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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools
Redwood City, California, United States
$241k-$331k/yr HybridFull Time
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Funds and builds technology to solve major societal challenges.
12+ YOE12+ years building production software, tech-leading small teams, full-stack engineering, cloud infrastructure/IaC, API integrations, LLMs/agents and retrieval/knowledge systems.
MCP, LLM, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), knowledge graphs, vector stores, RAG
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Staff, Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$143k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Walmart
WalmartNYSE: WMT: Multinational retail operating discount stores and supermarkets.
4+ YOELead full software lifecycle, design scalable systems, mentor engineers, manage CI/CD, apply data-driven decisions and AI-first approaches; 4+ years experience (or 6 years without degree).
CI/CD, WCAG 2.2
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Staff Software Engineer – Secondary Driving System
Sunnyvale or Sunnyvale
$219k-$335k/yr RemoteFull Time
General Motors
General MotorsNYSE: GM: Manufactures and sells automobiles and automotive parts globally.
8+ YOELead SDS software development; strong C++/ROS; 8+ years in robotics or real-time systems; experience in perception/prediction; leadership and collaboration across teams.
Modern C++, Python, ROS, TensorRT, ML tooling
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Staff Software Engineer
Oakland or United States
$208k/yr RemoteFull Time
Earnest
EarnestNASDAQ: NAVI: Provides student loan refinancing and personal lending services.
3+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related plus 3 years software development; 3 years with distributed microservices, PostgreSQL, Node.js/TypeScript, client frameworks; 2 years with AWS and leading large-scale projects; strong communication.
Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, React/Redux, React Native, Angular, Sequelize, PostgreSQL, Docker, Mocha, Chai, Sinon, FullStory, AWS, Jira
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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Performance (Tech Lead)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$191k-$334k/yr OnsiteFull Time
ServiceNow
ServiceNowNYSE: NOW: Provides a cloud platform for automating enterprise digital workflows.
12+ YOE12+ years software engineering experience with performance/scalability expertise, distributed systems, Golang, AWS, profiling/testing/monitoring tools, and database/query optimization.
Golang, AWS, Kubernetes
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Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML, Google Cloud AI
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$207k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOGL: Provides online search, advertising, cloud computing, and consumer electronics.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent; 8+ years software development; 5+ years ML-related experience; 5+ years leading ML design/infrastructure; 5+ years validating and launching software; 3+ years design/architecture.
TensorFlow, PyTorch, Vertex AI, Gemini, Distributed Computing, Large-Scale System Design, NLP, Speech Processing
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Managing Staff Software Engineer - Embedded UI
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$224k-$322k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Intuitive
IntuitiveNASDAQ: ISRG: Robotic-assisted systems for minimally invasive surgery.
10+ YOE5+ MgmtLead embedded UI engineers; strong C/C++, Qt; experience guiding teams; 10+ years in digital interfaces.
C/C++, Qt, OpenGL, Vulkan
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Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure
Bellevue or Seattle or San Francisco or Palo Alto or Los Angeles
$195k-$343k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Snap
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.
Go, Java, Python, C++, Kubernetes
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Senior Staff Software Systems Engineer - Advanced Autonomy Systems Engineering Lead
Pittsburgh or Dearborn or Palo Alto or Remote
$253k-$380k/yr HybridFull Time
Latitude AI
Latitude AI: Developing automated driving technology for next-generation Ford vehicles.
10+ YOELead systems engineering for L3/L2+ autonomy; 10+ yrs automotive/robotics; strong autonomy, safety, and systems engineering; Python/C++/Git; ISO 26262 knowledge.
Python, C++, Git, ISO 26262
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Principal Staff Software Engineer - Systems and Infrastructure
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$226k-$369k/yr HybridFull Time
LinkedInNASDAQ: MSFT: Professional social network for career development and job recruitment.
10+ YOEBS in Computer Science or equivalent; 10+ years in software design/development; 5+ years as architect or tech lead; distributed systems and large-scale databases experience; Java, C++, or Rust; strong API, data, and systems design.
Java, C++, Rust, Distributed Systems, Kubernetes, GRPC, GraphQL, Kafka, Pinot, Samza, Azkaban
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Staff Software Engineer - Infrastructure Storage
San Francisco or San Jose or Bellevue
$314k-$465k/yr HybridFull Time
Lambda
Lambda: Provides high-performance GPU cloud infrastructure for AI development.
10+ YOE10+ years storage systems engineering with 5+ years in a Staff/lead IC role; proficiency in low-level systems languages (C/C++/Rust/Go); hands-on experience with object, block, and file protocols and storage performance tooling; data center operational experience.
C, C++, Rust, Go, NFS, SMB, Lustre, DAOS, S3, NVMe-oF, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NVMe, RDMA, RoCE, InfiniBand, NVIDIA BlueField, GPUDirect Storage, DPDK, SPDK, fio, blktrace, perf, eBPF, bpftrace, Prometheus, Grafana, Kubernetes, Ceph, MinIO, Vast Data, Weka, NetApp, IBM Spectrum Scale
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Staff Engineer, Software - SDK
San Jose, California, United States
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Celestica
CelesticaNYSE: CLS: Provides design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions for electronics.
9+ YOELead SDK development and integration for switch silicon, provide technical leadership, port SDKs across network OSes, support hardware bring-up; typically 9+ years experience and bachelor\u0002s degree or equivalent.
ONL, SONiC, CentOS, CUDA, ROCm, Agile, Scrum
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Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Robot Behaviors
Fremont or Pittsburgh or Salem
$190k-$296k/yr HybridFull Time
Agility Robotics
Agility Robotics: Develops bipedal humanoid robots for industrial warehouse automation.
8+ YOELead design and development of humanoid robot behaviors; tech lead for autonomous systems; expert in Python/C++ and robotics software.
Python, C++, Behavior Trees, State Machines, Task Planners, Hierarchical Planning
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Staff Software Engineer/ Tech Lead - Onboard Model Consolidation
Mountain View, California, United States
$251k-$310k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Waymo
Waymo: Autonomous driving technology for ride-hailing and logistics.
8+ YOE8+ years professional software development; BS/MS in CS/EE/Robotics/related or equivalent experience; extensive C++ experience building large-scale, high-performance systems; leadership on cross-functional projects; ML deployment and inference expertise.
C++, TPU, GPU
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Sr. Staff Autonomy Embedded Software Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United States
$237k-$296k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Rivian
RivianNASDAQ: RIVN: Designs and manufactures electric vehicles and charging networks.
8+ YOEMaster’s/Doctorate in CS/Engineering, 8+ years embedded MCU software experience, strong C, RTOS experience, board bring-up and low-level driver experience, proficiency with embedded debuggers and lab equipment, Python and technical lead experience preferred.
C, Python, RTOS, Linux, JTAG/SWD, Lauterbach, SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, GPIO, ADC/DAC, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, multimeter, power supplies
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Product)
Seattle or Mountain View
$210k-$275k/yr HybridFull Time
Otter.ai
Otter.ai: AI-powered meeting transcription and automated note-taking platform.
10+ YOE10+ years building and scaling complex systems; deep system design expertise for data-intensive/distributed systems; experience owning technical/product direction and leading cross-team initiatives; strong communication and product intuition.
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Sr Server Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$160k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Fiserv
FiservNew York Stock Exchange: FI: Provides financial technology and payment processing services to institutions.
10+ YOE5+ Mgmt10+ years in software development, 5+ years leading technical teams; Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices; relational databases; cloud experience (prefer Google Cloud); willing to travel up to 10%.
Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, MySQL, JVM
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Process Engineer, Lead/Staff
Oakland, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Remedy Scientific
Remedy Scientific: Provides automated systems for large-scale environmental soil remediation.
5+ YOEHands-on process engineering experience across lab or manufacturing operations, ability to map and optimize multi-step sample workflows, define automation and software requirements, and implement QA/QC improvements.
LIMS, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, ICP-OES, XRF, AI coding tools
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Staff Engineer
Bethesda or Richardson or Palo Alto
$110k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
GEICO
GEICO: Provides vehicle and property insurance services to consumers.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering experience, 3+ years senior/lead experience, deep Kubernetes and cloud-native expertise, Azure and IaC experience, proficiency in Go/Python/Java/C#.NET/PowerShell, GitOps and CI/CD experience.
Kubernetes, Knative, KEDA, ArgoCD, Istio, Azure Functions, Azure App Services, AKS, Terraform, Go, Python, Java, C#.NET, PowerShell, Cursor, Copilot
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Staff Design Engineer, Document Foundations
San Francisco or San Jose
$159k-$302k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Adobe
AdobeNASDAQ: ADBE: Provides software for digital media creation and marketing analytics
8+ YOE8+ years in industry; lead technical projects; React/Typescript; JavaScript and CSS; Git/GitHub; accessibility; AI tooling; mentor and collaborate across teams.
React, Typescript, JavaScript, CSS, Git, GitHub, CI/CD, HTML, Accessibility
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