Senior Software Engineer
$180,000–$180,000 year
HybridMarina del Rey, California, United States
Marina del Rey, California, United StatesHybridFull Time$180,000–$180,000 yearSenior LevelMasters DegreeDigital MediaMedium
Full TimeSenior LevelMasters DegreeMediumDigital Media
Job Summary
Design and implement microservices in Kubernetes and cloud-scalable environments, then operate them to power Zefr's multi-modal content understanding platform at scale. Manage system reliability, observability, and incident response while leveraging AI tools daily for coding, research, and problem-solving. Collaborate with product and ML teams to translate requirements into robust technical designs, contribute to architectural decisions, and mentor engineers through clear communication. Hybrid work model with 2 days in Marina del Rey. Salary range $180K-$200K.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Deep hands-on experience designing, building, running, and operating microservices in Kubernetes and cloud environments (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
- Proficiency using AI for coding and research as a daily productivity multiplier (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor)
- Strong foundation in distributed systems, API design, data structures, algorithms, and software design
- Thorough testing and code review standards/practices
- Self-starter who identifies problems, proposes solutions, and drives them to completion with minimal direction
- Strong collaboration skills and strong verbal and written communication skills
Desired Qualifications
- Big plus: proficiency with LLMs, MCP (Model Context Protocol), agent-gateway, and agentic infrastructure
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