Software Engineer

Katalyst CRO; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Katalyst CRO is seeking a hands-on, full-stack software engineer to bolster our Test Infrastructure Development in Santa Clara, CA. You will build and maintain internal web applications and engineering tools, collaborating with senior engineers on architecture, design reviews, and priorities.

You'll focus on feature implementation, bug fixes, testing, deployment support, and documentation, while supporting AI-assisted workflows and CI/CD processes across distributed teams.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain internal web applications and engineering tools using Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, SQL, HTML, and CSS.

Skills

Full-stack development

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

SQL

REST APIs

Bash/Linux

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Docker

Jenkins/GitLab CI

Git

REST APIs

NPM/Yarn

HTML/CSS

Job description

• Hands-on full-stack software engineer supporting Test Infrastructure Development.
• Work closely with Senior Software Engineers on technical direction, architecture, design review, and priorities.
• Focus on feature implementation, bug fixing, testing, integration, deployment support, documentation, and maintenance.

Role Summary

Job Description & Skill Requirement:

• Hands-on full-stack software engineer supporting Test Infrastructure Development.
• Work closely with Senior Software Engineers on technical direction, architecture, design review, and priorities.
• Focus on feature implementation, bug fixing, testing, integration, deployment support, documentation, and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain internal web applications and engineering tools using Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, SQL, HTML, and CSS.
• Implement end-to-end features including backend services, REST APIs, database integrations, and frontend UI.
• Troubleshoot software defects, performance issues, deployment problems, and production support issues.
• Write maintainable code, tests, and technical documentation; participate in code reviews.
• Support CI/CD, Linux application deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure maintenance.
• Use AI-assisted development tools and support AI-enabled workflows such as search, summarization, log analysis, and automation.
• Collaborate with Test Engineering, Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and globally distributed software teams.

Required Skills

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Strong full-stack development skills across frontend, backend, databases, APIs, deployment, and system integration.
• Strong Python programming and Bash/Linux shell scripting experience.
• Strong SQL and relational database skills, including schema design, efficient queries, indexes, and basic query optimization.
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, HTML, CSS, and npm/yarn.
• Experience developing/consuming REST APIs.
• Familiarity with OAuth, JWT, SSO, RBAC, and secure API design.
• Working knowledge of Git, code review, testing, documentation, CI/CD, Linux deployment, logs, processes, networking, and troubleshooting.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Jenkins/GitLab CI.
• Docker/Containers.
• Automated deployment, cloud, VMs, or bare-metal Linux servers.
• Internal engineering tools, developer platforms, test automation, dashboards, or data visualization.
• Manufacturing test, hardware diagnostics, lab automation, product validation, or engineering infrastructure.
• LLM APIs, prompt engineering, RAG/vector search, agents, or function/tool calling.

Qualification

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering.

External Skills & Expertise

• Python
• JavaScript/TypeScript
• React
• SQL
• HTML/CSS
• REST APIs
• Bash/Linux
• Git
• CI/CD
• Docker
• Jenkins/GitLab CI
• OAuth/JWT/SSO/RBAC
• Test Automation
• AI/LLM
• RAG/Vector Search
• Engineering Infrastructure