About the role
Life at Plume At Plume, we believe that technology isn't about moving faster, it's about making life’s moments better. Which is why we’ve built the world's first, and only, open and hardware-independent service delivery platform for smart homes, small businesses, enterprises, and beyond. Our SaaS platform uses WiFi, advanced AI, and machine learning to create the future of connected spaces—and human experiences—at massive scale. We now deliver services to over 60 million locations globally and have managed over 3 billion devices on our platform. We’re expanding rapidly, pioneering a new category, and we achieved our Series F funding in just four years. Our customers include many of the world's largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who look to Plume to help them evolve their smart home offerings while gleaning insights from their own data. With a bias for action and a love for being trailblazers,
the team at Plume embodies a combination of relentless curiosity and imaginative innovation. We challenge ourselves to think in ways that other companies don't, work to do what should be done (rather than what can), and if we can’t do it exceptionally well, we don’t do it. It’s how we've assembled a team of world-class builders, thinkers, and doers. And it’s how we’re reinventing what’s possible every day. Role Description: Plume's Cloud Platform team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help shape the future of our industry-leading platform. At our scale, every technical decision matters — you'll tackle complex distributed systems challenges daily, architecting solutions that power millions of connected devices worldwide. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role where your work will directly influence the trajectory of our platform and the engineers around you.
Responsibilities: Architect and lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale software initiatives across cloud, embedded, front-end web/mobile, data, and product teams Set the technical bar — writing clean, well-documented code and elevating quality across
the team through thoughtful code reviews and engineering best practices Drive solutions to complex scalability, integration, and architectural challenges unique to our platform's massive scale Own the full lifecycle of services in a Kubernetes ecosystem — from design and deployment to operations and incident response Serve as a technical leader and mentor, helping grow the next generation of engineers on
the team Participate in rotating on-call
responsibilities as part of a strong production support culture
Qualifications: BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field 4+ years of experience writing and shipping production-quality code A strong track record of leading complex, cross-functional software projects from conception to delivery Deep proficiency in one or more of: Java, Scala, Node.js, or Rust Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures on AWS or GCP Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and object-oriented design Working knowledge of computer networking, operating systems, and databases Exceptional communication skills — you can distill complex technical concepts for both engineers and non-technical stakeholders Experience with Spark, Akka, or NestJS is a strong plus Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. The total
compensation package would include an anticipated
compensation range of $140,000.00 - $170,000.00, plus
bonus, equity, and
benefits.
Benefits include: a 401(k) plan and a company match, basic life insurance, plus unparalleled health, dental, vision, and other
benefits and
perks. An employee’s base salary and its position within the range may depend on several factors, including job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, and other business-related considerations. Published ranges are provided in good faith at the time of posting. About Plume As the creator of the only open, hardware-independent, cloud-controlled experience platform for ISPs and their subscribers, Plume partners with over 400 ISP customers, including some of the world’s largest such as Comcast, Charter, Liberty Global, and J:COM. Using OpenSync, the most widely supported open-source, silicon-to-cloud framework for smart spaces, Plume’s software-defined network allows ISPs to decouple their service offerings from hardware and rapidly curate and deliver new services over a multi-vendor, open-platform architecture. Plume is an equal opportunity workplace that maintains a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in all employment practices and decisions, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related individual conditions, medical conditions (as defined by state law), military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
About Plume
Plume is a Software-as-a-Service platform for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) that enables the delivery of services for connected homes. Its platform serves connected homes, delivering features like optimum Wi-Fi, parental controls, and motion sensing to smart home residents while giving Communication Service Providers back-end applications to provide support.
Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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Job details
Salary
$140,000 - $160,000
Location
United States
Funding
Total raised
$697M
Last stage
Series F
Investors
Founders
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.
