Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Data Platform

Worky; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

FSA/HSA plans

Life/ disability insurance

Paid time off & holidays

Employee referral program

401K

Social events

On-site health & wellness programs

Job summary

Picarro, based in Santa Clara, California, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to own substantial portions of our cloud software and data platform—from architecture to production operations.

Design services, make architectural decisions, and ensure reliability while using AI-assisted tooling. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with product teams to translate ambiguous requirements into reliable software.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience and ownership of production systems end to end.
• Strong full-stack or backend depth with Python, Go, TypeScript, or similar, plus hands-on data-intensive systems experience.
• Comfort with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and CI/CD with modern observability tooling.
• Experience using AI coding assistants productively in a professional workflow.
• Track record of moving projects from prototype to production with minimal oversight.
• Experience building software as a core product at a software company, R&D lab, or tech-focused org.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core services and features across the cloud and data platform, including APIs, data models, and UI where applicable.
• Own architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and long‑term maintainability.
• Leverage AI coding tools in engineering workflows with sound judgment for trust and verification.
• Build and maintain data pipelines for sensor/instrument data at scale with data quality in mind.
• Ensure production health with monitoring, alerting, incident response, and root-cause analysis.
• Mentor junior engineers on system design, engineering practices, and delivery.
• Partner with product managers and domain experts to translate ambiguous requirements into shipped software.

Skills

Python

Go

TypeScript

Data-intensive systems

Cloud infrastructure

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitOps

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

Cloud Software & Data Platform

We are seeking a senior individual contributor who owns significant areas of Picarro’s cloud software and data platform end to end—from architecture through production operations. This role works in a product-engineering-driven culture, moving quickly from ambiguous problems to working prototypes, using AI coding tools to accelerate delivery, and taking ownership of the reliability of what they build.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core services and features across Picarro’s cloud and data platform, from APIs and data models through the user interface where applicable.
• Own technical decisions for systems within scope, including architecture, tradeoffs, and long-term maintainability.
• Use AI-assisted tooling, such as Cursor or similar platforms, as a standard part of the engineering workflow while applying strong judgment about what to trust, verify, and refine.
• Build and maintain data pipelines that handle sensor- and instrument-generated data at scale, with attention to data quality and provenance.
• Take ownership of production health for systems built, including monitoring, alerting, incident response, and root-cause analysis.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on system design, engineering practices, and pragmatic delivery.
• Partner directly with product managers and domain experts to translate ambiguous requirements into shipped, reliable software.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of production systems end to end.
• Strong full-stack or backend engineering depth, with flexibility across languages such as Python, Go, TypeScript, or similar, and hands-on experience with data-intensive systems.
• Comfort with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, as well as CI/CD and modern observability tooling.
• Experience using AI coding assistants productively in a professional engineering workflow.
• Track record of taking projects from prototype to production with minimal oversight.
• Background building software as a core product at a software product company, R&D lab, or technology-first organization, rather than primarily internal IT, retail/e-commerce technology operations, or IT services/consulting environments focused on implementing or customizing third-party software.

Nice to Have

• Public GitHub or similar portfolio showcasing real project work.
• Experience with IoT, sensor data pipelines, or time-series data technologies such as TimescaleDB or InfluxDB.
• Exposure to Kubernetes, Terraform, or GitOps workflows.
• Background in a regulated or hardware-adjacent domain.

The base salary range for this full-time position is $140K to $160K. Our total compensation package includes base salary, bonus eligibility, and equity. Your base salary range and title will be determined based on the location, experience, qualifications, skills, knowledge, level, and pay of employees in similar positions.

We offer a comprehensive benefit package including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) plans
• Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Employee Referral Program
• 401K
• Social events (summer picnic, holiday party, team lunches, etc.)
• On-site Health & Wellness programs (fitness challenges, outdoor bootcamp, flu-shots, etc.)

About Picarro:

We are the world's leader in timely, trusted, and actionable data using enhanced optical spectroscopy. Our solutions are used in a wide variety of applications, including natural gas leak detection, ethylene oxide emissions monitoring, semiconductor fabrication, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, atmospheric science, air quality, greenhouse gas measurements, food safety, hydrology, ecology, and more. Our software and hardware are designed and manufactured in Santa Clara, California and are used in over 90 countries worldwide based on over 65 patents related to cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) technology and are unparalleled in their precision, ease of use, and reliability.

At Picarro, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, gender identity, social orientation, or disability. Posted positions are not open to third-party recruiters/agencies, and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.

At Picarro, we strive to ensure that all individuals, regardless of their abilities, have equal opportunities. If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, please contact Picarro, Inc. at [e-mail] for assistance.