Senior Platform Engineer
AgZen · Somerville, MA
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Jul 12, 2026
Somerville, MA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on building and scaling the infrastructure behind computer vision systems embedded on agricultural sprayers. Day-to-day work spans the full stack — from cloud infrastructure and bare-metal Linux to internal tooling and user interfaces — connecting firmware, machine learning pipelines, and dashboards used by field teams and manufacturing partners. Suited to an experienced engineer comfortable with distributed systems and owning end-to-end platform work.
Senior level · 5+ years · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 290 people in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 220–380
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $169,742 (middle half $134,780–$187,781).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (4)
Go is listed in the requirements section but with the qualifier 'strongly desired' rather than hard-required language — it is treated as a hard gate given its placement in the requirements block, but the softened phrasing is worth noting.
TypeScript, React, and React Router appear in the requirements section under 'Familiarity with', which is softer language indicating preference rather than a firm gate.
The degree requirement states 'bachelor's degree… or equivalent experience', so no minimum formal degree is hard-required.
No compensation figures are provided beyond a general mention of 'competitive salary' and equity.
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