Staff Cloud Backend Engineer

Sonatus • Sunnyvale, CA

84d • $176,000 - $242,000

About The Position

Join a high-performing team at Sonatus that's redefining what cars can do in the era of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV). At Sonatus, we're driving the transformation to AI-enabled software-defined vehicles. Traditional automotive software methods can't keep pace with consumer expectations shaped by the mobile industry-where features evolve rapidly, update seamlessly, and improve continuously. That's why leading OEMs trust Sonatus to accelerate this shift. Our technology is already in production across more than 5 million vehicles on the road today and rapidly expanding. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, with 250+ employees worldwide, Sonatus combines the agility of a fast-growing company with the scale and impact of an established partner. Backed by strong funding and proven by global deployment, we're solving some of the most interesting and complex challenges in the industry. Join us and help redefine what's possible as we shape the future of mobility.

Requirements

• A seasoned engineer with 8+ years of experience building and scaling data-intensive, cloud-based services and applications.
• Hands-on experience with cloud networking constructs (VPC, subnets, route tables, gateways, security groups, load balancers, and DNS).
• Deep expertise in deploying and managing cloud-native workloads on various cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity, and security principles (e.g., IAM, private networking, TLS/SSL, ingress/egress).
• Proven track record of designing highly available and fault-tolerant architectures across multiple regions/zones.
• A 'systems thinker' with a demonstrated ability to architect end-to-end solutions.
• Deep proficiency in Python and/or Go with an emphasis on Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong programming fundamentals, particularly in data structures & algorithms, and concurrency.
• Hands-on experience with containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience building and optimizing highly available, scalable, distributed backend services leveraging open source technologies and tools such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, and ElasticSearch.
• Experience with developing data pipelines and database-supported cloud services and applications.
• Ability to deeply analyze, break down, and solve complex problems.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas and solutions clearly.
• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Math, Physics, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the foundational, end-to-end cloud and backend platform for our Generative AI systems.
• Build and scale the data pipelines that are the lifeblood of our applications.
• Deploy, scale, and optimize our cloud infrastructure.
• Create a single, cohesive set of best practices for the entire application lifecycle.
• Design secure and scalable networking layers within cloud environments.
• Implement and manage core infrastructure services such as DNS, routing, and service discovery.
• Automate infrastructure deployment using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.).
• Deliver production-ready CI/CD pipelines for automated provisioning and deployment of containerized workloads.

Benefits

• Stock option plan
• Health care plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Unlimited paid time off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Flexible work arrangements
• Free food & snacks in office

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees