Senior Staff Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure

About Temporal Technologies Temporal builds an open-source programming model that helps developers ship features faster and improve application reliability. The team’s mission is to make dependable infrastructure a standard part of every developer’s toolkit. Temporal’s work is guided by values of curiosity, ambition, collaboration, authenticity, and humility. The company welcomes people who share these values, challenge assumptions, and want to shape the future of developer platforms. Temporal invests in open-source software and community building, aiming to improve the developer experience for everyone. Role Overview: Staff Software Engineer – Infrastructure Foundations This remote position (United States) sits on the Infrastructure Foundations team. The focus is on designing and implementing technical strategies for compute, networking, and cloud orchestration. The role offers the chance to impact the scalability, reliability, and operational quality of Temporal’s core infrastructure, while also helping define the platform’s long-term direction.

Okta secures identity for both people and AI, providing trusted infrastructure that helps organizations adapt to change. The company addresses complex, real-world problems with practical solutions and values urgency, excellence, and teamwork. The Developer Foundations team is looking for a Staff Software Engineer based in San Francisco, California. This engineer will play a key role in scaling Okta’s systems and accelerating software delivery. The position centers on refining the company’s approach to Continuous Delivery and driving improvements in engineering velocity and productivity across multiple teams. Collaboration is central in this role. The Staff Software Engineer works closely with engineers, architects, operations, program management, and quality assurance. The team values fresh ideas and solutions that have a direct impact on internal developer experience. What you will do Create high-quality internal tools and automation that support continuous delivery and boost developer productivity. Design and implement Continuous Delivery pipelines for a range of projects, using technologies such as Java, Jenkins, AWS, Docker, Python, Node, iOS, Ruby, Bash, and Go. Develop proof of concepts, guide technology decisions, contribute to internal frameworks, and participate in design and code reviews. Roll out solutions to internal users in phases, monitor adoption, gather feedback, and refine approaches to fit team needs. Maintain pre-production infrastructure on AWS, focusing on monitoring, backup and restore, SLA management, cost control, and deployment processes.

About UsAt Temporal, we are redefining how developers build applications with our open-source programming model. Our mission is to simplify coding, improve application reliability, and enable developers to focus on delivering features rapidly. We aspire to be the essential foundation in every developer's toolkit, and we are expanding our team to realize this vision. Our core values—curiosity, drive, collaboration, authenticity, and humility—are at the heart of our approach to work and decision-making. We are committed to making a significant impact and are on the lookout for individuals who share our values, challenge conventional thinking, and want to shape the future of our platform. If you are passionate about enhancing the developer experience and building top-tier open-source software and communities, we invite you to join our remarkable team!Position OverviewWe are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to become an integral part of the Replication Foundations team within Temporal's Cloud Global Services (CGS) organization.The Replication Foundations team is responsible for the development and enhancement of Temporal's core replication stack within the Temporal OSS ecosystem. This foundational component supports critical functionalities such as High Availability namespaces, cross-cluster and cross-region failover, and migration tools that facilitate seamless workload transitions between self-hosted Temporal and Temporal Cloud. Our team plays a vital role in establishing scalability and reliability mechanisms that define Temporal's performance at scale.As a technical leader at the Staff level, you will shape protocols and correctness guarantees, lead complex projects from initiation to completion, enhance engineering standards within replication foundations, and collaborate across teams to ensure that OSS primitives support both current and future cloud solutions. This highly technical position requires a solid understanding of consistency, concurrency, failure modes, performance, and operational safety in systems where correctness is paramount.Key Contributions You Will Make:Advance replication protocols and correctness mechanisms to ensure that failures (including cloud outages) are seamlessly managed for our customers.Implement scalability primitives (e.g., multi-cell namespaces) that prepare us for our next phase of growth.

At Genius Sports, we combine cutting-edge technology with premier live data to revolutionize the sports experience for fans around the globe. Our mission is to create more immersive, interactive, and personalized experiences than ever before. Discover more about us at geniussports.com.The Role - Staff Engineer - Infrastructure Platform We are on the lookout for an exceptional Staff Engineer to spearhead critical projects within our core infrastructure platform. Genius Sports is currently integrating its diverse tech teams and acquisitions under a cohesive technical strategy, and our infrastructure platform is the foundation of this transformation. Our primary objective is to empower engineering teams to efficiently build, deploy, and manage Genius Sports’ extensive product catalog in a consistent manner. In this role, you will collaborate with fellow InfraPlat leaders to define and execute the technical vision and implementation across an array of projects. These initiatives encompass multi-account and region Kubernetes clusters, MLOps, standardized deployment processes, and a centralized authentication platform. You will also engage with stakeholders from product engineering teams to assess requests, identify common challenges, and prioritize initiatives.

Role Overview Pylon is hiring an Infrastructure Engineer, Foundation, based in Palo Alto. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining infrastructure that supports the company’s core products and services. The work directly supports operational reliability and technical growth across the organization. What You Will Do Design and build infrastructure solutions to support Pylon’s main offerings Maintain and improve existing systems to ensure reliability and performance Work with teams across engineering and other functions to integrate and support infrastructure needs Identify opportunities to optimize system performance and scalability Who We’re Looking For Proactive approach to problem solving and infrastructure development Interest in building scalable systems and improving performance Comfort working closely with cross-functional teams

Join the Suno TeamAt Suno, we are revolutionizing the music industry by harnessing the power of cutting-edge AI technology. Our platform empowers creators from all walks of life—whether you're a casual singer in the shower or a professional artist—to unleash their musical potential through innovative tools like Suno Studio, a game-changing generative audio workstation. We are on a mission to foster a vibrant community where music is created, shared, and discovered, making musical expression accessible and enjoyable for everyone.Your Role as a Senior Software EngineerWe are seeking passionate individuals to join our foundational software engineering infrastructure team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our founding members, taking charge of a diverse range of technical and design decisions that shape the architecture and products at Suno.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement robust services capable of managing high consumer traffic and data loads.Create systems that prioritize performance, security, scalability, and observability.Set a standard for operational and software engineering excellence by leading through example.Desired QualificationsA minimum of 5 years' experience in infrastructure-related roles.Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), container orchestration (Kubernetes), and tools for infrastructure as code (Pulumi/Terraform/CDK).Demonstrated experience in scaling infrastructure from conception to execution.Strong expertise in Postgres and distributed relational databases, with experience in large-scale database hosting considered a plus.Excellent backend development skills aimed at optimizing application performance; familiarity with websockets, CDNs, and streaming traffic patterns is advantageous.Thorough understanding of security best practices relevant to infrastructure design and scaling.Experience in MLOps, large-scale inference, and ML data pipelines is a plus.A commitment to engineering excellence, rapid iteration, and continuous learning.Prior experience in technical leadership or management is a bonus.A passion for music—whether listening, exploring, or creating—would greatly enhance your fit with our team.A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.Note: Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.

At Databricks, we are driven by our commitment to empower data teams in tackling the world's most challenging problems — from transforming transportation solutions to accelerating medical advancements. Our mission revolves around constructing and maintaining the world's premier data and AI infrastructure platform, enabling our clients to harness deep data insights for enhanced business outcomes.Foundation Model Serving represents the API product designed for hosting and serving advanced AI model inference, catering to both open-source models like Llama, Qwen, and GPT OSS, as well as proprietary models such as Claude and OpenAI GPT. We welcome engineers who have experience managing high-scale operational systems, including customer-facing APIs, Edge Gateways, or ML Inference services, even if they do not have a background in ML or AI. A passion for developing LLM APIs and runtimes at scale is essential.As a Staff Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in defining both the product experience and the underlying infrastructure. You will be tasked with designing and building systems that facilitate high-throughput, low-latency inference on GPU workloads with cutting-edge models. Your influence will extend to architectural direction, working closely with platform, product, infrastructure, and research teams to deliver an exceptional foundation model API product.The impact you will have:Design and implement core systems and APIs that drive Databricks Foundation Model Serving, ensuring scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to outline the technical roadmap and long-term architecture for workload serving.Make architectural decisions to enhance performance, throughput, autoscaling, and operational efficiency for GPU serving workloads.Contribute directly to critical components within the serving infrastructure, from systems like vLLM and SGLang to developing token-based rate limiters and optimizers, ensuring seamless and efficient operations at scale.Work cross-functionally with product, platform, and research teams to transform customer requirements into dependable and high-performing systems.Establish best practices for code quality, testing, and operational readiness while mentoring fellow engineers through design reviews and technical support.Represent the team in inter-departmental technical discussions, influencing Databricks’ wider AI platform strategy.

Join the Revolution at CheckAt Check, we are transforming the payroll landscape. Our mission goes beyond just building a successful business; we collaborate with our partners to innovate payroll solutions. As pioneers of embedded payroll, we are reshaping the payment process, enabling payroll businesses to launch, expand, and succeed with ease. Discover our journey | Listen in.Check is more than an API; we are the catalyst for developing and scaling payroll operations.Our TeamThe payroll system is in dire need of innovation. We invite you to join a passionate team dedicated to making an impactful change! At Check, you will leverage creative problem-solving and critical thinking to influence every business we partner with. We view challenges as opportunities for improvement, valuing the unique contributions of each team member in our collective mission.If you're ready to dive in and transform payroll, let's collaborate to simplify complexity and enhance the future for businesses of all sizes.Your RoleAt Check, engineering is our foundation. We believe that payroll should resemble modern financial software; achieving this requires a comprehensive understanding of systems and reliable infrastructure that our partners can trust. Every product we deliver relies on scalable and secure systems that ensure timely payments and payroll processing.We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer who possesses strong software design capabilities coupled with hands-on infrastructure experience. In this position, you will focus on the essential systems that drive payroll operations, enhancing our service scalability, production operations, and empowering engineers with the tools to deliver software confidently and securely.You will collaborate across product and platform areas to enhance our cloud infrastructure, fortify our deployment and monitoring strategies, and streamline the architecture that supports embedded payroll services. The challenges you will address often intersect infrastructure, product, and operational domains.This opportunity is perfect for someone who has managed complex systems end-to-end in a dynamic environment and takes pride in developing resilient, comprehensible infrastructure that is vital to our operations.

At Mattermost, we pride ourselves on being the foremost collaborative workflow platform tailored for defense, intelligence, security, and critical infrastructure sectors. Our platform, trusted by the U.S. Department of Defense and Fortune 500 companies, operates securely on-premises and in private clouds. It offers robust messaging, file sharing, workflow automation, audio/screenshare capabilities, and project management tools—all while maintaining full data and operational control. Mattermost is instrumental in facilitating high-stakes workflows ranging from mission planning and real-time operations to DevSecOps and cyber defense, ensuring secure collaboration from tactical environments to enterprise headquarters.To discover more about us, please visit www.mattermost.comWe are looking for an innovative Staff Software Design Engineer (SDE) in Testing Infrastructure to spearhead a transformative initiative in test automation and quality engineering across the company. In this pivotal role, you will act as the technical lead for software testing and quality, working closely with our founders, CEO, and engineering leadership to redefine and implement our testing strategy and infrastructure.As a Staff SDE in Testing Infrastructure, your mission will be to articulate the technical vision and architecture for our test infrastructure, frameworks, and processes. Your contributions will empower every engineer to produce high-quality, reliable software swiftly and confidently. You will be influential in shaping the organization’s approach to testing and quality, establishing standards, designing scalable systems, and cultivating a culture where quality is a collective responsibility.Your collaboration with engineering leadership will ensure that testing systems are integrated, observable, and intelligent. This will involve designing AI-driven systems that enhance test coverage, autonomously manage test reliability, and progressively automate test generation and maintenance. Our objective is to achieve a single successful pass of the full automated test suite that yields fast feedback and a high-confidence signal of product stability, ensuring that every software commit meets the release criteria.This is more than an infrastructural role; it is a strategic, cross-functional leadership position that guarantees our products adhere to the rigorous reliability and security standards demanded by mission-critical sectors.

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.

Anthropic is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to focus on Node Infrastructure. This position is based in San Francisco, New York City, or Seattle. Role overview This role centers on designing, building, and maintaining the core systems that support Anthropic’s services. The work directly affects the reliability and scalability of the company’s AI offerings. Collaboration Work closely with a skilled engineering team to develop infrastructure that supports high-quality AI solutions. The team values input and hands-on problem solving from every member. Impact Efforts in this role help ensure Anthropic’s services remain stable and can grow as demand increases. The systems you help create will play a key part in the company’s ability to deliver dependable AI products.

About UsAt Temporal, we are pioneering an open-source programming model designed to simplify coding, enhance application reliability, and empower developers to focus on delivering features with speed. Our mission is to establish ourselves as the dependable backbone of every developer’s toolkit, and we are actively assembling a team to realize this vision. Our core values shape our actions, decisions, and teamwork, driving us to make a meaningful impact. We embody curiosity, determination, collaboration, authenticity, and humility. As we expand, we invite those who resonate with our values, challenge conventional thinking, and aspire to shape our future. If you are passionate about enhancing the developer experience, creating exceptional open-source software and communities, we would be thrilled to connect with you!SummaryWe are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer within our Infrastructure division, tasked with steering technical vision, establishing architectural standards, and executing intricate, high-impact projects spanning cloud computing, traffic management, security, and reliability. This pivotal role will take ownership of the technical design and implementation of systems that power Temporal Cloud. You should be adept at leading technical discussions with stakeholders, engaging with strategic customers, and collaborating effectively with executives, engineering leaders, and individual contributors across diverse teams. Your motivation to mentor and elevate engineering standards, along with a proven track record of significant technical contributions, will set you apart. Invent:Define and implement the long-term architectural strategy for our multi-cloud computing and traffic platforms.Lead hands-on execution of essential infrastructure projects, prioritizing reliability, system automation, and performance at scale.Develop multi-year technical roadmaps that outline the vision for infrastructure scalability, reliability, security, and engineering efficiency.Foster a culture of engineering excellence and operational integrity.Own:Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers through design reviews and code contributions, defining technical direction and removing architectural hurdles to execution.Ensure end-to-end technical governance for your systems, aligning execution with architectural vision and best practices.Act as a pivotal technical advisor to Engineering Leadership and Product Management.

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 continuously enhance your expertise in a collaborative atmosphere. For updates, visit aurora.tech or connect with us on LinkedIn.We are on the lookout for a skilled and driven Staff Software Engineer to spearhead a new team focused on enhancing and modernizing our Offline Testing Infrastructure (OTI). OTI serves as a vital middle-layer infrastructure that supports our PR testing, test creation, and Verification & Validation (V&V) processes.This role is critical, with a strong emphasis on increasing the efficiency of our engineering teams and ensuring the reliability of our release cycles. The ideal candidate will build and lead a small, dedicated team to transition OTI to a stable, high-performance, and scalable platform.Responsibilities:Team Leadership: Act as the technical lead for the OTI team, guiding the strategic vision, execution, and long-term stability of our core infrastructure.Testing Ecosystem Development:Design a next-generation offline testing architecture that meets diverse team requirements, minimizes redundancy, and fosters collaboration across the organization.Collaborate with Test Creation and Test Drive teams to...

At Sift, we are revolutionizing the way modern machines are constructed, tested, and operated. Our platform empowers engineers with real-time observability over high-frequency telemetry, eliminating bottlenecks and facilitating faster, more dependable development.Sift emerged from our collaborative efforts at SpaceX on projects such as Dragon, Falcon, Starlink, and Starship—where scaling telemetry, debugging flight systems, and ensuring mission reliability necessitated innovative infrastructure. Founded by a team with backgrounds at SpaceX, Google, and Palantir, Sift is engineered for mission-critical systems where precision and scalability are imperative.As an early engineer focused on our data infrastructure, you will play a pivotal role in defining core architecture while helping to scale a real-time telemetry platform from its inception. You will engage in developing complex backend systems aimed at ingesting, storing, and serving millions of high-frequency data points per second, thus enabling rapid iteration cycles for some of the world's leading engineering teams.

Aerovect is seeking a dedicated and skilled Staff Software Engineer specializing in Infrastructure to join our dynamic team in Atlanta. As a critical member of our engineering department, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust infrastructure systems that support our innovative technology solutions.Your expertise will play a vital role in enhancing system performance, scalability, and reliability. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of our systems, driving efficiency and effectiveness in our operations.

Overview Role: Lead Software Engineer - DevOps and Infrastructure On-site role at our New York City headquarters, 5 days a week Annual base salary: $175,000 - $250,000 Equity: Competitive initial equity package along with refreshers Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience required About Stratos Labs Stratos Labs is revolutionizing commodity risk management for the $10 trillion physical economy. Our innovative platform merges real-time market data with AI-driven exposure modeling and automated trade generation, empowering operators with precise tools to manage volatility. From instantaneous trade execution to ongoing monitoring, alerts, and actionable recommendations, Stratos Labs transforms complex market risks into a seamless, always-on hedging solution. Founded in 2023 by a former macro market-maker from Barclays and a trading systems engineer from Coinbase, we have successfully raised over $20 million in funding from esteemed investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Crucible Capital, Neo, and DST Global. Key Responsibilities Manage and Optimize AWS Cloud: Take complete ownership of our AWS environment, architecting, scaling, and optimizing our cloud infrastructure to enable new services while ensuring it is cost-effective and integrated with our core trading systems. Infrastructure Architecture: Lead the transition to a full Infrastructure as Code (IaC) model by developing a sophisticated Terraform stack that eliminates manual configurations. Security and Compliance: Act as the gatekeeper for our environments, managing container security, CVE remediation, and ensuring compliance with SOC2 standards without hindering team productivity. Observability Strategy: Design a comprehensive monitoring strategy to proactively identify bottlenecks before they lead to outages. CI/CD Pipeline Refinement: Enhance our GitHub Actions and CI/CD workflows to streamline the process of deploying Go, C++, and TypeScript services from commit to production. Reliability and Incident Response: Participate in on-call rotations, conducting thorough post-mortems to ensure that recurring issues are resolved effectively.

Join Notable as a Staff Software Engineer specializing in Cloud Infrastructure and Applications. In this pivotal role, you will lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable cloud solutions that drive our innovative projects forward. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize application performance and enhance user experience.

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.

About Watney RoboticsAt Watney Robotics, we are pioneers in developing autonomous robotic solutions aimed at enhancing critical infrastructure. Recently securing $21 million in seed funding from leading investors such as Conviction, Abstract, and A*, we are collaborating with the world’s largest hyperscalers to propel the expansion of data centers and streamline maintenance processes.This is an extraordinary opportunity to join our team at a pivotal stage as we transition from prototype to large-scale production. Be part of a team that not only ships cutting-edge systems but also plays a crucial role in shaping the operational framework of an innovative robotics company.