October 2, 2026
Software Development Engineer II
Senior
180,000 - 212,000 USD/yr
Sunnyvale, CA
Quick Facts
Role: Software Development Engineer II
Description
Design, develop, deliver, and operate secure, reliable, and scalable services for SaaS application streaming and virtual desktop delivery at massive scale. You will build on AWS using services such as EC2, S3, DynamoDB, Kinesis, Lambda, and API Gateway to enable low-latency, high-fidelity, cost-efficient, and secure streaming. The role includes hands-on development, system deep-dives, customer/stakeholder engagement, and participation in oncall.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, deliver, and operate secure, reliable, scalable customer features and internal operational improvements
Maintain high quality standards through code, design, and document reviews
Collaborate across team boundaries with strong ownership and delivery
Build deep understanding of the system and customer workflows; participate in oncall and drive ticket/issue resolution
Apply customer obsession across design, implementation, testing, deployments, and operations
Communicate effectively to earn trust and drive consensus
Contribute to continuous improvement of team efficiency and effectiveness
Mentor and role-model best practices for junior engineers
Requirements
3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2+ years of non-internship design or architecture of new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability, scaling)
1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
1+ years designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded, or distributed software applications/tools/systems/services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl
1+ years of Object-Oriented Design experience
Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Benefits
Comprehensive health insurance options (medical, dental, vision, prescription) and life insurance (Basic Life & AD&D; optional Supplemental life)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support
Medical Advice Line
Flexible Spending Accounts
Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
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