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Principal Embedded Software Engineer - Ethernet Retimers
San Jose, California, United States
$185k-$203k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years embedded C/C++ firmware in resource-constrained environments; strong Linux tooling; experience with Layer 1 PHY firmware and SERDES; excellent communication and debugging skills.
C/C++, Linux, GCC/Clang, Make, Bash, GDB, Git, Python
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Senior Software Engineer/Embedded Firmware/DSP/Optical/ARM/RISC-V/PHY
Santa Clara, California, United States
$94k-$141k/yr OnsiteFull Time
BS/MS in CS or Electronics; C/C++ and Python; embedded firmware; debugging; data collection; ARM/RISC-V familiarity; OSI networking basics; English and Italian communication.
C, C++, Python, Linux, Windows, Jenkins, git, gitlab, Make, bash, ARM, RISC-V, UART, GDB, Jira, DSP, PAM, OS I networking
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Software Engineer Intern (AI-Native) — Summer 2026
San Jose, California, United States
$3k-$4k/mo OnsiteInternship
0+ YOEPursuing CS or related field; strong programming fundamentals; experience with Git; familiar with modern dev tools; strong problem-solving and communication.
Python, JavaScript, Git, AI tooling, Claude Code, Cursor
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Forward Deployed Software Engineer (San Jose)
San Jose, California, United States
$145k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Strong engineering background; excellent communication; production-quality code experience; travel up to 40%.
Python, React, TypeScript
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Software QA Engineering - Intern
Campbell, California, United States
RemoteInternship, Full Time
0+ YOEInternship seeking to automate tests with Python/Linux/embedded, QA for web/app, GitHub, bug tracking, strong communication, remote work.
Python, Linux, Embedded Platform, Django, MySQL, React, Node.js, GitHub
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Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$193k-$242k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in EDA software tool development; strong communication; FPGA architecture and tools expertise; C++/Python; RTL/design; testbenches and timing.
C++, Python, RTL
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Battery Test Engineer
Cupertino, California, United States
$135k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years in Python software development; experience building web tools; data analysis/visualization; API integration.
Python, pandas, matplotlib, plotly, React, Streamlit, Dash, LLM APIs
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MTS - Backend Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
HybridFull Time
2+ YOEMid-level backend engineer with Python or Go, Kubernetes familiarity, Linux, strong CS fundamentals, 2-3 years of software development experience.
Python, Go, Kubernetes, Linux
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#22161 - Senior AI Engineer (Santa Clara, CA, US, 95054)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$125k-$130k/yr RemoteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in software development with strong Python, cloud, and ML/AI CI/CD experience.
Python, Kubernetes, Rancher, AWS, OCI, Snowflake, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, MLflow, Kubeflow, Docker, TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, REST APIs, data ETL, HIPAA security
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Data Systems Software Engineer in Bay Area, California, United States
Bay Area, California, United States
$132k-$161k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor's degree and 5+ years related experience; strong Python and software development skills; experience with data management and AI tools.
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C/C++, Java, MATLAB, R, Linux
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Developer Experience Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$150k-$275k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Strong Python automation, Slurm scheduling, observability tools, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, IaC, and AWS/GCP experience.
Python, Slurm, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Buildkite, Bazel, Terraform, Ansible, AWS, GCP
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FSO LABS - AI Developer Senior - Bay Area (San Jose, CA, US, 95110)
San Jose, California, United States
$103k-$188k/yr HybridFull Time
4+ YOE4+ years software development; SDLC experience; AI/automation focus; Azure cloud; Python and frontend tech; integration design; cross-functional work.
Azure, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, React, Docker, Kubernetes, Power BI, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, NoSQL, C++, C#, Java, SQL
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Research Software Engineering Intern
Santa Clara, California, United States
$20-$30/hr OnsiteInternship
Junior/3rd year or recent graduate in software, electrical or mechatronic engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics or related field; proficient in Python; plus hardware control, data processing/visualization experience desired.
Python, asyncio, context managers, static type system, threading, ctypes, GUI development
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Software Tester - Test Automation
Santa Clara, California, United States
$86k-$138k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOETest automation experience; API and UI testing; Python and Selenium; DoD security clearance; strong analytical and writing skills; team collaboration.
Python, Selenium, Azure DevOps (TFS), Visual Studio
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Software Engineering Intern - Internal Lab Asset Tracking Tool
San Jose, California, United States
$20-$40/hr OnsiteInternship
0+ YOEExperience building a small web app; familiar with Python; basic SQL; comfortable with Git; willing to work in software and lab environments.
Python, SQL, Git, Django
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Senior Firmware Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$131k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years of direct firmware/ROM development experience; strong C/C++ and Python; embedded Linux; familiarity with I2C, GPIO, SPI; knowledge of CSI-2 and eDP interfaces.
C, C++, Python, Embedded Linux, I2C, GPIO, SPI, CSI-2, eDP
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Principal Engineer Synthesis Team
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in EDA software development; expert in C++; knowledge of FPGA synthesis, QoR, timing-driven optimization; strong architecture understanding and leadership.
C++, Python
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Principal Engineer, Agentic AI
San Jose, California, United States
$217k-$326k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in software engineering with production AI/ML systems; experience building AI agents and autonomous workflows; strong Python, plus Java or Go; work with distributed systems and observability.
Python, Java, Go, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Distributed Tracing
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AI Senior Machine Learning Engineer -Gen AI, Machine Learning, Graph ML (10189)
San Jose, California, United States
$170k-$240k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5–14 years in software development; strong Python; REST APIs with FastAPI; Docker/Kubernetes; cloud exposure; mentorship experience.
Python, FastAPI, Docker, Kubernetes, REST APIs, TensorRT, Triton, PyTorch, Sagemaker, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, NoSQL
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Sr Principal Engineer, Cloud Platform
Santa Clara, California, United States
$167k-$275k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in software engineering; Python and ML frameworks; AI platform concepts; cloud-based ML pipelines; NLP, vector DBs, knowledge graphs; MLOps and model optimization.
Python, Git, Docker, TensorFlow, PyTorch, MLOps, LangChain, Llama Index, Vector databases, RAG
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Sr. SDET Automation Engineer
Santa Clara or Bellevue
$140k-$165k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years SDET experience; automated and manual testing; strong test automation for software/hardware; UI/API/CI/CD; programming in C#, C++, Python.
Appium, Selenium, Playwright, Postman, REST Assured, C#, C++, Python, CI/CD
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Product Application Engineer Intern
San Jose, California, United States
$35-$45/hr OnsiteInternship
0+ YOEBachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field; strong programming (Python, C/C++); experience with software testing or automation; good analytical and communication skills.
Python, C/C++, Linux, Windows, PCIe NVMe
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IT System Software Intern
San Jose, California, United States
$35-$55/hr OnsiteInternship, Full Time
Pursuing CS degree or recent CS graduate; strong Python/Java/C/C++, SQL; knowledge of Windows/Linux; team player; internship in IT systems.
Python, Java, C++, C#, SQL, Windows, Linux, Databases
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Senior Controls & Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$154k-$202k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOEBS in Engineering or 5+ years in demanding industrial environments; PLC/SCADA, Allen Bradley Studio 5000, Ignition; Modbus, CAN, Ethernet/IP; strong documentation and commissioning.
PLC, SCADA, Allen-Bradley Studio 5000, Ignition, Python, VBA, SQL, Modbus, CAN, Ethernet/IP, Profinet, RTDs, Thermocouples, Transmitters
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Compiler Engineer (Frontend)
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years in compiler development; strong C++ and Python; experience with AI models and scheduling; BS/MS/PhD in CS/CE or related field.
LLVM, MLIR, TVM, XLA, IREE, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, Halide
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Sr. Software Engineer in Test
San Jose, California, United States
$143k-$186k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in embedded test design/automation; bachelor’s or master’s in ECE, CE, CS; Python, C/C++, Bash; Jenkins CI/CD; hardware test experience.
Python, C/C++, Bash, Jenkins, Git, Linux, GitLab CI, QEMU, Docker
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Test Automation Engineer – AI Network & Observability Platform
Santa Clara, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years software testing; 5+ years test automation; strong Python/Java/Go; Selenium/Playwright, Pytest, Robot Framework, JUnit; CI/CD; observability tools.
Python, Java, Go, Selenium, Playwright, Pytest, Robot Framework, JUnit, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
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Firmware Engineer
Westlake Village or Santa Clara
$87k-$129k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor in Computer Engineering or CS; 0-2 yrs; ARM/RISC-V; C and Python; RTOS basics; embedded drivers; SPI/I2C/UART; schematics; Git/IDEs; Doxygen; English; multitasking.
ARM architecture, RISC-V, C, Python, Git, IDEs, Make, Doxygen, RTOS, SPI, I2C, MDIO, UART, Schematic reading
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Switching and Transceiver Integration Software Quality Assurance Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$109k-$155k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEQA engineer with Linux, Python, CMIS, and transceiver data center network experience.
Python, Linux, Docker, CMIS, I2C, I3C, SPyTest, PTF, VLAN, Ethernet, BGP, OS Linux, C, C++, Shell scripting
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Software Engineering Intern, Backend
San Jose, California, United States
$45-$50/hr HybridInternship
0+ YOEPursuing or recently graduated in CS/Engineering; Python (FastAPI/Flask/Django); databases and SQL; interest in distributed systems and cloud; strong problem-solving and teamwork.
Python, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Git
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FPGA Development Tools Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$127k-$184k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEC/C++ and Python expertise; degree in CS/CE with 4+ years (Bachelor), 3+ years (Master), or PhD with 1+ year; strong communication; experience with EDA tools.
C++, Python, Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, Quartus
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Dev Ops Engineer II
San Jose, California, United States
$85k-$100k/yr HybridFull Time
2+ YOEDevOps engineer with 2+ years Linux/Windows, scripting (Python, Shell, Powershell), configuration, and production support.
Linux, Windows, Python, Shell, Powershell
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DEVELOPER L3(CONTRACT) (Santa Clara, USA-CA, US, 84765)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$45k-$121k/yr OnsiteContract
3+ YOE3-5 years experience in data engineering/full stack; strong SQL; data analysis; build BI dashboards using Tableau & Power BI; experience with Databricks, AWS, and Python; assist stakeholders in dashboards; supply chain domain knowledge.
SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Databricks, AWS, Python
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QA Engineer Intern
San Jose, California, United States
$20-$25/hr OnsiteInternship
Pursuing a bachelor’s in CS/Math or related field; full-time 40 hours; strong analytical skills; excellent communication; basic programming in Java/Python; SQL; VS Code; Git; cloud platforms (GCP/AWS); interest in Gen AI; internship.
Java, Python, VS Code, Git, SQL, GCP, AWS, Parquet, JSON, CSV
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Robotics
Santa Clara or Mountain View
$215k-$364k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEStrong Python, ML/AI experience with DL frameworks; 3-5 years in industry; background in ML, NLP, CV, or data science; collaborative mindset.
Python, Deep Learning Frameworks
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Sr. Staff DevOps Engineer, Agentic AI
Santa Clara, California, United States
$119k-$243k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in core infrastructure; Terraform; Kubernetes; cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure); CI/CD pipelines; scripting (Python/Bash); monitoring/observability; production systems; GPU workloads a plus.
Terraform, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana, Python, Bash, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
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Senior Principal, Design Engineer (San Jose, CA, US)
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOESenior-level design engineer required with AI/ML integration experience, strong Python, data wrangling, and hardware collaboration.
Python, Data Wrangling, AI/ML, Pinecone, Milvus, Vertex AI, Cadence Allegro, Siemens
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Backend Engineer II
Santa Clara, California, United States
HybridFull Time
2+ YOEBackend engineer with 2+ years of server-side development; proficient in a modern backend language; design and implement APIs; work with SQL/NoSQL databases; distributed systems and caching; containerization and CI/CD.
Docker, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Memcached, Kafka, RabbitMQ, GraphQL, REST, Python, Ruby, Go, Java, Node.js
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AI/ML Development Senior Engineer
Durham or Lowell or Morgan Hill
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor’s or Master’s in CS/AI/DS; 5-10 years AI/ML engineering; Python and ML frameworks; agentic AI; cloud-based architectures; collaboration across teams.
Python, Pandas, PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, Hugging Face
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AI Engineer (Full Stack) - R&D IT (Onsite)
Watsonville, California, United States
$110k-$170k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in software engineering; full-stack expertise; experience with CI/CD, APIs, and AI-enabled workflows.
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Node.js, TypeScript, React, Python, FastAPI
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