1,768 systems software engineer jobs at 686 companies in Fairfield, CA
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Founding Full-stack / Product Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$130k-$300k/yrOn-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Help us build a 100× better job search engine. We need a full-stack engineer with great taste, sharp fundamentals, and a track record of shipping polished product on React/Next.js plus a real backend (Firebase, Elasticsearch, Redis, Stripe).
MetaNASDAQ: META: Develops social networking platforms and virtual reality technologies.
6+ YOEBachelor's degree and 6+ years in systems software for Linux production, large-scale infra, low-level components, distributed systems, and strong documentation.
Lumafield: Accessible industrial CT scanners and cloud-based analysis software
3+ YOE3+ years in low-level Python/C, embedded Linux, hardware integration; startup experience; Bachelor's in engineering; eligible to work in the US without sponsorship.
Systems Software Engineer, Test & Automation Infrastructure
Fremont, California, United States
$81k-$132k/yrOnsiteFull Time
CoherentNYSE: COHR: Manufactures lasers, engineered materials, and optical networking components.
0+ YOEBachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science; 0-1+ years in software/test/embedded; Python, C/C++, or similar; automation/infrastructure experience; hardware/software interface knowledge.
Kodiak RoboticsNASDAQ: KDK: Develops autonomous driving technology for commercial trucking and defense.
Develop autonomy software; strong Python/MATLAB/C/C++ skills; knowledge of sensor fusion, ML, CV, motion planning, control; experience with safety-critical systems and V&V is a plus.
Burlingame or United States or United Kingdom or Canada
$120k-$150k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Xona Space Systems: Operates low Earth orbit satellites for high-precision navigation services.
4+ YOE4+ years experience (or 6+ years equivalent) in software engineering with strong C++ and Linux skills; experience with CMake, Bash, Python, system integration testing, hardware-software integration, debugging, and cross-functional collaboration.
SalesforceNYSE: CRM: Sells cloud-based customer relationship management and business software solutions.
12+ YOE12+ years software development experience, mastery in systems design, distributed filesystems, SaaS on public cloud, strong Java/Python/SQL skills, leadership and mentoring experience.
Spiral: Building high-performance multimodal data infrastructure for AI systems.
5+ YOE5+ years systems programming experience, strong OS foundation, performance engineering, familiarity with Apache Arrow/Parquet/DataFusion/Clickhouse/DuckDB, PyTorch/CUDA understanding, Rust a bonus; able to work onsite in NYC, SF, or London.
Sr Software Development Engineer - Distributed Systems
Pleasanton, California, United States
$190k-$285k/yrHybridFull Time
WorkdayNASDAQ: WDAY: Provides cloud-based software for financial and human capital management.
8+ YOE8+ years in software engineering or distributed systems, 5+ years production Java, experience with Apache Iceberg, Spark/Trino, multi-cloud (AWS/GCP), strong database and distributed-systems knowledge.
Java, Scala, Python, Apache Iceberg, Apache Spark, Trino, Parquet, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana
Eventual: Distributed data engine for processing multimodal AI datasets.
3+ YOE3+ years in distributed data systems, strong systems programming (C++, Rust, C), Linux, familiarity with cloud storage (AWS S3), and experience with query planning, scheduling, or data pipelines.
Dedalus Labs: Infrastructure for building and deploying AI agent applications.
Fluency in Rust/Go/C/C++; strong software engineering fundamentals and systems knowledge (OS, networking, distributed systems); performance-oriented debugging and reliability focus.
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
4+ YOEBS in computer/engineering field; 4-5 years experience; Python/Lua/Bash; ARM architecture; hardware protocols; Unix/Linux/MacOS; drivers/software;
Hayden AI: Mobile vision AI systems for automated traffic enforcement.
8+ YOE8+ years systems engineering experience designing and deploying integrated hardware-software systems; strong hardware and software integration skills; technical leadership, documentation, and customer-facing experience; Bachelor’s (required) or Master’s in Engineering/CS.
Elroy Air: Builds autonomous vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for cargo logistics.
5+ YOE5+ years embedded software experience with production firmware on real hardware; deep C/C++ and Python skills; RTOS and bare-metal experience; hardware bring-up and bench debugging; familiarity with SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet.