# Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform

**Company:** [Lightning AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/lightning-ai)
**Location:** New York, NY, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $180k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Go, Python, Rust, React, Distributed Systems, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP, Azure, API Design, Automated Testing, Observability, Continuous Delivery, Cloud-Native Services
**Posted:** 2026-08-07

> Build and lead scalable backend services, APIs, and infrastructure for Lightning AI Studio, focusing on distributed systems, reliability, and developer workflows. The role requires extensive backend experience with Go, Python, Rust, or similar technologies and familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud platforms.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services powering Lightning AI Studio.
- Develop APIs and platform services supporting authentication, resource management, multi-tenancy, and developer workflows.
- Improve reliability, observability, scalability, and performance across core platform infrastructure.
- Partner with product, infrastructure, and AI engineering teams to deliver new platform capabilities.
- Evaluate and improve technical architecture, engineering processes, and operational tooling.
- Mentor engineers and help establish engineering best practices across the organization.

## Requirements
- Extensive experience building scalable backend systems using Go, Python, Rust, React, or similar languages.
- Strong experience designing and operating distributed systems or cloud-native services.
- Experience building APIs, platform services, and infrastructure that other engineers depend on.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and modern cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Strong understanding of software quality, automated testing, observability, and continuous delivery.
- Proven ability to lead technical initiatives from architecture through production.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and design.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, ambiguous startup environment.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Annual base salary range: **$180,000–$250,000 USD**.
- Discretionary bonus and meaningful equity component.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents.
- 401(k) matching in the U.S. and pension contributions in the U.K.
- Unlimited PTO, company holidays, floating holidays, and a two-week company-wide winter break.
- Paid parental and family leave.
- Annual learning and development allowance.
- Wellness and work-from-home stipends.
- Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after four years of service.
- Flexible schedules and a hybrid work model for office-based teams.
- Complimentary meals at office hubs.

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