Systems software engineer jobs in the United States
156 open roles for systems software engineers in the United States as of Nov 14, 2026. OpenAI, SpaceX, Cerebras, Anthropic and Databricks have the most. 6 are remote and the median advertised salary is $238K.
- High Performance Computing Systems Engineer (HPC)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonDockerLinux
- Senior Storage EngineerLambda · 🇺🇸San Jose Office (Zanker)$250K - $370KSeniorTerraformMachine LearningKubernetes
- Principal Database EngineerKraken · 🇺🇸United States$161K - $359KRemoteLeadRustGoPython
- Principal Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇺🇸United States$160K - $304KLeadJavaElasticsearch
- Senior Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇺🇸United States$133K - $253KSeniorJavaElasticsearch
- Staff Storage EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA - US$215K - $255KLeadGoPythonBash
- Sr. Software Engineer, Linux KernelxAI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$180K - $330KSeniorC++Linux
- Principal Software Engineer, Languages & CompilersRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$295K - $345KLeadC++
- Site Reliability Engineer (Infrastructure, Virtualization, & Compute)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Memphis, TN—GoPythonTerraform
- IT Storage EngineerSpaceX · 🇺🇸Memphis, TN · +1 more location—PythonAnsible
- Sr. HPC Engineer - PlatformsPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, California—SeniorPythonC++Docker
- Staff Engineer, Crusoe Managed Data Transfer (Distributed Systems)Crusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $260KLeadGoGCPKubernetes
- Runtime Engineer - New GradSambaNova · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States; San Jose, California, Unite…$131K - $196KJuniorRustPythonC++
- Compiler Engineer - New GradSambaNova · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States; San Jose, California, Unite…$131K - $197KJuniorPythonC++Machine Learning
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Sensor Performance Engineer InternWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonSQL
- Software Engineer - Storage Systems (Agent Infra)Baseten · 🇺🇸San Francisco$160K - $330KRustGoC++
- Senior Software Engineer, RuntimeRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$197K - $243KSeniorC++
- Director of Engineering, Platform (Runtime & Stateful Systems)Sentry · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$300K - $450KLead
- Senior Staff Software Engineer, AI RuntimeDatabricks · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California$229K - $343KLeadAI
- Software Engineer, Linux Kernel (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bellevue, WA · +2 more locations$125K - $165KC++Linux
- Software Engineer, Agent RuntimeSierra · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$230K - $390KGoTypeScriptLLM
- AI Performance Engineer - New GradSambaNova · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States; San Jose, California, Unite…$131K - $197KJuniorPythonC++Machine Learning
- Software Engineer, TPU CompilersOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$380K - $500KMachine Learning
- Software Engineer, Operating SystemsApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$130K - $185KRustPythonC++
- Senior Software Engineer, Operating SystemsApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$185K - $250KSeniorRustPythonC++
- Engineering Manager, Runtime - StorageBaseten · 🇺🇸San Francisco$165K - $330KRustGoC++
- Technical Program Manager, Platform & Runtime EngineeringTenstorrent · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Austin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, Un…—
- Senior Staff, Robot Systems Software Architect - Robot IntelligenceSamsung Research America · 🇺🇸665 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA$204K - $306KLeadPythonC++Docker
- Sr. Staff Engineer, IP RuntimeTenstorrent · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Austin, Texas, United States; Toronto, Ontario, Canada—LeadC++
- Staff Software Engineer - Linux KernelFastly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA$211K - $254KLeadLinuxAgile
- IT Infrastructure Engineer, Virtualization & StorageSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$130K - $175KPythonLinuxKubernetes
- Staff Kernel Security EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $260KLeadLinux
- Cloud Infrastructure Security Engineer (Systems/Kernel)RunPod · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$152K - $175KRemoteRustGoPython
- Member of Technical Staff - Inference RuntimeModal · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $300KRustGoLinux
- Staff ML Performance Engineer, Performance ArchitectureWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$370K - $395KLeadPythonMachine LearningCUDA
- Research Engineer / Performance Engineer, RL Distributed SystemsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$500K - $850KRustPythonC++
- Software Engineer - Embedded Linux Operating SystemsZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$195K - $242KRustPythonC++
- ML Algorithm Mapping and Performance Engineer, Core MLCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA—PythonC++.NET
- ML Runtime and Kernel Engineer - Core MLCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA—PythonC++.NET
- Senior Software Engineer - Runtime ServicesLatitude AI · 🇺🇸Pittsburgh, PA, Palo Alto, CA, Detroit, MI$184K - $276KSeniorC++Machine LearningLinux
- Sr. HPC Systems Engineer (High Performance Computing)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$165K - $265KSeniorPythonDockerLinux
- Sr. High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems EngineerSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$165K - $265KSeniorPythonDockerLinux
- Operating Systems Engineer, Linux Kernel | Consumer DevicesOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$230K - $385KRustLinux
- Senior Software Performance EngineerMay Mobility · 🇺🇸Ann Arbor, MI - Remote$160K - $180KRemoteSeniorC++LinuxCI/CD
- Linux Kernel Software Engineer - Systems EngineeringPure Storage · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California · +1 more location$202K - $248KC++Linux
- Senior Staff Security Engineer, Distributed SystemsCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA—Lead.NETKubernetesAWS
- Software Engineer, Kernel ReliabilityCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA—PythonC++.NET
- Staff+ Software Engineer, Distributed SystemsAnthropic · 🇺🇸New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA$320K - $485KLeadRustPythonLLM
- Staff HPC Systems ArchitectLambda · 🇺🇸San Jose Office (First St)$314K - $465KLeadMachine LearningKubernetes
- Staff HPC Network ArchitectLambda · 🇺🇸San Jose Office (First St)$284K - $420KLeadMachine Learning
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Questions about Systems software engineer jobs in the United States
- How many Systems software engineer jobs in the United States are open right now?
- There are 156 open Systems software engineer jobs in the United States at 47 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 6 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most Systems software engineer jobs in the United States?
- Right now the most openings are at OpenAI (21), SpaceX (17), Cerebras (11), SambaNova (7) and Databricks (7). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Systems software engineer jobs in the United States?
- 6 of the 156 open Systems software engineer jobs in the United States (4%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do Systems software engineer jobs in the United States pay?
- The median advertised salary is $238K, based on 129 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $198K and $310K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
- How do I apply for Systems software engineer jobs in the United States?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

























