Principal Backend Architect: Scale, Data & AI

CloudZero; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CloudZero is seeking Staff and Principal Software Engineers to join our engineering teams in San Francisco. These positions focus on architecting important systems, mentoring engineers, and influencing product outcomes. Ideal candidates will possess significant experience with cloud infrastructure and backend systems.

You will work on exciting projects involving AI telemetry and billing processing, impacting our customers directly. Join us if you are ready to tackle complex challenges at scale and drive technical excellence!

Qualifications

• Significant experience building and operating production backend systems at scale.
• Deep familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and distributed systems.
• Strong SQL and hands-on experience with cloud data warehouses.

Responsibilities

• Own significant technical domains end to end: architecture, implementation, and long-term health.
• Make and communicate high-impact design decisions across teams and stakeholders.
• Identify and drive improvements to performance, scalability, and reliability.

Skills

Python

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS preferred)

Distributed Systems

Data Pipelines

SQL

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Databricks

Job description

CloudZero is seeking Staff and Principal Software Engineers to join our engineering teams in San Francisco. These positions focus on architecting important systems, mentoring engineers, and influencing product outcomes. Ideal candidates will possess significant experience with cloud infrastructure and backend systems.

You will work on exciting projects involving AI telemetry and billing processing, impacting our customers directly. Join us if you are ready to tackle complex challenges at scale and drive technical excellence!