SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, INFRASTRUCTURE

Gerra, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary at the top of market

Substantial equity grants

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage

Unlimited PTO

Home office budget

Weekly team dinners

Quarterly offsites

Job summary

Gerra Group in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build core infrastructure for petabyte-scale data collection for leading robotics companies. You will design distributed systems for real-time sensor data and own critical data pipeline systems.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in distributed systems with strong proficiency in Python, Go, or Rust. The role offers competitive salaries and substantial equity grants.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building production distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in at least one of Kubernetes, data pipelines, streaming systems, or cloud infrastructure.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Go, or Rust.

Responsibilities

• Design and build distributed systems for real-time sensor data ingestion and processing.
• Own the data pipeline infrastructure handling petabytes of data.
• Build and maintain cloud infrastructure across AWS and GCP.

Skills

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Data pipelines

Streaming systems

Cloud infrastructure

Python

Go

Rust

Large-scale data processing

Excellent communication skills

Job description

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, INFRASTRUCTURE

Build the core infrastructure that powers petabyte-scale data collection and delivery for the world's leading robotics companies.

COMPENSATION $200K - $280K + 0.15% - 0.40% EQUITY

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are building the data infrastructure layer for physical AI. Our customers include the leading humanoid robotics companies, research labs, and enterprises deploying robots at scale.

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will own critical systems that handle multi-modal sensor data at massive scale. You will work directly with founders and have significant impact on technical direction.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Design and build distributed systems for real-time sensor data ingestion and processing
• Own the data pipeline infrastructure handling petabytes of video, IMU, proprioception, and audio data
• Build and maintain our cloud infrastructure across AWS and GCP
• Optimize system performance for sub-millisecond data synchronization requirements
• Collaborate directly with customers to understand their data infrastructure needs
• Mentor engineers and establish engineering best practices

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 5+ years of experience building production distributed systems
• Deep expertise in at least one of: Kubernetes, data pipelines, streaming systems, or cloud infrastructure
• Strong proficiency in Python, Go, or Rust
• Experience with large-scale data processing (Spark, Flink, or similar)
• Track record of owning and delivering complex technical projects
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work directly with customers

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with robotics, computer vision, or ML infrastructure
• Background in video processing or real-time systems
• Experience at high-growth startups
• Contributions to open source projects

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary at the top of market
• Substantial equity grants with regular refresh
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Unlimited PTO with genuine expectation to use it
• Home office budget and top-tier equipment
• Weekly team dinners and quarterly offsites