Staff Backend 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 Staff Backend Engineer role at a 3D printing hardware/software company, focused on the cloud-to-device platform that manages a global fleet of printers. The work centers on designing and building backend services for printer provisioning, connectivity, OTA updates, and telemetry, as well as owning the Linux layer on the devices themselves. Suited to a senior engineer with deep Linux and networking fundamentals and experience operating IoT or connected-device systems at scale.
Staff 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 230 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 120–290
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 $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 states a Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering 'or equivalent practical experience' — treated as no hard degree gate.
Python is listed as the primary example of a required backend language; Go, Node/TypeScript, and C++ are explicitly named as alternatives. Proficiency in at least one is the hard gate.
MQTT appears under 'Nice to have' along with IoT/connected-device backend experience, fleet management/OTA systems, edge compute/embedded Linux, and Bazel — all treated as preferred.
The posted salary midpoint is $262,000/year; the range of $209,600–$314,400 may be adjusted downward for candidates outside the Sunnyvale/Santa Clara area per the posting's geographic differential policy.
The role is marked #LI-Onsite, indicating on-site work at the Sunnyvale or Santa Clara, CA office.
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