Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure Platform - San Francisco, CA - $250K-$350K
Location: San Francisco, CA
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Overview:
We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build and scale the core infrastructure powering next-generation AI systems. This role focuses on designing distributed systems, data pipelines, platform infrastructure, and developer tools that support large-scale AI workloads and experimentation.
You'll work closely with engineering leadership to build highly scalable, reliable systems that serve as the foundation for critical products and AI research initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and build scalable platform infrastructure and distributed systems
Develop high-throughput data pipelines and asynchronous processing systems
Create reusable APIs and infrastructure services used across engineering teams
Improve system reliability, observability, monitoring, and fault tolerance
Support large-scale data generation, evaluation, and workflow orchestration systems
Help define architecture, infrastructure standards, and engineering best practices
Requirements:
5+ years of experience building distributed systems or platform infrastructure
Strong Python and/or JavaScript (Node.js) experience
Experience with AWS or GCP cloud environments
Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub, or similar event-driven systems
Experience supporting high-volume data pipelines and production systems
Strong understanding of scalability, reliability, and performance engineering
Experience owning production systems at scale
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience building internal developer platforms
Experience with large-scale data processing systems
AI infrastructure, ML platforms, or LLM evaluation experience
Startup or high-growth technology company experience
Workflow orchestration or human-in-the-loop systems experience
Compensation & Benefits:
Base Salary: $250,000-$350,000
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Visa Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship available.
Relocation Assistance: Not specified.
Benefits include competitive compensation, meaningful equity, career growth opportunities, and the ability to work alongside world-class engineers and AI researchers.
Apply Today:
If you're passionate about distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and building the foundation behind cutting-edge AI products, we'd love to hear from you.