Top Senior Systems Engineer Jobs in Seattle, WA

Own the architecture and evolution of Backblaze’s observability platform across multiple data centers. Lead metrics, logging, tracing, dashboards, infrastructure automation, Kubernetes deployments, Ceph monitoring, and network observability. Establish technical standards, capacity strategies, documentation, and operational practices while mentoring engineers and partnering across SRE, storage, network, security, and application teams. Evaluate AIOps and agentic AI solutions to improve incident detection, correlation, and response.

Leads enterprise systems engineering across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Designs and operates servers, virtualization, storage, identity services, Azure, Microsoft 365, backup, disaster recovery, monitoring, and security controls. Automates infrastructure, manages patching and access governance, leads modernization and infrastructure projects, coordinates vendors, supports incident response, and mentors technical staff. Oversees an offshore Systems Engineering team and serves as a senior escalation point for complex infrastructure and IAM issues.

Support NVIDIA enterprise customers using GPU-accelerated platforms, triage hardware and AI/ML workload issues, collaborate with engineering teams, and drive cases through resolution. Develop support tools and products using AI, document customer interactions, and troubleshoot Linux-based multi-GPU systems, firmware, kernels, drivers, containers, and distributed workloads. The role also requires customer communication, technical analysis, and occasional weekend or holiday support.

Provide technical support to NVIDIA Enterprise customers by triaging and resolving issues, working with engineering on reproductions/logs, applying AI/ML and agentic AI to build support tools and products, documenting interactions and knowledge, and owning cases to resolution (occasional weekend/holiday support).

Design, build, and operate Cloudflare's distributed storage and database products (R2 Data Catalog, R2 SQL). Own full lifecycle delivery, architect consistency models, optimize storage engine performance, design APIs, and debug large-scale distributed systems using Rust, TypeScript, Go, C++, and Linux/UNIX.

Leads technical pre-sales activities for cyber resilience and disaster recovery solutions. Partners with sales teams, account managers, and channel partners to understand customer needs, design architectures, conduct evaluations and proof-of-concepts, configure systems, respond to RFPs, and deliver technical presentations. Builds customer-specific solutions, validates interoperability and performance, positions offerings against competitors, and supports opportunities through technical close and revenue growth.

Lead system design and architecture for multidisciplinary hardware and software product-development projects. Serve as the technical client contact, define requirements and performance metrics, coordinate engineering and design teams, oversee system testing and validation, manage technical risks, and support project schedules, budgets, estimates, and delivery. Provide technical guidance and mentorship while ensuring products meet functional, performance, quality, timeline, and budget objectives.

Lead development and optimization of local AI agent frameworks and runtimes for Windows PCs with NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs. Build secure, sandboxed, privacy-focused agent execution and inference systems, collaborate with AI research, driver, and open-source teams, and establish deployment guidelines. Mentor engineers while delivering production-ready code using Windows systems programming, C++, Python, LLM inference pipelines, GPU acceleration, and agent orchestration frameworks.

Own the architecture, administration, governance, integrations, automations, and enterprise rollout of Linear and Airtable across Salesforce’s technology organization. Build SaaS integrations, automate provisioning and operational processes, establish scalable permissions and workflows, monitor platform health, troubleshoot issues, evaluate platform strategy, create enablement materials, and mentor other engineers and administrators.

Build and operate secure, scalable multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and networking platforms. Develop self-service tooling, infrastructure-as-code defaults, cloud guardrails, and standardized platform patterns. Lead cross-team infrastructure initiatives, technical investigations, and operational improvements while partnering with security, compute, routing, and other infrastructure teams.

Designs and integrates secure information systems, cloud, and defense architectures; leads federal NIST RMF and ATO processes; implements security controls; performs vulnerability, threat, and risk assessments; advises engineering and program teams; and manages continuous monitoring, compliance, audit, and patch-management activities.

Designs, supports, and modernizes enterprise healthcare infrastructure across a multi-site medical imaging network. Responsibilities include managing servers, virtualization, storage, networking, collaboration systems, PACS, RIS, HL7 integrations, disaster recovery, backups, business continuity, and automation. The engineer partners with clinical teams, radiologists, vendors, and IT staff while leading infrastructure initiatives and mentoring others.

Lead administration and optimization of Ironclad CLM and other legal systems; design contract workflows, build integrations with CRM/ERP/procurement/billing/identity systems, develop reports and analytics, manage security and data governance, support migrations and enhancements, troubleshoot issues, and create documentation and training for legal and business stakeholders.

Designs, implements, administers, and supports critical Linux infrastructure and enterprise systems. Diagnoses system issues, develops remediation plans, supports application infrastructure, and contributes to compliance activities. Builds automation, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code solutions using Linux, cloud, Kubernetes, GitOps, and configuration-management tools. Partners with engineering, security, and operations teams to improve reliability, scalability, security, and deployment efficiency while mentoring junior engineers.

Lead power-system studies and resource interconnection analyses for renewable and conventional generation, transmission, distribution, and load applications. Develop and troubleshoot power-system models and automation scripts; conduct power flow, stability, short-circuit, EMT, harmonic, and techno-economic studies. Guide team members, manage technical and commercial project deliverables, engage with RTO/ISO stakeholders, support innovation, and contribute to proposals and customer relationships.

Execute and support an agency-level cybersecurity program. Responsibilities include administering RSA Archer, architecting cybersecurity solutions, troubleshooting security issues, developing remediation recommendations, managing workstations and servers, analyzing security architectures, and advising on NIST, FISMA, information security, privacy, and cloud guidelines. The role also involves security documentation, stakeholder coordination, and security information and event management.

Lead the architecture, hydraulic design, documentation, integration, manufacturing readiness, controls coordination, and commissioning of liquid-cooling and mechanical distribution systems for modular AI data centers. Own P&IDs, calculations, equipment and valve schedules, interfaces, standards, and performance validation. Collaborate with thermal, electrical, controls, manufacturing, commissioning, supply chain, OEM, and field teams to create scalable, serviceable, repeatable systems for deployment across multiple sites.

Designs, deploys, configures, supports, and troubleshoots Esri ArcGIS Enterprise environments across on-premises, Azure, and AWS infrastructures. Responsibilities include system design, automation scripting, security, licensing, disaster recovery, backups, documentation, updates, third-party integrations, incident response, and root-cause analysis. Collaborates with geospatial, network, and development teams to support enterprise GIS systems for internal and external clients.

Own the architecture, validation, deployment, and lifecycle management of distributed edge systems, including kiosks, compute, networking, power, cameras, access systems, and peripherals. Design standards, qualify hardware and vendors, build prototypes, test failure recovery, manage remote fleets, document systems, troubleshoot production issues, support field deployments, and improve reliability. Partner cross-functionally with software, security, network, product, and field teams while participating in on-call support.

Administer and secure identity, email, network, firewall, and collaboration infrastructure for a distributed workforce. Responsibilities include Okta or equivalent SSO management, email security controls, incident response, network administration, routing, switching, VPNs, firewall policies, documentation, vendor management, and infrastructure improvement. The role partners with Security and Help Desk teams, troubleshoots complex issues, supports onboarding and offboarding, and manages moderately complex projects independently.

Provides program-level systems engineering oversight for aerospace and defense products from concept through qualification. Leads architecture, requirements decomposition, compliance verification, test planning, validation strategies, technical documentation, and interface control development. Balances design, analysis, integration, and testing across mechanical, structural, electrical, and electronic systems. Mentors engineers, contributes to engineering standards, and coordinates multidisciplinary technical activities.

Lead systems engineering for rocket engine and thruster development programs, translating customer mission needs into requirements, architectures, verification plans, and delivered hardware. Drive trade studies, requirements traceability, technical risk closure, system integration, gated design reviews, qualification and acceptance testing, failure investigations, and cross-functional alignment among customers, suppliers, and engineering teams.

Designs, builds, governs, secures, and optimizes Magna’s Azure and hybrid cloud environment. Partners with development and infrastructure teams on IaaS, PaaS, container, serverless, identity, networking, and connectivity architectures. Owns cloud governance, stability, cost management, monitoring, documentation, change management, and platform updates. Supports Microsoft 365 adoption, resolves cross-team issues, communicates service performance, and develops IT staff.

Lead design, analysis, and integration of avionics thermal management for unmanned aircraft. Develop and validate analytical, numerical, and CFD models, plan and run thermal tests, correlate data, advise PCBA and electrical design, and present technical findings while mentoring peers and driving robust thermal solutions.

Design, analyze, and deliver liquid cooling and thermal management systems for a jet-engine VTOL UAV (X-BAT). Own component/system design, supplier engagement, analysis/sizing, and support ground and flight test activities, including test-site travel.