Senior Software Engineer

Remote, USA
Posted Jun 14, 2026
Full-time

Business Area:
Engineering
Seniority Level:
Mid-Senior level
Job Description: 
At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry.  Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Cloudera is looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join the AI Platform team and help drive development of Cloudera’s next-generation AI and machine learning platform. You will be responsible for helping design, build, and deliver a platform that not only accelerates machine learning & AI from exploration to production but also enables enterprises to create & deploy Generative AI applications using foundation models with enterprise data at scale. This role requires an empathetic mindset and close collaboration with frontend / web UI engineers, data scientists, designers, and product management.

We look for "The Startup Spark", a desire to create new things, dive in wherever there's a need, eagerness to make an impact as an individual and the willingness to learn new things. You must be self-motivated, innovative, and proactive. The role offers significant opportunities for growth. 

Responsibilities
Help build the leading platform for machine learning & AI in the enterprise

Design, code, and implement elegant, scalable, enterprise-quality application services

Work to enhance developer velocity and team agility

Build strong relationships and collaborate with platform and UI engineers, quality engineers, UX designers, as well as Product Management, Field Engineering, and other external partners

Qualifications
5+ years of experience building scalable, robust and secure enterprise  web applications using Go, node.js, or other modern web services technologies

Experience with foundation models, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

Experience with microservices development (Go, GRPC, SQL, Java, etc.)

2+ years of experience on Kubernetes

Self-driven and motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and craftsmanship

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Pluses
Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, GCE, Azure, Openshift, Rancher)

Experience with data science and machine learning tools (R, Python, Tensorflow, Spark, mlflow etc.)

Experience with server-side JavaScript tooling such as Node. js, npm, etc

Experience with AI/ML orchestration software (Kubeflow, KServe, Knative)

Experience building scalable, robust and secure Enterprise applications

Containerization (Docker, Buildah)

Experience with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React, Ember, Vue

The expected base salary range for this role in
 California is $144-192k

The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location  

What you can expect from us:
Generous PTO Policy 

Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

Flexible WFH Policy 

Mental & Physical Wellness programs 

Phone and Internet Reimbursement program 

Access to Continued Career Development 

Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages 

Paid Volunteer Time

Employee Resource Groups

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