Software Engineer II – Jobs Platform

Latitude

Software Engineer II developing backend systems for ML job scheduling at Latitude AI. Building reliable software to improve automated driving technology with a positive impact on user experience.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeRemote • California, Missouri, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $179,200 - $268,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoJavaKotlinPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and improve systems that orchestrate, schedule, run, and monitor large numbers of ML jobs used across the company for training automated driving features
Design reliable software that handles failures, retries, and high load while keeping results accurate and timely
Build and maintain backend services and APIs that support job submission and reliable execution of long-running work
Investigate production issues, identify root causes, and implement fixes that prevent repeat failures
Review designs and code to ensure solutions are simple, reliable, and scalable over time
Collaborate closely with infrastructure, machine learning and data science teams to ensure computing systems are reliable and being optimally used
Build with scale and maintainability in mind, while rapidly iterating on new ideas

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience (or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, or PhD)
Experience in designing high-scale distributed systems that meet user requirements
Prior experience building or operating large-scale job scheduling or workload orchestration platforms, such as container-based or batch computing systems used to manage shared compute resources
Expertise in back-end languages (e.g., Kotlin, Java, Go, Python) and frameworks
Experience designing and building distributed systems using modern backend patterns for reliability, coordination, and asynchronous processing
At least 6+ years of experience in a related field where actively coding & designing 80% of the time
Comfort working in a fast-moving environment with evolving requirements, where ideas are tested quickly and real user impact guides decisions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation packages
High-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health savings account with available employer match
Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting
Employer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurance
Paid parental leave
Paid medical leave
Unlimited vacation
15 paid holidays
Daily lunches, snacks, and beverages available in all office locations
Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Monthly wellness stipend
Adoption/Surrogacy support program
Backup child and elder care program
Professional development reimbursement
Employee assistance program
Discounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more
Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives

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Hard Skills & Tools

KotlinJavaGoPythondistributed systemsjob schedulingworkload orchestrationbackend patternsasynchronous processingreliable software design

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitycommunicationdesign reviewroot cause analysisscalability focustimelinessiterationuser impact orientation