Software Engineer jobs in California

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA · $136,000 – $264,500

NVIDIA is seeking a software engineer to develop AI agents and machine learning solutions that enhance VLSI chip design workflows. This role bridges software engineering and hardware design, focusing on deploying LLM-based tools and agentic systems to solve complex memory and circuit design problems.

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Boeing

Full-time · El Segundo, CA · $106,250 – $232,300

This role designs low-level firmware and device drivers for next-generation space-based computers, working with ARM processors and real-time operating systems. It suits experienced embedded software engineers comfortable with kernel development, hardware abstraction, and cross-functional collaboration with electronics teams.

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CrowdStrike

Full-time · Sunnyvale, CA · $120,000 – $180,000

Design and build the risk intelligence platform powering CrowdStrike's exposure management capabilities, architecting backend services that process massive security datasets and deliver AI-driven risk insights. This role suits experienced distributed systems engineers comfortable with Golang microservices, cloud infrastructure, and mentoring others in a mission-critical cybersecurity environment.

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Unity

Full-time · San Francisco, CA

Unity seeks a Staff Engineer to design and operate large-scale data infrastructure supporting their advertising business and internal platform services. This role is for a senior individual contributor who excels at distributed systems architecture, working across multiple teams to build resilient, reusable data platforms at scale.

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NIO

Full-time · San Jose, CA · $163,500 – $212,400

A senior systems engineer role developing NIO's in-house hypervisor and kernel software for electric vehicle platforms, requiring deep expertise in low-level system optimization and automotive real-time computing. This position suits experienced kernel or embedded systems engineers who want hands-on work spanning architecture design through production deployment on safety-critical vehicle systems.

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Broadcom Inc.

San Jose, CA · $143,800 – $230,000

This role develops RDMA protocol features and firmware for high-performance Ethernet network interface cards serving AI and HPC applications. It's suited for experienced systems engineers comfortable with low-level Linux kernel networking, protocol implementation, and cross-functional collaboration with hardware and QA teams.

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Vercel

San Francisco, CA · $208,000 – $312,000

You'll design and build V, an agent that handles complex workflows across Vercel's platform through natural language, from answering questions to executing multi-system tasks. This role suits experienced full-stack engineers who are comfortable moving between conversational interfaces, APIs, and production infrastructure, and who care deeply about making AI interactions reliable and trustworthy.

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Krea AI

Full-time · San Francisco, CA

A backend engineer role building infrastructure for an AI creative tools platform, managing systems spanning SvelteKit, Python services, and Kubernetes clusters. This suits engineers with 4–8 years of production experience who can own complex systems end-to-end and are comfortable working across unfamiliar technology stacks.

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Front

Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $205,000 – $238,000

A senior IC role bridging design and engineering to build and maintain Front's design system, component libraries, and production UI infrastructure. This suits experienced frontend engineers with strong UI craft and design-systems expertise who want hands-on influence across product teams.

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Agility Robotics

Full-time · Fremont, CA · $187,000 – $292,000

This role develops and deploys reinforcement learning controllers for Agility's Digit humanoid robot, enabling it to move safely and manipulate objects in real warehouse and manufacturing environments. You'll design RL policies, integrate perception systems, build training infrastructure, and ship production policies to robots already operating with major customers.

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Together AI

Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $240,000 – $280,000

Design and build the Kubernetes control plane that manages Together AI's GPU inference fleet, creating declarative APIs so the inference team can provision and scale clusters without wrestling with the underlying infrastructure complexity. You'll own the full stack from provisioning logic through scheduling optimization and self-healing systems, combining infrastructure engineering with product thinking to make the platform seamless for internal customers.

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Mixpanel

San Francisco, CA · $188,000 – $254,000

This role builds the infrastructure powering AI agents and LLM applications across Mixpanel's platform, from core backend services to agent orchestration and evaluation systems. It suits engineers with solid full-stack fundamentals and hands-on experience integrating and scaling AI systems in production.

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Pylon

Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $150,000 – $180,000

Pylon is hiring new graduates to build features for their AI-powered customer support platform, working full-stack on products that help support and customer success teams operate more efficiently. This role suits recent computer science graduates who want to ship fast in a collaborative startup environment with strong technical mentorship.

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InstaLily

Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $100,000 – $120,000

InstaLILY is building an AI platform that helps enterprises deploy and maintain custom software at scale. This role suits engineers early in their career who have shipped code with real users and want to work directly with customers on impactful AI-powered products.

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XPeng

Internship · Santa Clara, CA

This role involves optimizing AI inference performance on embedded automotive platforms, focusing on latency reduction and power efficiency for production vehicles. It suits someone with strong systems-level expertise in C++ and performance analysis who wants to work on autonomous driving at scale.

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Suno

Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $228,960 – $363,510

This role builds systems to protect Suno's music creation platform from abuse, fraud, and harmful content, combining backend engineering with trust and safety expertise. It suits engineers with experience in anti-abuse or fraud prevention who want to work on infrastructure that keeps a creative community safe.

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Gofundme

Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $195,000 – $293,000

GoFundMe is looking for a senior engineer to lead the technical direction of their integrations platform, which connects their fundraising ecosystem to external services like Salesforce and third-party tools. This role suits an experienced backend architect comfortable mentoring others and making high-level design decisions while staying hands-on with implementation.

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Astranis

Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $150,000 – $230,000

Lead a growing team building test software and hardware-in-the-loop testbeds for Astranis satellites, from component integration through on-orbit verification. This role suits experienced test engineers with people management background who want to shape how a commercial space company validates its spacecraft.

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Sentry

San Francisco, CA · $155,000 – $400,000 · Remote

This is a backend-focused staff-level role leading the architecture and technical strategy for Sentry's issue tracking platform, which ingests billions of events daily. It suits experienced distributed systems engineers who want to shape product decisions and mentor others while working on high-scale systems challenges.

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Assort Health

San Francisco, CA · $240,000 – $295,000 · Remote

A Staff Engineer role at a fast-growing healthcare AI company building voice and conversational systems that manage patient interactions and scheduling. This suits experienced technical leaders comfortable mentoring others, architecting complex systems, and moving quickly in a high-stakes healthcare environment.

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