Senior Staff Software Engineer - Application Engineering

$192,979

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$252,659

Compensation will vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Beyond base salary, total compensation includes a variable bonus and equity component and a range of benefit options found on our career site at

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Partner with Application scientists to help deliver cutting-edge solutions for customers

Elevate Applications code quality generally through architectural review, code review, standards, and best practices

Improve Applications pace of delivery by creating CI / CD pipelines and other packaging automation, as well as test infrastructure and coverage

Help productize computing code, especially improving data processing in pre-quantum and post-quantum processing steps

Work closely with peers in Applications, Developer Tools, and Product teams to share best practices and feedback on internal tools

Reporting to the Director of Application Engineering, help hire and mentor developers on the team

You’d be a good fit with:

12+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack developer, preferably in Python or Golang

5+ years of experience in setting up and maintaining CI / CD pipelines, in Github Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools

5+ years of experience in C/C++ or Rust

3+ years of experience in Docker, k8s, or similar containerization technologies

A track record of shipping containerized applications that solve real business problems