Senior Staff Software Engineer, Compute Infrastructure

About UsAt Aurora, our mission is to revolutionize transportation through safe and efficient self-driving technology, making it accessible to everyone.Explore the Aurora Driver and discover how we are paving the way for a new era in mobility and logistics.Join our team of dedicated professionals at Aurora, where you will engage in complex challenges and cont…

At Databricks, we are committed to empowering data teams to tackle some of the world's most significant challenges—ranging from revolutionizing transportation to accelerating medical breakthroughs. Our mission is realized through the development and management of the foremost data and AI infrastructure platform, enabling our clients to derive deep insights from their data to enhance business outcomes. Founded by engineers and driven by a passion for customer success, we eagerly embrace each opportunity to confront technical hurdles, from innovating next-generation UI/UX for data interaction to scaling our services across millions of virtual machines. Our journey has just begun.As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will be a pivotal member of the executive leadership team within the Data Platform organization. You will utilize cutting-edge AI developer tools and methodologies to construct the Data Intelligence Platform, which will facilitate automated decision-making across Databricks. This role involves collaboration with distinguished Tech Leads, product teams, data scientists, and others. You will shape the future of various tools, including logging, orchestration, data transformation, metric stores, governance platforms, and data consumption layers.

Your Role at MoveworksDevelop and enhance core infrastructure services and microservices that support our machine learning, frontend, and platform teams.Implement critical functionalities such as distributed configuration management, rate limiting, feature flagging, A/B testing, and traffic capture and replay.Optimize the performance, scalability, and observability of Moveworks cloud infrastructure.Consistently deliver time-sensitive projects in collaboration with other engineering teams.Take full ownership of features from inception to deployment while actively influencing the infrastructure roadmap.Engage in a highly collaborative, in-person role, working across various teams including Core and ML engineering.

The OpportunityAre you a seasoned Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Infrastructure) eager to drive transformative change at the convergence of scalable web services and state-of-the-art AI technologies? Join us at Otter.ai, where we are on the lookout for a skilled engineer to spearhead the development, deployment, and oversight of web services and infrastructure that fuel our AI-driven products and initiatives. In our vibrant engineering team, you will collaborate closely with AI researchers, product managers, and technology experts to deliver innovative solutions that significantly enhance the experiences of end-user professionals and enterprise clients across various sectors.Your ImpactUtilize your vast expertise in Python to design and refine backend systems that seamlessly integrate with machine learning and AI functionalities.Craft and execute robust business logic using web frameworks such as Django, ensuring full compatibility with AI components and integration with MySQL.Architect scalable solutions employing technologies like Nginx, Kafka, MySQL, Cassandra, Redis, and big data platforms to support advanced AI models and workflows.Produce reusable, efficient, and maintainable code that underpins our high-performance applications, delivering exceptional user experiences.

P-1124 Summary At Databricks, we are driven by a passion for empowering data teams to tackle some of the most challenging problems in the world, spanning from security threat detection to advancements in cancer drug development. We achieve this by constructing and managing a top-tier data and AI infrastructure platform, enabling our customers to concentrate on their high-value missions. Our engineering teams are dedicated to creating highly technical products that address significant needs in the world. We continuously push the limits of data and AI technology while maintaining the resilience, security, and scalability essential for our customers’ success on our platform. Customers place their trust in Databricks with their most sensitive data, and our Trust & Safety team is committed to establishing the world’s most reliable data analytics and machine learning platform. Security Engineering plays a pivotal role within Trust & Safety, working diligently to safeguard customer data from malicious threats. We are seeking seasoned leaders like you to craft the vision and define the strategy for this critical area. The impact you will have: Enhance the safety of Databricks for our customers by identifying and addressing critical vulnerabilities in our infrastructure and services. Attract industry-leading talent to our team. Serve as a representative for the security engineering discipline throughout the organization, advocating for a data-driven approach. Represent Databricks at academic and industry conferences and events. What we look for: A minimum of 7 years of experience in Data Security or related fields, with expertise in at least two of the following areas: Cryptography, Kubernetes Security, Web Security, Governance, Privacy, Trust, Safety, Authentication, Identity Management, Access Control, Key Management, Inter-Service Authentication, Secure Application Frameworks, Detection & Response. Proven experience in building systems at large-scale internet companies is highly desirable. ...

About Us Nuro is at the forefront of self-driving technology, striving to make autonomous driving accessible to everyone. Established in 2016, we are dedicated to developing the world’s most scalable driver by merging advanced artificial intelligence with automotive-grade hardware. Our flagship technology, the Nuro Driver™, is licensed across various applications, including robotaxis, commercial fleets, and personal vehicles. With proven technology from years of successful self-driving deployments, we provide automakers and mobility platforms with a clear pathway to commercial-scale autonomous vehicles, paving the way for a safer, more connected future. Role Overview At Nuro, we prioritize a machine-learning-centric approach to autonomous driving. The performance of our systems relies significantly on the volume and diversity of training and evaluation data. Our team is vital in enhancing autonomous driving systems by ensuring high-quality labeled data accessibility. This is achieved through a sophisticated labeling stack that includes a workflow execution framework, supporting infrastructure, and an array of data annotation tools. Our autonomy stack is powered by an industry-leading sensor suite, capable of efficiently processing and annotating millions of sensor data points weekly. The platform team's mission is to ensure that labeled data is readily available for all users. Our systems must be dependable and scalable, encompassing everything from request submissions to progress tracking, data dumping, and model development. We work closely with autonomy engineers to guarantee the labeled data's quality and comprehensiveness. As Nuro expands its services, it becomes increasingly critical to capture and promptly triage all issues. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain highly available and fault-tolerant systems for data annotation. Productionize core infrastructure for our cutting-edge autonomy system. Enhance label quality through data-driven metrics and monitoring. Leverage state-of-the-art ML research to automate and optimize the data labeling lifecycle. Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field with 5+ years of industry experience. Proven experience in designing, building, and operating highly scalable and reliable distributed data systems. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects with strong communication skills. Expertise in data processing and machine learning techniques.

Join Moveworks as a Staff Software Engineer and play a pivotal role in enhancing our Core Platform. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement innovative software solutions that drive efficiency and improve user experiences.

Who We Are At Otter, we are passionate about transforming the restaurant industry through innovative technology. As a leader in online food delivery solutions, we empower restaurateurs to thrive in a digital landscape. Our commitment to enhancing the dining experience has earned the trust of thousands of restaurants globally, including renowned brands like Chick-fil-A, Ben & Jerry’s, and Eataly. Join us in our mission to simplify and streamline delivery operations for restaurants, ensuring they can focus on what they do best—creating unforgettable dining experiences. What You’ll Do As a pivotal member of our team, you will work on our Menu Platform, which serves as the backbone of menu management across various delivery channels and point-of-sale systems. Your contributions will directly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of operations for over 150,000 restaurants worldwide. Develop data-driven features that enhance dynamic menu operations. Engage in planning and strategy for internal tools and platforms. Design, implement, and rigorously test backend services using agile methodologies. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, product management, and customer support. Ensure high-quality code through meticulous writing, debugging, and maintenance across multiple projects. Architect scalable systems capable of handling large, distributed workloads. Enhance platform reliability, performance, and overall developer experience. Drive innovation and continuously explore new technologies.

Join Us in Mountain View, CA (Onsite)As a pivotal member of our core platform team at Moveworks, you will be instrumental in driving the advancement of our conversational AI platform. This is your chance to create enterprise-level products that address real-world challenges using our state-of-the-art machine learning capabilities. You'll be responsible for architecting foundational frameworks and services that abstract product requirements while providing scalable and reliable components. Additionally, you will help develop our enterprise data platform to support diverse product needs. Collaborating closely with product management, user experience, customer success, machine learning, and other engineering teams, you'll define and implement innovative solutions.Design and develop highly reliable, performant, and secure platform components.Shape the platform team roadmap and lead the evolution of various platform areas.Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver unified cross-functional solutions.Consistently meet deadlines while managing interdependencies with other engineering teams.Challenge existing norms and drive continuous improvement across the platform.Engage in regular peer code and engineering design reviews.

Join our dynamic team at LinkedIn Corporation as a Senior Staff Software Engineer specializing in Systems Infrastructure. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust infrastructure systems that support our growing platform. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and optimize our systems for scalability and performance.

Join our innovative team at LinkedIn as a Senior Staff Software Engineer focused on AI Infrastructure. In this role, you will leverage your expertise to build and enhance scalable AI systems that empower millions of users worldwide. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop efficient algorithms and contribute to cutting-edge projects that drive our commitment to AI excellence.

Speechify aims to remove barriers to learning using technology that makes reading more accessible. With a user base of over 50 million, the platform converts materials like PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio. This helps people read faster and retain more. Products include apps for iOS, Android, Mac, a Chrome extension, and a web app. Speechify has earned recognition from Google as Chrome Extension of the Year and received the 2025 Apple Design Award for Inclusivity. The company operates with a fully distributed team of about 200 people. Team members include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and professionals from organizations such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Stripe, and Vercel. Role Overview The Software Engineer, Platform role centers on designing, building, and maintaining backend services. These services include payments, analytics, subscriptions, text-to-speech features, and external APIs. The position suits engineers who think strategically, enjoy working in a fast-moving setting, and care about delivering strong user experiences. Speechify uses a flat organizational structure. Team members are encouraged to show leadership through technical skill and consistent results. The company values work ethic, clear communication, and a drive to succeed. What You Will Do Design, develop, and maintain APIs, including public text-to-speech (TTS) APIs and internal services for payments, subscriptions, and consumption tracking. Ensure these systems meet business and scaling needs. Manage and improve the backend API landscape, focusing on performance and maintainability. Collaborate on B2B solutions, especially for enterprise client customization and integration. Work with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with product strategy and user experience goals. Interview Process The interview process includes several technical assessments. Speechify aims to complete the process within one week.

About NuroNuro is a pioneering self-driving technology firm dedicated to making autonomous solutions accessible to everyone. Established in 2016, Nuro is on a mission to create the most scalable self-driving driver, integrating advanced AI with automotive-grade hardware. Our innovative technology, known as the Nuro Driver™, is licensed to support a myriad of applications, from robotaxis and commercial fleets to personal vehicles. With years of proven technology through extensive self-driving deployments, Nuro offers automakers and mobility platforms a clear pathway to fully autonomous vehicles at a commercial scale—shaping a safer, more enriched, and interconnected future.Role OverviewAt Nuro, we adopt a machine-learning-first approach to our autonomous driving technology. In such a system, the performance hinges on the quantity and diversity of training and evaluation data.Your team will play a pivotal role in enhancing autonomous driving systems by developing a scalable and reliable data infrastructure. This infrastructure will generate training and evaluation data sourced from both real-world logs and simulation logs. Furthermore, close collaboration with system engineers is essential to validate our autonomous driving systems comprehensively before deployment.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and develop integrated, introspectable, large-scale batch and streaming data processing systems that can handle varied data relevant to evaluation.Create a robust storage system capable of managing both high volumes and diverse performance metrics.Build intuitive dashboards and reports to display evaluation outcomes, enabling clear comparisons that illustrate both advancements and setbacks.Design and implement complete end-to-end data pipelines that ensure a seamless transition from data ingestion to final consumption.Establish and sustain continuous testing and monitoring systems to uphold the integrity and reliability of our data and its associated pipelines.

Coupang stands out as a major e-commerce company in South Korea, recognized for its reliability and drive to innovate. The company blends the energy of a startup with the scale and resources of a global public business. Teams move quickly, launching new services and growing rapidly. Employees are encouraged to take ownership and help shape the future direction of commerce. Role overview The Staff Backend Engineer - Application Infrastructure will be part of the Application Infrastructure team, working on foundational systems that support Coupang’s complex workflows. This position is greenfield, offering the chance to design and build core backend infrastructure from the ground up. The systems developed will enable fast workflow creation for various domain teams, including those responsible for Coupang’s rocket delivery service. The impact of this work reaches systems that handle hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. Location Mountain View, USA Seattle, USA

Join Our Team as a Software Engineer, Core InfrastructureAs a pivotal member of the Core Infrastructure team at Moveworks, you will play a crucial role in designing and implementing the next generation of our AI infrastructure. With Moveworks experiencing rapid growth, our infrastructure team is dedicated to creating and maintaining reliable, resilient foundational services and frameworks that enable our products to scale efficiently and support our engineering teams in delivering customer-facing features swiftly.Collaborate closely with machine learning, search, product, data, and frontend teams to assess their infrastructure requirements, influence the infrastructure roadmap, and lead various projects from conception to execution.Design and construct core infrastructure components and foundational functionalities, including distributed key-value stores, schema-less data stores, authentication and authorization systems, event streaming, distributed configuration management, rate limiting, circuit breaking, feature flag systems, A/B testing, and traffic capture and replay.Enhance the observability and reliability of Moveworks systems by building and refining distributed logging, tracing, monitoring, and alerting infrastructures.Establish methodologies and metrics to evaluate the performance of microservices and product functionalities, identify bottlenecks, and enhance the overall performance and scalability of Moveworks applications.Consistently deliver time-sensitive work that is interconnected with other engineering teams.

About Us Nuro is a pioneering self-driving technology company dedicated to making autonomous solutions accessible to everyone. Established in 2016, we are developing the most scalable autonomous driver by integrating advanced AI with automotive-grade hardware. Our flagship technology, the Nuro Driver™, is licensed to facilitate a variety of applications, including robotaxis, commercial fleets, and personal vehicles. With proven technology from years of self-driving deployments, Nuro provides automakers and mobility platforms with a clear pathway to achieving commercial-scale autonomous vehicles, promoting a safer, more connected future. Role Overview At Nuro, we adopt a machine-learning-first strategy in our approach to autonomous driving technology. The performance of our systems is significantly influenced by the quality and diversity of training and evaluation data. Your team will be pivotal in enhancing our autonomous driving systems by establishing a robust and scalable data infrastructure. This infrastructure will generate training and evaluation data from both real-world driving logs and simulated environments. Collaborating closely with system engineers, you will ensure thorough validation of the autonomous driving system prior to deployment. Key Responsibilities Design and implement cohesive, introspectable data pipelines capable of processing large-scale batch and streaming data across diverse evaluation use cases. Develop a storage solution that efficiently manages extensive volumes and a wide variety of performance metrics. Create user-friendly dashboards and reports to display evaluation results, enabling easy comparisons to highlight improvements and regressions in ML components and the overall system. Establish and maintain continuous testing and monitoring systems to ensure the integrity and robustness of our data and data pipelines. Build data mining tools utilizing applied ML techniques to meet data discovery requirements in areas such as Perception, Behavior, and Mapping. Develop data annotation tools to aid both first-party and third-party labeling efforts, ensuring high-fidelity perception, mapping, and trajectory labels. Scale data annotation labels with cutting-edge ML techniques. Qualifications A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (BS, MS, or PhD) combined with at least 4 years of relevant professional experience. Strong programming skills in Python or similar languages. Experience in data engineering, machine learning, or related fields. Familiarity with data pipeline tools and frameworks. Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

P-1124 Summary At Databricks, we are passionate about empowering data teams to tackle the world's most challenging issues, from detecting security threats to advancing cancer drug development. We achieve this by developing and maintaining the leading data and AI infrastructure platform, allowing our clients to concentrate on the critical challenges that define their missions. Our engineering teams are dedicated to creating highly sophisticated products that address genuine, vital needs in society. We continually explore the frontiers of data and AI technology while ensuring the resilience, security, and scalability essential for our customers' success on our platform. Clients trust Databricks with their most valuable data, and the Trust & Safety team is committed to establishing the most reliable data analytics and machine learning platform globally. Security Engineering plays a pivotal role within Trust & Safety, crucially safeguarding customer data from malicious threats. We seek senior leaders to craft the vision and define the strategy for this crucial domain. The impact you will have: Enhance the safety of Databricks for our customers by identifying and addressing critical gaps in our infrastructure and services. Attract top-tier talent from across the industry. Serve as a key advocate for the security engineering discipline throughout the organization, promoting a data-driven approach. Represent Databricks at academic and industry conferences and events.

Nuro develops self-driving technology, aiming to make autonomous vehicles accessible for everyone. Since 2016, the team has blended advanced AI with automotive-grade hardware, licensing the Nuro Driver™ to support robotaxis, commercial fleets, and personal vehicles. Partnerships with automakers and mobility platforms help bring these autonomous solutions to commercial scale. The Senior Software Engineer - Software Update Infrastructure role is part of the Fleet Connectivity team based in Mountain View, California. This position focuses on building and maintaining systems that support release infrastructure and over-the-air (OTA) updates for Nuro’s autonomous vehicles. The work covers both cloud and robotics stacks, ensuring reliable network connectivity, telemetry, and software updates that are vital to Nuro’s mission. What you will do Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain software for release infrastructure and OTA updates. Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables within the team and when working with other groups. Write high-quality, testable code that meets strict code quality standards. Monitor release system performance by defining and tracking KPIs, and implement optimizations to improve build costs, times, and storage usage. Create testing and validation programs to ensure system architecture and data flows are reliable. Contribute to documentation and participate in on-call rotations during business hours. Requirements 5+ years of experience working with large-scale distributed systems. Proficiency in C++ or Go. Comfortable working in Unix/Linux environments and with Bash scripting. Ability to translate broad requirements into detailed system designs. Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and distributed system software design. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field. Bonus points Experience with SQL. Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). UI development experience. Background in OTA updates execution and management.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world's most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has been relentless in its mission to develop the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™. This innovative technology aims to enhance mobility access and significantly reduce traffic-related fatalities. Our Waymo Driver powers a fully autonomous ride-hail service, having successfully completed over ten million rider-only trips, driven more than 100 million miles on public roads, and engaged in tens of billions of miles in simulation across more than 15 states in the U.S.The Onboard Infrastructure Team plays a crucial role in the design and development of the fundamental infrastructure for Autonomous Driving Vehicle (ADV) systems, which includes critical components such as perception, planning, and routing functionalities. This team is responsible for defining the architecture and frameworks necessary to implement these essential systems. Additionally, the team oversees the entire runtime environment for both on-car systems and large-scale simulations, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and an exceptional developer experience throughout the development lifecycle. This is a hybrid position, reporting to a Staff Engineer, Tech Lead Manager.In this hybrid role, you will report to a Staff Software Engineer / TLM.Your Responsibilities:Lead architectural and framework enhancements to improve driving quality, performance, reliability, and overall developer experience.Comprehensively understand the Waymo code lifecycle—from deployment on autonomous vehicles to conducting large-scale simulations—to ensure top-tier quality across all operational environments.Design, implement, and deploy essential C++ APIs that handle critical functions such as asynchronous management, experimentation pipelines, multi-platform deployments, complex data extraction, debugging tools, and advanced system visualization.Act as a pivotal resource for onboard teams, assisting them in optimizing software setups for maximum efficiency, flexibility, scalability, and reliability, ensuring alignment with Waymo's rapidly evolving requirements.Enhance our internal tools, infrastructure, and development processes to accelerate engineering velocity while maintaining stringent control over system complexity, performance, reliability, and developer experience.