Skill
gRPC
Software Development and Engineering Practices
gRPC is an open-source remote procedure call (RPC) framework originally developed by Google, used by software engineers to enable efficient communication between services in distributed systems and microservices architectures. It uses Protocol Buffers for serialization and HTTP/2 for transport, enabling fast, strongly-typed, cross-language API calls. It's widely used in backend and cloud infrastructure development where performance and multi-language support matter.
gRPC in the job market
Last checked October 28, 2026
- Open roles
- 43
- Employers
- 25
- Median pay
- $197,000
- Disclose pay
- 91%
on Career App
hiring for it
from 39 roles
of these roles
Open roles requiring gRPC (43)
Software Engineer II (Java)
Mercury General
Brea, CA · $83,670 – $161,815
A mid-level Java engineer role at an insurance company where you'll design and maintain complex systems while mentoring junior engineers. This suits engineers with a few years of backend experience who want to grow into technical leadership.
Listed on Mercury General’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Front End Software Engineer, Media Player
Full-time · Remote - United States · $165,000 – $229,000
Reddit is hiring a front-end software engineer to build their next-generation media player for web, focusing on video and audio delivery with low-latency playback and creator tools. The role suits engineers with 3+ years of experience who can work across the full stack—React and TypeScript on the frontend, Go or Python on the backend—and thrive in a fast-moving environment that balances shipping speed with reliability.
Listed on Reddit’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Engineering Manager, SDET - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid)
CrowdStrike
Full-time · Sunnyvale, CA · $140,000 – $215,000
Lead a team of test automation engineers building validation frameworks for a massive-scale AI security platform processing millions of events per second. This role blends hands-on coding and test architecture with people leadership, demanding both deep technical chops in distributed systems and the ability to grow and mentor a high-performing team.
Listed on CrowdStrike’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Backend Software Engineer - Core Backend, Cloud Customer Experience
Crusoe
San Francisco, CA · $170,000 – $205,000
A senior backend engineer role building the foundational cloud platform services that support Crusoe's AI infrastructure business. You'll own critical systems like the API gateway, quota management, and customer notifications while working on scaling and reliability as the customer base grows.
Listed on Crusoe’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Data Engineer II
Bend Studio
Aliso Viejo, CA · $150,100 – $225,100
Build and maintain high-throughput data platforms for PlayStation's cloud streaming service using JVM languages and stream processing technologies. This role suits backend engineers experienced with Kafka, Flink, and distributed systems who want to work on real-time data infrastructure at scale.
Listed on Bend Studio’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Sr. QA Automation Test Engineer
Motional
Full-time · Las Vegas, NV · $125,000 – $167,000
This role leads the design and maintenance of test automation frameworks for a fleet operations platform powering a commercial robotaxi service, with responsibility for both backend API and frontend validation. It suits experienced automation engineers who want to own complex testing architecture in a high-scale autonomous vehicle company and mentor junior teammates.
Listed on Motional’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Software Development Engineer III, Advertising Technology
Expedia Group
Full-time · $136,000 – $190,500
This role builds and operates real-time ad delivery systems that power ad ranking, auctions, and bidding for a global travel advertising platform. It suits experienced backend engineers who want to work on high-throughput, low-latency systems while collaborating with ML and product teams.
Listed on Expedia Group’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Distinguished Technologist - Switching & Full Stack Technical Marketing Engineer
Juniper Networks
$194,000 – $412,500
HPE seeks a distinguished technical leader to head their Technical Marketing Engineering team for networking products, responsible for translating complex switching and autonomous networking technologies into compelling go-to-market strategies and customer value propositions. This role combines deep hands-on networking expertise with executive leadership, requiring someone who can influence product direction while building and mentoring a world-class technical team.
Listed on Juniper Networks’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Principal ML Scientist
Visa Inc.
Full-time · Austin, TX · $217,900 – $349,000
Lead the technology strategy and architecture for Visa's generative AI platform, designing scalable distributed systems and mentoring senior engineering teams. This role suits experienced software engineers with deep expertise in AI, cloud infrastructure, and payments technology who thrive in leadership positions driving innovation at enterprise scale.
Listed on Visa Inc.’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Lead Data Engineer - Finance Tech
Target
Full-time · 7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445 · $132,000 – $238,000
Lead the data engineering team building financial platforms that power Target's enterprise operations, designing scalable pipelines and real-time data services using Spark, Hadoop, and cloud technologies. Suited for experienced engineers with deep expertise in distributed systems who want to mentor others and shape data architecture strategy.
Listed on Target’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Asked for alongside gRPC
Measured from the 43 open roles that name gRPC — not from a curated list.
- Python28 roles65.1%
- Kubernetes27 roles62.8%
- Go23 roles53.5%
- Java23 roles53.5%
- Retrofit (REST)21 roles48.8%
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)19 roles44.2%
- Apache Kafka15 roles34.9%
- Docker14 roles32.6%
What employers state they pay
Median
$197,000
Middle half
$176,000 – $238,000
From 39 of 43 open roles — the 91% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
Who employers are hiring
- Mid13%
- Senior57%
- Lead / Staff / Principal28%
- Management3%
From 40 roles whose posting states a level.
Roles that use gRPC
Employers hiring for gRPC
25 in total, most open roles first.
- RReddit8 roles
Bend Studio3 roles- CCrowdStrike3 roles
- Intuit3 roles
- CCrusoe2 roles
- JNJuniper Networks2 roles
Related skills
Curated neighbors in the taxonomy, whether or not employers ask for them together.