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Infrastructure Software Engineer
Campbell, California, United States
$180k-$230k/yr RemoteFull Time
Camus Energy
Camus Energy: Software platform for managing renewable energy grid integration.
3+ YOE3+ years software engineering with infrastructure focus; Python 3, Kubernetes, GCP, CI/CD, observability (Prometheus,Grafana); familiarity with SQL; collaborative incident response and reliability practices.
Python 3, Kubernetes, GCP, CI/CD pipelines, Prometheus, Grafana, Bazel, Go, Node.js, SQL
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Senior Software Engineer, AI Data Systems & Database Infrastructure
Redwood City, California, United States
$168k-$205k/yr HybridFull Time
Ambient.ai
Ambient.ai: AI-powered physical security platform for proactive threat detection.
7+ YOE7+ years building/operating production database and distributed systems; deep experience with relational, analytical, and vector stores; strong programming and cloud/Kubernetes/infra-as-code skills.
Ambient Pulsar, Vitess, CockroachDB, Spanner, DynamoDB, Cassandra, Redis, ClickHouse, BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Druid, Pinot, pgvector, Pinecone, Milvus, OpenSearch, Kafka, Flin, Spark, Python, C++, Go, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, CDN
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Software Engineer, Platform / Infrastructure (Starlink)
Palo Alto, California, United States
$135k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SpaceX
SpaceX: Designs and launches advanced rockets and satellite internet constellations.
1+ YOEBachelor's in CS/engineering or STEM,1+ years infrastructure/networking experience,1+ years programming in Python/Go,attention to detail; Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and database familiarity preferred.
Python, Go, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Bamboo, ArgoCD, Argo Workflows, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ClickHouse, OpenTelemetry, PostgreSQL
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Senior Systems Software Engineer - Infrastructure
Santa Clara, California, United States
$224k-$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
12+ YOE12+ years infrastructure/platform/DevOps or SRE experience; expertise in CI/CD, test automation, distributed systems, Python, containers (K8s), databases; strong communication and mentoring skills.
Python, CI/CD, K8s, SQL
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Software Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure - Generative AI
San Francisco or Sunnyvale or Seattle
$137k-$299k/yr OnsiteFull Time
DoorDash
DoorDashNYSE: DASH: Local food delivery and on-demand logistics platform.
3+ YOEBachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in computer science or equivalent; 3+ years of software engineering experience; Python, distributed systems, production infrastructure, and LLM evaluation or observability experience.
Python, OpenTelemetry, SQL, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, RAG, MCP, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gem, Covey
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Senior Systems Software Engineer - Infrastructure
Santa Clara, California, United States
$224k-$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
12+ YOE12+ years infrastructure/platform/DevOps/SRE experience, strong Python, CI/CD, distributed systems, databases, cloud/on-prem compute, K8s, and experience owning production systems; BS/MS in EE/CS/CE or equivalent.
Python, K8s, SQL
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Software Engineer, Looker Developer Infrastructure and Tooling
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$147k-$211k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOGL: Provides online search, advertising, cloud computing, and consumer electronics.
2+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent, 2 years software development experience (1 year with advanced degree), experience building large-scale infrastructure/distributed systems, familiarity with databases, monitoring, and logging; preferred experience with Bazel/Nix, Dev AI/LLM integrations, and cloud deployment frameworks.
Bazel, Nix, ADK, Orcas, Agency, Louhi, Prow
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Software Engineer II - Identity
Redwood City, California, United States
$121k-$184k/yr HybridFull Time
Electronic Arts
Electronic ArtsNASDAQ: EA: Develops and publishes interactive entertainment software and video games.
3+ YOE3+ years of software engineering; proficient in Java or Python; backend services or APIs with relational or NoSQL databases in cloud; infrastructure automation and AI practices; CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Maven, GitLab.
Java, Python, CI/CD, Jenkins, Maven, GitLab, Relational Databases, NoSQL, Cloud
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Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Palo Alto, California, United States
$190k-$202k/yr HybridFull Time
Wing
WingNASDAQ: GOOGL: Autonomous drone delivery service for small packages and logistics
3+ YOE3-6 years building backend systems or data pipelines, BA/BS in CS/Math or equivalent, coding in C++, Java, Python, Go or JavaScript, experience with BigQuery/SQL and data processing tools (Hadoop, Spark, Apache Beam).
C++, Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, BigQuery, SQL, Hadoop, Flume, Spark, Apache Beam, MapReduce
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Senior Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure
Palo Alto or New York City
$160k-$260k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Aptos Labs
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.
Rust, Go, C++, Java, Python
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Infrastructure)
Seattle or Mountain View
$210k-$275k/yr HybridFull Time
Otter.ai
Otter.ai: AI-powered meeting transcription and automated note-taking platform.
10+ YOEBachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in computer science or related field; 10+ years developing large-scale web services; expert Python or equivalent language skills; extensive backend, database, distributed systems, Django, and AWS experience.
MySQL, Vitess, Kafka, Cassandra, Redis, Python, Django, Elasticsearch, AWS, Go, Java, C++, HTTP, Linux
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Senior Software Engineer, ML/Eval Data Platforms & Infrastructure
Mountain View or San Francisco
$213k-$263k/yr HybridFull Time
Waymo
Waymo: Autonomous driving technology for ride-hailing and logistics.
3+ YOEMaster's/PhD in CS/Engineering, 3+ years software engineering experience, distributed systems and large-scale data processing, production C++ or Python proficiency, strong technical communication.
C++, Python, SQL
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Software Engineer, Storage
San Francisco or Sunnyvale or Seattle or New York City
$131k-$342k/yr HybridFull Time
DoorDash
DoorDashNASDAQ: DASH: On-demand delivery platform connecting consumers with local merchants.
2+ YOE2+ years building scalable distributed data infrastructure; proficiency in GoLang or Java; experience with NoSQL databases and distributed caching; familiarity with orchestration/workflow engines.
CockroachDB, Cassandra, Kafka, Redis, Memcached, GoLang, Java, DynamoDB, Temporal, Cadence, Argo
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Software Engineer, Databases (Technical Leadership)
Bellevue or Menlo Park
$271k-$347k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Meta
MetaNASDAQ: META: Develops social networking platforms and virtual reality technologies.
12+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience; 12+ years in database systems engineering or 8+ years with a PhD, plus database architecture, infrastructure ownership, technical strategy, and stakeholder communication experience.
MySQL, MyRocks, MyRAFT, Raft, Paxos
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Staff Software Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United States
$115k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
GEICO
GEICO: Provides vehicle and property insurance services to consumers.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering with expertise in Go, Python, Typescript, React; strong API design (REST/GraphQL), SQL/NoSQL/graph DBs, cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes, infrastructure automation (Ansible, Terraform), data modeling and leadership.
Go, Python, Typescript, React, SQL, NoSQL, GraphQL, REST, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, AWS, GCP, Azure
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Staff Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$206k-$301k/yr HybridFull Time
PayPal
PayPalNASDAQ: PYPL: Global digital payments platform for consumers and merchants.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or related engineering field plus 8 years of experience. Requires Python, Django, distributed systems, cloud platforms, databases, APIs, microservices, and infrastructure-as-code expertise.
Python, Django Framework, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, DynamoDB, Cassandra, DocumentDB, MySQL, GitHub Actions, Amazon SNS, Amazon SQS, Terraform, AWS CDK, RESTful APIs, microservices, Object-Oriented Design, SDLC
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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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Software Engineer, AI Data Application – USDS
San Jose, California, United States
$137k-$360k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok USDS Joint Venture
TikTok USDS Joint Venture: Operates and secures TikTok services for U.S. users.
3+ YOERequires a BS/MS in computer science, engineering, or related field; 3+ years of software development; backend systems experience; proficiency in Python, Go, Java, or Node.js; and knowledge of databases, caching, messaging, and cloud infrastructure.
Python, Go, Java, Node.js, LLM APIs, RAG, Microsoft
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Senior Software Engineer - AI Agent Memory Infrastructure
San Jose, California, United States
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ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Bachelor's in CS/AI/Data Science, strong experience in distributed systems/databases/IR or AI infrastructure, proficiency in Go/Python/C++, familiarity with LLM applications and memory systems.
Go, Python, C++, mem0, memOS, memU
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Software Engineer, Full Stack - GTM
San Mateo, California, United States
$175k-$240k/yr HybridFull Time
Eve
Eve: AI-powered legal platform for plaintiff law firm case workflows.
6+ YOE6+ years software engineering with full-stack expertise; strong HTML, CSS, Python, JavaScript, SQL; experience with AI/LLMs and AI agents; cross-functional collaboration and ownership of GTM infrastructure.
HTML, CSS, Python, JavaScript, SQL, LLMs, AI agents, OpenAI, Anthropic
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