Senior Software Engineer
Diamond Foundry
$150,000–$175,000
Jul 16, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on building and maintaining data collection systems, material tracking tools, and web/backend services for a diamond wafer manufacturer. Day-to-day work involves database optimization, application troubleshooting, and standardizing software interfaces to support real-time analysis of manufacturing processes. Suits a generalist engineer comfortable collaborating with scientists and hardware-focused teams.
Mid level · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
Pay in the description: $150,000–$175,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,300 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 960–3,400
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.
What the occupation pays Median $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501). 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 (5)
The job description is unusually sparse on named technologies — no specific languages, frameworks, databases, or cloud platforms are mentioned anywhere in the posting. The skills extracted reflect the functional areas explicitly called out in the responsibilities section.
The posting notes 'We will also consider higher-level candidates and salary will be adjusted accordingly,' suggesting the $150K–$175K band is a floor and the role could be filled at Senior level. Seniority is assessed as Mid based on the responsibilities described (assisting in database optimization, assisting in web/backend development), though the role also includes leading some projects.
Location is inferred as the San Francisco Bay Area (Diamond Foundry's known headquarters), as no explicit city is stated in the posting. The on-site physical requirements (PPE, lifting, manufacturing floor presence) confirm this is not a remote role.
The posting explicitly states 'a strong candidate has a SUBSET of the listed skills/qualifications,' signaling that no single skill is a hard gate — however, the functional areas listed under Responsibilities are treated as the core requirements for the role.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): database optimization, backend development, real-time data processing.
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