Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lytx, Inc. is building a scalable, cloud-first product platform that integrates large-scale AWS services with hardware-based IoT devices. They are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and operate their cloud platform, ensuring high standards of code quality and collaborating across teams.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services running in AWS
- Contribute to system architecture and technical design for large-scale, distributed cloud deployments
- Develop and maintain services using Node.js and other backend technologies
- Work with PostgreSQL, including schema design and query performance optimization
- Design, implement, and test infrastructure-as-code using AWS CDK
- Build and maintain frontend applications using React
- Contribute to mobile applications built with React Native for Android and iOS
- Develop software components across multiple languages, including:
- Ensure high standards of code quality, testing, reliability, and security
- Collaborate closely with product, QA, and operations teams while maintaining strong individual ownership
- Take responsibility for full task ownership, including development, testing, deployment, and production readiness
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Senior-level experience in software development for cloud-based systems
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud architecture
- Deep knowledge of AWS services and cloud-native design patterns
- Experience writing, testing, and maintaining AWS CDK scripts
- Expertise in IP networking, including TCP/IP and related protocols
- Proven ability to work across the full stack: backend, frontend, infrastructure, and deployment
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
- Large-scale, production cloud platforms
- IoT, device-integrated, or data-intensive systems
- CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
- Performance tuning and observability in cloud environments
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Telehealth
- 401(k) and 401(k) match
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- FTO or PTO
- Employee Well-Being program
- 11 paid holidays plus 1 inclusive holiday per year
- Volunteer Time Off
- Employee Referral program
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Employee Recognition and Appreciation program
- Additional perk and voluntary benefit programs
Company Overview
Every day, companies send their most valuable assets into the world. Their people. Their equipment. Their reputations. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.lytx.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Lytx, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2026, 11 in 2025, 8 in 2024, 11 in 2023, 16 in 2022, 16 in 2021, 3 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.