Senior Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Platform

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Cloud Platform): Designing, building, and operating a scalable, cloud-first product platform that integrates AWS services with hardware-based IoT devices with an accent on backend services, infrastructure, and full-stack development. Focus on architecting distributed systems, optimizing database performance, and ensuring high standards of code quality and reliability.

Location: Remote (U.S.) or on-site in San Diego, CA

Salary: $183,500.00–$232,500.00

Company

Lytx builds a scalable, cloud-first product platform integrating large-scale AWS services with hardware-based IoT devices.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services running in AWS.
• Contribute to system architecture and technical design for large-scale, distributed cloud deployments.
• Develop services using Node.js and other backend technologies.
• Work with PostgreSQL, including schema design and query performance optimization.
• Build and maintain frontend applications using React and mobile applications with React Native for Android and iOS.
• Ensure high standards of code quality, testing, reliability, and security with full task ownership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science , Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Senior-level experience in software development for cloud-based systems.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud architecture.
• Deep knowledge of AWS services and cloud-native design patterns.
• Proven ability to work across the full stack: backend, frontend, infrastructure, and deployment.
• Expertise in IP networking, including TCP/IP and related protocols.

Nice to have

• Experience with large-scale, production cloud platforms.
• Experience with IoT, device-integrated, or data-intensive systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, and 401(k) with match.
• High-impact role with significant technical ownership.
• Opportunity to work across cloud, data, frontend, mobile, and infrastructure.
• Flexible location: remote (U.S.) or on-site in San Diego.
• Generous FTO/PTO and 11 paid holidays plus 1 inclusive holiday per year.