# Staff Software Engineer

**Company:** [Carbon](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/carbon)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $210k – $314k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** TypeScript, Node.js, Go, Python, Java, C++, React, three.js, GCP, Distributed Systems, APIs, Data Pipelines
**Posted:** 2026-07-29

> Staff Software Engineer building and scaling mission-critical backend services, APIs, and web infrastructure for Carbon's 3D printing platform on GCP. Requires 8+ years experience with distributed systems, modern languages, and technical leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Operate and extend mission-critical ecosystems including Tier-0 services (Fleet Management, Auth, and Core APIs), ensuring resilience and high availability for the global printer network.
- Build scalable web infrastructure, contributing to front-end infrastructure and cloud platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Extend the "Web-to-Edge" bridge and scale database and API layers to meet data demands.
- Apply expertise in React and Three.js to complex, data-heavy control systems with sophisticated state management and high-performance rendering.
- Own major initiatives end-to-end, from design to production, influencing architectural decisions.
- Provide technical leadership, translate customer needs into robust software designs, conduct design and code reviews, and mentor engineers.

## Requirements
- Expert knowledge in modern programming languages such as Node, TypeScript, C++, Go, Python, or Java.
- 8+ years of relevant experience.
- Expert knowledge in working with large-scale distributed systems and data pipelines.
- Expertise in building and scaling APIs.
- Strong communication, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
- Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent or higher degree in computer science and engineering.

## Compensation
The compensation bracket for this position is $209,600 - $314,400 per year. We aim to hire new employees near the midpoint of $262,000, taking into account experience, work location, certifications, and unique skills. Carbon also offers equity, benefits, and time off programs.

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