Senior Software Engineer – Backend Systems & Infrastructure

Location: San Francisco - on-site
Compensation: Competitive Base Salary + Equity + Benefits

About the Opportunity

We are partnering with a venture-backed technology company developing advanced autonomous systems that operate in complex real-world environments. The team is solving challenging problems across software, infrastructure, robotics, and distributed systems while building products that have direct real-world impact.

This is an opportunity to join a highly technical engineering organization where individual contributors have meaningful ownership, influence architectural decisions, and help shape the future direction of the platform.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with experience building scalable backend systems, distributed applications, and production infrastructure. This individual will help design and develop the software foundation that powers sophisticated autonomous robotic platforms operating at scale.

The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex engineering problems, working across disciplines, and taking ownership of systems from concept through deployment and ongoing operation.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain production-grade backend services and platform infrastructure
• Develop scalable, reliable distributed systems that support mission-critical applications
• Own services throughout the full lifecycle, including architecture, implementation, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with software, robotics, autonomy, and infrastructure teams
• Improve system performance, observability, reliability, and scalability
• Contribute to architectural decisions and engineering best practices
• Troubleshoot complex production challenges and drive long-term solutions
• Help build a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous learning

What We’re Looking For

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and systems design experience
• Experience building and operating production backend services
• Background in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, networking, or platform engineering
• Proven ability to own complex technical systems end-to-end
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth, or startup environments
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Preferred Experience

• Experience with modern systems programming languages such as Rust, Go, C++, Java, or similar
• Interest in learning and working with Rust
• Robotics, autonomous systems, industrial automation, or related technical environments
• Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native infrastructure
• Event-driven architectures and real-time systems
• High-performance or low-latency software systems

Why This Role Stands Out

• Significant ownership and technical influence
• Opportunity to help shape products deployed in the real world
• Work alongside a highly talented, multidisciplinary engineering team
• Exposure to cutting-edge autonomous and intelligent systems
• Competitive compensation, equity participation, and long-term growth potential

If you’re passionate about building scalable systems, solving difficult engineering challenges, and creating software that powers advanced technology platforms, we’d welcome a conversation.