Staff Software Engineer at Carbon, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA
$209,600–$314,400from the description
Jul 28, 2026
Sunnyvale, CA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A back-end-focused platform engineer role at a 3D printing technology company, responsible for owning and extending Tier-0 services (Fleet Management, Auth, and Core APIs) that power a global printer network. The position also involves scaling cloud infrastructure on GCP, building and evolving API and database layers, and contributing to front-end architecture using React and Three.js. Suited to a senior engineer comfortable with large-scale distributed systems who can lead initiatives end-to-end and mentor peers.
Senior level · 8+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 6,500 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 4,850–8,400
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 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The posting lists 'Node, Typescript, C++, golang, python, Java, etc.' as interchangeable options for the programming language requirement — any one of these satisfies the gate; alternatives are captured accordingly.
React and Three.js are described as desired depth ('Bring strong expertise…') in the responsibilities section rather than under a formal requirements heading, so they are treated as preferred rather than hard gates.
GCP appears in the responsibilities narrative ('cloud platform on Google Cloud Platform') rather than in the qualifications block, so it is treated as preferred.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent or higher degree' — the 'or equivalent' language means no formal degree is strictly required.
The posting targets the Sunnyvale, CA office but notes pay may be adjusted for other locations; the role is tagged #LI-Onsite.
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