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Senior Software Engineer - Backend

sunnyvale, CA

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Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States

Compensation: $153,000 - 222,000 USD / year

About the Role

As a Backend Software Engineer on the Remote Assistance team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the core services and infrastructure that power our remote assistance platform. Your work will involve creating the APIs, data pipelines, and backend systems that handle real‑time data streaming, command processing, and communication with both autonomous vehicles and human operator workstations. This is a high‑impact role where you will be instrumental in making autonomous trucking a reality by ensuring a reliable and scalable backend.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy scalable, low‑latency backend services for remote assist session management and real‑time data streaming.

Architect and implement the cloud infrastructure for remote assistance including technologies like protobuf, gRPC across multiple AWS regions.

Design and implement the service data persistence layer using NoSQL databases like Redis.

Implement data pipelines to ingest, process, and store real‑time data from autonomous vehicles.

Collaborate closely with onboard software teams and front‑end engineers to ensure seamless end‑to‑end data flow.

Ensure the security, reliability, and resilience of the backend platform, including handling network disruptions and failover.

Optimize data serialization and transmission to minimize latency and bandwidth usage on the server side.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

5+ years of professional experience in web services software development and cloud infrastructure.

Strong proficiency in a backend programming language such as Go and Python.

Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and building scalable backend applications.

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or OCI) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Hands‑on experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., Redis).

Nice to Have

Experience leading projects end to end.

Experience in a startup or fast‑paced environment.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary, equity, and benefits as described. Base salary may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Pay transparency: base salary range for this full‑time position in the location listed is $153,000 - $222,000 USD annually.

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Worksite address

sunnyvale, CA, 94087, US

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