Skill
Systems Design
Software Development and Engineering Practices
The engineering discipline of defining the architecture, components, modules, interfaces, and data for a system to satisfy specified requirements, often as a precursor to implementation. It spans decisions from database schema and API design to how services communicate and scale, and is a core skill assessed in technical interviews for engineering roles. Practitioners include software architects, backend engineers, and systems engineers working on large-scale or distributed applications.
Systems Design in the job market
Last checked October 28, 2026
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OPERATIONS SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Air Force Elements, U.S. Special Operations Command
Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California; Denver, Colorado; Washington, District of Columbia; Miami, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; New Orleans, Louisiana; Boston, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Kansas City, Missouri; Albuquerque, New Mexico; New York, New York; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Portland, Oregon; Austin, Texas · $90,925 – $118,204
This federal role oversees complex operations support, logistics, acquisitions, and training programs for a major military organization, requiring senior-level coordination across multiple directorates and extensive government relationships. It suits experienced operations professionals with deep knowledge of defense systems, budgeting, and special operations who can manage multiyear programs and work independently in challenging environments.
Via USAJOBS · Apply there ↗
Deployed Engineer (Early Career-NYC)
LangChain
Full-time · New York, NY · $160,000 – $185,000
This role partners with customers to design, build, and deploy production AI agents using LangChain's platform, combining technical depth with direct customer engagement. It suits software engineers with 1-3 years of experience who enjoy hands-on problem-solving, have strong Python and JavaScript skills, and want to shape how AI agents are adopted in the real world.
Listed on LangChain’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Sr. Staff Lead Site Reliability Engineer (R5803)
Shield AI
Full-time · San Mateo, CA · $220,000 – $339,974
Lead the establishment and maturation of Site Reliability Engineering practices across Shield AI's cloud infrastructure and platform services. This hands-on technical role combines incident investigation, systems improvement, and mentorship to build a reliability-first engineering culture.
Listed on Shield AI’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Director of Product Design
Replit
Full-time · Foster City, CA · $275,000 – $350,000 · Remote
Lead Replit's product design team as a hands-on director who balances managing designers with active participation in design work. This role suits someone who thrives solving complex product challenges while developing their team and partnering closely with product and engineering.
Listed on Replit’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Product Development Engineer (semiconductor/capital equipment)
KLA-Tencor
Milpitas, CA · $117,800 – $200,300
KLA is seeking a Systems Design Engineer to lead mask inspection product development projects within their RAPID division, managing escalations and driving cross-functional collaboration to improve process efficiency and reliability. This role suits someone with 3+ years of technical experience who thrives on solving complex problems in semiconductor manufacturing and has a track record of influencing teams toward operational excellence.
Listed on KLA-Tencor’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Staff Product Designer, Presence
Full-time · Remote - United States · $194,600 – $272,400
Reddit is seeking a Staff Product Designer for their Presence team to create the foundational design systems and user experiences that will connect identity, profiles, and communities as the platform expands into new areas like Shopping and Reddit Pro. This role is ideal for a strategic designer comfortable with complex, cross-functional challenges who can influence senior stakeholders and mentor others while balancing long-term vision with near-term delivery.
Listed on Reddit’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Propulsion Analyst (Fluids)
Impulse Space
Redondo Beach
You will design and analyze spacecraft propulsion fluid systems from the ground up, leading technical development for critical propulsion components. This role suits engineers with deep expertise in fluid mechanics and spacecraft systems who want to own complex hardware designs.
Listed on Impulse Space’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Applied AI Engineer, Manufacturing & System Co-Design
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $310,500
Lead the design and implementation of workflows and automation that keep NVIDIA's chip specifications aligned across architecture, silicon, and manufacturing throughout the product lifecycle. This role suits senior engineers with deep silicon expertise, Python proficiency, and a track record of driving cross-organizational adoption of complex technical infrastructure.
Listed on NVIDIA’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Software Engineer (Python / AI Insurance SaaS)
Plug n Play Portfolio
Full-time · New York, NY · $200,000 – $225,000 · Remote
EvolutionIQ is building AI-powered insurance claims software and seeking a Python engineer to own the full stack of their customer-facing SaaS platform, from database design through production deployment. This role suits someone with 5+ years of backend experience who wants high ownership, architectural influence, and the chance to work on complex multi-tenant systems with real business impact.
Listed on Plug n Play Portfolio’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Staff Product Manager, IES Shared Experiences & First Time Use
Intuit
Mountain View, CA · $189,500 – $278,000
As the Staff Product Manager for IES Shared Experiences, you'll own the core surfaces—homepage, search, navigation, settings—and the First Time Use experience that every new customer encounters, transforming them from static screens into an AI-native platform layer that intelligently guides users to what they need. This role suits someone with deep enterprise B2B product experience who can think systemically about how AI simplifies complex workflows and align multiple teams around a coherent vision.
Listed on Intuit’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Roles that use Systems Design
Employers hiring for Systems Design
12 in total, most open roles first.
- CConfido2 roles
- SAShield AI2 roles
- AC
- ISImpulse Space1 role
- Intuit1 role
- KLA-Tencor1 role
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