backend-systems jobs in San Diego

Senior Software Engineer role focused on developing and maintaining ServiceNow's server-side JavaScript engine and runtime systems. Responsibilities include owning code across the full lifecycle from design through production delivery, optimizing execution engines and memory management, and architecting modular systems for scalability.…See more Requires 3+ years of experience with Java or equivalent OO languages, deep knowledge of language internals and backend systems programming, and expertise in data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and performance optimization at scale.

This Staff AI Engineer role focuses on architecting and implementing secure, scalable frameworks for autonomous AI agents at enterprise scale. The engineer will lead the technical roadmap for agent management—from provisioning and orchestration to compliance and retirement—while ensuring AI agents are secure by design with built-in visibility and guardrails.…See more The role requires 8+ years of software architecture and backend systems experience, deep knowledge of autonomous agent frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI), and expertise in cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Kubernetes. You'll collaborate cross-functionally with researchers, platform engineers, and product teams to bring agentic AI capabilities to production while establishing best practices for agent safety, observability, and ethical deployment.

Staff-level backend engineer responsible for setting technical strategy and owning search and recommendation systems at scale. You'll design and launch highly available distributed systems using Python or Kotlin, collaborate across product/design/analytics to balance technical sustainability with business impact, and lead a team through code review standards, mentorship, and operational excellence.…See more The role requires 8+ years of backend systems experience, 2+ years in search/recommendations, and proficiency with AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, and modern architecture patterns.

This Staff AI Engineer role focuses on architecting and implementing secure, scalable frameworks for autonomous AI agents at enterprise scale. You'll lead the technical roadmap for agent management—from discovery and provisioning through task orchestration—while ensuring safety, compliance, and governance by design.…See more Working cross-functionally with product, platform, and research teams, you'll build foundational infrastructure for multi-agent collaboration, memory management, and extensibility, driving adoption across the enterprise. The role requires 8+ years in software architecture, backend systems, and Kubernetes/AI infrastructure, with deep expertise in LLM frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and identity/access control patterns.