Senior Software Engineer, Events

San Francisco HQ Office remote Until 8/21/2026 7+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted May 21, 2026 Last posted May 21, 2026
Job description

About Us

At Hayden AI, we are on a mission to harness the power of computer vision to transform the way transit systems and other government agencies address real-world challenges.

From bus lane and bus stop enforcement to transportation optimization technologies and beyond, our innovative mobile perception system empowers our clients to accelerate transit, enhance street safety, and drive toward a sustainable future.


What the job involves

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Platform - Cloud Events team, you will ensure that data captured by Hayden’s devices is properly validated and assessed by the powerful ML models that run in the Cloud. In this role you will level up our ML operations by enabling a more efficient model improvement lifecycle. You will work closely with the Product Team, the Technical Program Managers, and our partner engineering teams that build the edge software and make sense of our sensor data. We’re looking for someone who loves leveling up their team through code review, improving architecture, and thinking systemically. This position is based in San Francisco and it follows a hybrid schedule with at least 3 days in-office per week.

 

Key Responsibilities

Below are your primary responsibilities. These represent the core areas where you’ll make an impact. As part of a rapidly evolving team, we look forward to your impact expanding over time.

  • Maintain a high level of code quality through code review and documentation

  • Optimize machine learning operations with robust systems and by collaborating across teams

  • Expand capabilities of event pipeline to satisfy both general and client specific needs

  • Reduce cost of doing business with by optimizing usage of cloud resources, especially GPUs


Required Qualifications

The qualifications below outline the experience and skills most relevant to success in this role. We recognize that skills and potential come in many forms, and we welcome diverse experiences that advance our mission.

  • Experience: 7+ years of overall experience, 2+ years building high throughput backend services

  • Core Skills: Professional experience with Golang and/or Python, distributed systems thinking, ML Ops knowledge a plus

  • Personal Attributes: Collaborative teammate and code reviewer, detail oriented system designer

  • Education: BS in Computer Science or related field

Nice to Have: Professional experience with government technology, ML Operations experience, Familiarity with AWS specific implementation of managed services

Compensation (from employer):
$175K – $228K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus

About this role

Summary

Develop and optimize backend services for ML and cloud event pipelines in a hybrid environment.

Job title

Senior Software Engineer, Events

Experience level

7+ years

Minimum experience

7+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

San Francisco HQ with hybrid schedule, minimum 3 days in-office

Salary

$175K – $228K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

golangpythondistributed systemsml ops

Preferred skills

government technologyawsml operations

Specializations

backendml opsclouddistributed systems
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

Hybrid