Staff Software Engineer

About the Position

Engineer the Future with Us

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About the Role

Staff Software Engineer

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve core business application platforms that manage products, versions, organizational models, identity, and service status from concept through production.
• Partner with IT teams and business stakeholders to clarify requirements, shape roadmaps, and deliver features that balance usability, security, and operational reliability.
• Build, deploy, and operate containerized services on Kubernetes using repeatable, environment-aware automation and safe rollout strategies.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines that automate testing, enforce security standards, and enable predictable releases with fast rollback paths.
• Implement actionable observability-metrics, structured logs, and distributed tracing-to support proactive monitoring and rapid incident response.
• Develop AI-assisted operational workflows that help triage issues, recommend fixes, and reduce manual intervention while keeping humans in control.
• Define and validate high-availability and disaster recovery strategies through testing, documentation, and continuous improvement of critical services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering or a similar domain.
• Strong programming capability in Python, JavaScript, and scripting languages such as Shell and/or PowerShell, with a focus on maintainable, well-tested production code.
• Proven ability to design and operate reliable, scalable, secure service architectures, including performance tuning and operational readiness.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux environments, core networking principles, and disciplined troubleshooting of distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices and tooling, plus at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies and tools, and understanding how to manage environments through repeatable automation.
• Exposure to machine learning or AI technologies and the ability to apply them thoughtfully to improve operational workflows and productivity.

We Offer

• Competitive base salary range: $138,000 - $207,000
• Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits
• Opportunities for annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses
• A dynamic IT team focused on delivering world-class infrastructure services

About the Company

We Are

Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

At Synopsys, we value diversity and inclusion, considering all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.

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