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Senior Software Engineer - Core Team - San Jose, CA

Zededa · San Jose, CA · On-site

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About Zededa

About ZEDEDA ZEDEDA unlocks the value of AI where it matters most, enabling enterprises to create, secure and operate edge AI at scale. Backed by Lux.

About the role

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now and in the future. We're looking for an experienced engineer to take ownership of complex, AI-powered systems built on a microservice and distributed architecture.

What they're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) for production services
  • Solid experience designing and operating microservices and distributed systems at scale
  • Working knowledge of PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka and Docker
  • Background in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, or edge computing
  • Track record of debugging hard problems in production distributed environments
More about this role

This is an onsite position based in our San Jose, CA office. Candidates must be able to reliably commute to this location; relocation assistance and travel/commuting expenses are not provided.

Role Summary

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now and in the future. We're looking for an experienced engineer to take ownership of complex, AI-powered systems built on a microservice and distributed architecture. A core part of this role is designing and developing AI agents that run natively in our infrastructure — agents that integrate deeply with our services, run reliably at scale, and deliver real value to customers. You'll ramp up quickly on existing codebases, ship enhancements, debug production issues across services, and shape architecture as the systems scale.

This role is for someone who is comfortable navigating unfamiliar code, makes thoughtful trade-offs, and treats coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, etc.) as a force multiplier in their daily workflow.

  • Understand large, evolving codebases quickly and contribute meaningfully within weeks
  • Design, build, and...

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