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Senior Software Engineer, Fleet at Hayden AI - San Francisco HQ Office

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.

Job Summary

The Cloud Fleet Engineering team at Hayden AI is at the forefront of managing and scaling our fleet of AI-powered edge devices deployed across global transportation agencies. As a senior engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, building, and scaling cloud services that enable remote device management, over-the-air updates, observability, and high-availability operations for our mobile perception platform. We tackle complex challenges related to scalability, performance, and security to enable smarter and safer cities through cutting-edge innovation. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work on impactful projects that drive the future of intelligent transportation systems.

Responsibilities
  • Participate in incident prevention, response, and remediation efforts, learning and applying best practices.

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud services that support device observability, OTA updates, and fleet operations.

  • Lead efforts to improve the reliability, security, and performance of multi-region AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.

  • Own CI/CD pipelines for cloud services, enabling efficient, secure, and automated delivery processes.

  • Set and uphold high standards for software engineering and DevOps practices across the team, including incident response, monitoring, and postmortems.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams-including hardware, product, and other engineering teams-to define system requirements and deliver robust end-to-end solutions.

  • Drive architectural decisions, perform code reviews, and contribute to long-term technical strategy for cloud services.

  • Mentor junior engineers and share expertise in cloud technologies, software and architectural design patterns.

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

  • 5+ years of industry experience.

  • Experience with Amazon AWS services such as EKS, S3, SQS, RDS, Cognito, and Lambda.

  • Proficiency in Python or Go (Golang), with a focus on building production-quality services.

  • Experience working with relational, document, or time-series databases and expertise in writing performant SQL queries.

  • Solid understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration in production environments.

  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to collaborate and contribute to solutions effectively.

  • Proven ability to design and operate scalable, secure APIs and microservices.

  • Strong communication skills and a track record of leading cross-functional technical initiatives.

  • Experience working in agile environments with modern DevOps and SRE practices.

Typical senior pay: $169k for Software Developers nationally

National salary averages
Expected senior-level
$169k
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected
$80k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $211k

Senior roles pay 64% more than entry—experience is well rewarded.

Strong candidate leverage

High demand and responsive wages. Negotiate confidently on all fronts.

Hiring leverage
Lean candidate
Wage leverage
Moderate
Mobility
Good mobility

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: All experience levels

Where to negotiate

Base salary
Sign-on bonus
Title / level
Remote flexibility
Scope & responsibility
Start date / PTO

Likely Possible Unlikely

Use competing offers and timing to your advantage.

Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
High churn
Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
Growth + pay upside
⚠️ Plateau
Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
Growth + pay upside

Both the field and your earnings can grow significantly.

+16%
10yr growth
A bachelor's degree is typically expected.
115,200 openings projected annually—mostly replacing retirees and turnover.
Typical: Bachelor's degree

Good time to build expertise—demand will chase supply.

Labor data: BLS 2024