3+ years in ML infrastructure/backend platform or distributed systems. Experience with Terraform/Pulumi/Crossplane, Kubernetes/Ray/Slurm/Volcano schedulers, Apache Spark/Beam, feature stores (Feast/Hopsworks/Redis), and systems design for HPC.
Senior AI Platform & Agentic Infrastructure Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$178k-$321k/yrOnsiteFull Time
OKX: Global cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 digital wallet developer.
7+ YOE7+ years building and operating resilient backend or platform systems; proven brownfield migrations; fluent Python, strong SQL, and TypeScript/Node or Go; cloud (AWS or GCP), Terraform, CI/CD, observability; data provenance, security, and agentic runtime engineering.
Claude, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Google Workspace, JIRA, Lark, Apps Script, Drive API, Docs API, Sheets API, Slides API, Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, Terraform, Python, SQL, TypeScript, Node, Go, Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Hippocratic AI: Develops safety-focused generative AI for autonomous clinical healthcare conversations.
12+ YOESenior staff engineer with 12+ years of software engineering experience, backend fluency in Python/Go/Java, CI/CD ownership, and production deployments with feature flags and progressive rollouts; strong design and safety-focused engineering.
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure - Generative AI
San Francisco or Sunnyvale or Seattle
$137k-$202k/yrOnsiteFull Time
DoorDashNASDAQ: DASH: On-demand delivery platform connecting consumers with local merchants.
6+ YOE6+ years software engineering experience; BS/MS/PhD in CS or equivalent; deep backend fundamentals in Python and distributed systems; experience with LLM inference/fine-tuning, production reliability, observability, and technical leadership.
Bellevue or Seattle or San Francisco or Palo Alto or Los Angeles
$195k-$343k/yrOnsiteFull Time
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Develops social media applications and augmented reality technology.
9+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent; 9+ years software development experience (reduced with advanced degree); proven technical lead experience building and operating large-scale distributed backend systems; strong system design and leadership skills.
Aptos Labs: Develops a Layer 1 blockchain and decentralized application tools.
5+ YOE5+ years building scalable backend systems; strong experience with Rust, Go, C++, Java, or Python; deep knowledge of distributed systems, databases, and API design; autonomous problem-solver with backend leadership potential.
RobloxNYSE: RBLX: Platform for creating and playing user-generated 3D digital experiences.
3+ YOE3+ Mgmt3+ years as Engineering Manager or Tech Lead Manager; expert in distributed systems and backend/data tech; proven leadership and delivery of large-scale systems.
Distributed Systems, Backend, Data Infrastructure, Machine Learning serving systems