{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"7baba945dcca3cf044c831ef","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/7baba945dcca3cf044c831ef","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/7baba945dcca3cf044c831ef","title":"Staff Software Engineer - Backend","description":"About Cyngn\r\nBased in Mountain View, CA, Cyngn is a publicly-traded autonomous technology company. We deploy self-driving industrial vehicles like forklifts and tuggers to factories, warehouses, and other facilities throughout North America. To build this emergent technology, we are looking for innovative, motivated, and experienced leaders to join us and move this field forward. If you like to build, tinker, and create with a team of trusted and passionate colleagues, then Cyngn is the place for you. Key reasons to join Cyngn:\r\nWe are small and big.\r\nWith under 100 employees, Cyngn operates with the energy of a startup. On the other hand, we're publicly traded. This means our employees not only work in close-knit teams with mentorship from company leaders—they also get access to the liquidity of our publicly-traded equity.\r\nWe build today and deploy tomorrow.\r\nOur autonomous vehicles aren't just test concepts—they're deployed to real clients right now. That means your work will have a tangible, visible impact.\r\nWe aren't robots. We just develop them.\r\nWe're a welcoming, diverse team of sharp thinkers and kind humans. Collaboration and trust drive our creative environment. At Cyngn, everyone's perspective matters—and that's what powers our innovation.\r\nAbout this Role\r\nAs the Staff Software Engineer for our SaaS platform team, you will be crucial in developing Cyngn's cutting-edge fleet management system for autonomous industrial vehicles. You'll collaborate with product and engineering teams to design, implement, deploy, and maintain a robust cloud-based solution that enables real-time control and monitoring of autonomous vehicles in the field. Your expertise will be instrumental in creating a scalable, high-performance system that empowers our customers to optimize their automated workflows and maximize operational efficiency.\r\nWhat you will do in this role\r\nArchitect and lead the development of a sophisticated, cloud-native fleet management system capable of real-time control and monitoring of numerous autonomous vehicles\r\nDesign and implement scalable, distributed systems that can handle high-volume, real-time data processing and decision-making\r\nDevelop robust APIs and microservices to support integration with various autonomous vehicle platforms and customer systems\r\nCreate efficient algorithms for route optimization, task scheduling, and resource allocation across vehicle fleets\r\nImplement advanced data analytics and machine learning capabilities to provide predictive maintenance, performance optimization, and business intelligence features\r\nEnsure system reliability, security, and compliance with industry standards and regulations\r\nLead a team of skilled engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, code quality, and continuous improvement\r\nCollaborate with product managers, UX designers, and customers to translate business requirements into technical solutions\r\nMentor junior developers and contribute to the technical growth of the engineering team\r\nParticipate in the entire software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing, deployment, and maintenance\r\nEngage with customers to understand their needs and translate them into technical requirements\r\nWho you are\r\n10+ years of software development experience, with a strong focus on backend systems and distributed architectures\r\nExtensive experience in building and scaling cloud-native SaaS platforms, preferably in the IoT or robotics domains\r\nExpert-level proficiency in at least one of Python, Go, Java, or C++, with working knowledge of others\r\nDeep understanding of cloud technologies and services (AWS, Azure, or GCP)\r\nProven experience with event-driven architectures and message queuing systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache Pulsar)\r\nStrong background in database design and optimization, including both SQL and NoSQL solutions\r\nProficiency in developing scalable WebSocket-based real-time communication systems\r\nExpertise in developing real-time data processing pipelines and analytics systems\r\nProficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)\r\nExperience with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices (e.g., Terraform, GitOps)\r\nTrack record of leading development teams and mentoring junior developers\r\nExcellent problem-solving skills and ability to optimize complex systems\r\nStrong communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders\r\nStrong collaboration skills with a low ego\r\nNice to haves\r\nExperience with IoT platforms, robotics frameworks (e.g., ROS), or autonomous vehicle technologies\r\nSolid understanding of network protocols and communication standards relevant to IoT and autonomous systems\r\nKnowledge of AMQP, MQTT, DDS, or other IoT-specific communication protocols\r\nExperience with time-series databases (e.g., InfluxDB, TimescaleDB) for handling large volumes of sensor data\r\nFamiliarity with edge computing and fog architectures\r\nExperience with real-time operating systems and embedded software development\r\nExpertise in building and maintaining scalable API platforms\r\nExperience with geospatial data processing and mapping technologies\r\nKnowledge of fleet management software and vehicle telematics systems\r\nExperience with simulation environments for autonomous systems testing\r\nBenefits & Perks\r\nHealth benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA and FSA (Health & Dependent Daycare), Employee Assistance Program, 1:1 Health Concierge)\r\nLife, Short-term, and long-term disability insurance (Cyngn funds 100% of premiums)\r\nCompany 401(k)\r\nCommuter Benefits\r\nFlexible vacation policy\r\nRemote or hybrid work opportunities\r\nSabbatical leave opportunity after five years with the company\r\nPaid Parental Leave\r\nDaily lunches for in-office employees\r\nMonthly meal and tech allowances for remote employees\r\n$198,000 - 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