Senior Software Engineer at Carbon, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA
$158,400–$237,600from the description
Jul 12, 2026
Sunnyvale, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior full-stack engineering role focused on building and maintaining customer-facing web applications that connect to a cloud-based platform managing a global network of 3D printers. The work spans React-heavy front-end development, REST and gRPC API design, and GCP-based backend integration. The position suits an experienced engineer comfortable owning features end-to-end and occasionally contributing across the full stack.
Senior level · 5+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 4,700 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 3,500–6,100
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $217,796 (middle half $177,469–$231,052). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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 (8)
The title carries no seniority level ('Software Engineer' with no modifier), so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 5+ years requirement, end-to-end ownership, mentoring responsibilities, and architectural contribution clearly support a Senior classification.
A Bachelor's degree in CS or related field is listed, but the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent practical experience' as a substitute, so no minimum degree is hard-gated.
The backend language requirement ('at least one modern backend language — Go, Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/Node, etc.') is listed under the required 'You have' section. Go is used as the primary name with the other named options captured as alternatives.
REST and gRPC are listed together as a single interchangeable API requirement ('REST, gRPC, or similar'); they are emitted as a pair with each as the other's alternative.
GCP is listed as preferred ('GCP preferred; AWS or Azure equivalent') within the required section — the specific platform is optional but cloud familiarity is implied as required context; GCP is marked preferred to reflect the 'preferred' qualifier, with AWS and Azure as alternatives.
Linux appears only in the company narrative ('experts in… Linux') and not in the formal requirements section, so it is marked preferred.
TypeScript appears in the backend language alternatives list and also in the broader stack narrative; it is captured as a preferred standalone skill given its prominence in the stack description.
The posting states a target hire midpoint of $198,000 within the $158,400–$237,600 annual range.
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