Software Development Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Flexible vacation and wellness days

Paid holidays

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is hiring a Software Development Engineer for API Services in San Francisco. You will build features for high-throughput, globally distributed systems and collaborate with internal teams to support critical infrastructure.

We value hands-on GoLang expertise, cloud exposure (AWS/GCP), and infrastructure as code (Terraform). Hybrid/remote US options with on-call rotation and broad cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of related development experience.
• Proficient in GoLang and comfortable building hands-on expertise.
• Exposure to cloud providers (AWS, GCP), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code (Terraform).

Responsibilities

• Implement features and improvements to high-throughput, globally distributed services.
• Contribute to design discussions and provide code review feedback.
• On-call rotation and cross-team collaboration to support infrastructure.

Skills

GoLang

Distributed systems

Microservices

Communication skills

Tools

GoLang

AWS

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

the company helps people stay better connected with the things they love. the company’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the Internet. The platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet, to be programmable, and to support agile software development. the company’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including GitHub, Yelp, Paramount, and JetBlue.

We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.

Posting Open Date: Aug 10, 2026

Anticipated Posting Close Date: Sep 30, 2026

Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Software Development Engineer - API Services

The API Services team owns critical services to ensure the performance and reliability of the company's Control Plane. As a Software Development Engineer, you will implement features and improvements to these high-throughput, globally distributed systems, working closely with more senior engineers and other internal the company teams to support critical components of our infrastructure.

What You'll Do

• Implement projects and features that require interaction with neighboring systems, working across groups to solve issues and implement changes
• Contribute to and facilitate team discussions, respecting and incorporating differing opinions
• Provide useful design and code review feedback to your teammates
• Contribute to the core infrastructure and platform needs of the team by working with tools and frameworks like Terraform, Jenkins, Kubernetes, and Chef
• Help evolve manual tasks into more reliable, automated systems
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical teammates
• Help onboard and support new team members
• Take the lead in solving problems of diverse scope, with guidance from senior teammates as needed
• Participate in an on-call rotation

What We're Looking For

• You have 1-3 years of related development experience
• Working knowledge of GoLang, with a desire to build deeper hands-on expertise
• Exposure to cloud providers (AWS, GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
• Good understanding of core engineering concepts within your functional area
• Able to execute on features that require interaction with neighboring applications or services
• Growing understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture
• Comfortable taking on well-scoped projects with support from senior teammates
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• A great teammate: communicative, collaborative, empathetic
• Eager to learn new domains, grow your skills, and take on more scope over time
• Open to working with teams distributed across different time zones

We'll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:

• Envoy
• API Gateways
• Varnish
• VCL

Work Hours:

This position will require you to be available during core business hours (Mountain/Pacific Time) and occasional nights and weekends as required for on-call support.

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:

This position is open to Hybrid and Remote Work Locations.

The preferred locations for this position are:

• San Francisco, CA
• Denver, CO

the company currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles, which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.

There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However, we may be willing to consider remote candidates within the US.

This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

Salary:

The estimated salary range for this position is $155,370 to $186,444.

Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

This role may be eligible to participate in the company’s equity and discretionary bonus programs.

Benefits:

We care about you. the company works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with the company. Curious about our offerings?

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Family planning, mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program, Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident), a Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave are there to help support our employees.
• We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• For 2026, we offer 12 paid local holidays, 12 paid company wellness days.

Why the company?

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We have a huge impact.

the company is a small company with a big reach. Not only doour customershave a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number ofopen source projects and initiatives.Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand.

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We value diversity.

Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful -- every day.

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We are passionate.

the company is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. the company employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about.