HP IQ
Lead Software Engineer, Cloud Services
$179K–$252K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Feb 27, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years of professional software development experience.
About the job
Leads the design and delivery of scalable, secure cloud services and backend systems supporting HP IQ’s products.
What you'll do
- Set technical strategy and architecture standards for cloud systems; lead platform and service delivery from infrastructure through deployment, observability, and performance.
- Lead and mentor engineering teams, coordinate cross-functional projects, and drive alignment across device, web, backend, and infrastructure teams.
- Design and implement distributed systems using containerization and cloud technologies, including Kubernetes.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of professional software development experience.
- Experience architecting and implementing distributed, scalable systems.
- Strong Java and Spring Boot application development experience.
- Knowledge of private cloud infrastructure layers, including VMs, VPCs, storage, and IAM.
Nice to have
- Experience with Postgres or DynamoDB, disaster recovery, or multi-region development.
- Familiarity with software security and systems managing sensitive user data.
Pay
$179,000 - $252,000 USD base salary
Tools
Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Docker, Nomad, Postgres, DynamoDB
AI focus
Builds cloud services and backend systems supporting HP IQ’s AI-powered products; the posting does not specify direct AI development responsibilities.
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