Position Overview
We're seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our team in developing distributed, cutting-edge applied AI systems. This is a full-time position working directly with our engineering team to drive technical innovation and mentor mid-level and junior engineers.
What You'll Do
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Contribute to the architecture and development of production-grade distributed microservice systems running on Linux
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Drive technical initiatives to advance our service mesh, contract-first APIs, and inter-service communication patterns
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Build scalable data processing pipelines and high-throughput service infrastructure
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Design and evolve protobuf contracts and gRPC service definitions across the platform
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Provide technical guidance to junior team members
What We're Looking For
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10+ years of professional experience developing distributed backend systems on Linux
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Deep curiosity for all software and systems architecture topics
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Expert-level Python programming and software architecture skills
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Strong system design skills with a focus on service boundaries, API contracts, and fault tolerance
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Fluency operating in Linux environments — comfortable living in the shell, reading logs, and reasoning about process, network, and filesystem behavior
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Excellence in technical communication and documentation
Required Technical Skills
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Expertise in prompt engineering and AI-assisted development as a daily practice — Claude Code, Augment, Copilot, or equivalent is a force multiplier in your workflow, not a novelty
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Expertise in designing and operating microservice architectures at scale
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Deep experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers — schema evolution, streaming RPCs, interceptors, and contract-first development
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Proficiency with version control and CI/CD practices
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Experience with containerized deployments (Docker on Linux hosts), service discovery, and distributed computing
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Strong grasp of observability: distributed tracing, structured logging, and metrics
Highly Competitive Candidates Will Also Bring
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Previous experience in manufacturing, industrial automation, or quality control systems
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Experience with monorepo build systems (Bazel, Buck, Pants) and polyglot protobuf code generation
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Familiarity with backwards/forwards compatibility patterns and API versioning at scale
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Experience with real-time processing and edge computing constraints on resource-constrained Linux devices
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Experience with configuration management and infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform) for Linux fleet operations
Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Range $75/hr – $85/hr.
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