Senior Software Engineer, Platform
Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA
•$160,300 - $271,400•Onsite
About The Position
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build backend services and APIs that support our robotic fleet and associated application workflows. The successful candidate will design and build services and APIs that are scalable, testable, maintainable, and easy to integrate with internal and external systems.
Requirements
- Strong experience building backend services and APIs in one or more languages such as Java, Go, Python, or similar.
- Experience designing REST or GRPC APIs with clear contracts, documentation, versioning, and backward compatibility.
- Experience with relational databases such as Postgres, service-side data modeling, and transactional system design.
- Experience with automated testing, Gitlab CI/CD, and AWS-based deployment practices for backend services.
- Experience with containerized deployment and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, or Amazon EKS.
- Solid understanding of distributed systems concerns such as reliability, failure handling, observability, and operational support.
- Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in computer science or related field.
- Minimum of 6 years relevant experience in software engineering, including backend services or API development.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with medical devices or other regulated industries.
- Experience with defining and implementing data privacy requirements.
Responsibilities
- Develop backend services and APIs that support our robotic fleet and associated application workflows.
- Develop service capabilities such as configuration management and telemetry data ingestion.
- Implement comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end testing within CI pipelines.
- Contribute to CI/CD, observability, and operational practices that support small, frequent, and high-confidence releases.
- Ensure services and APIs include first-class documentation, health endpoints, and uptime monitoring.
- Partner with embedded, infrastructure, and product teams to deliver solutions that are useful and broadly adoptable.
- Collaborate with security and quality teams to ensure solutions meet compliance and operational requirements.
Benefits
- market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
