Senior Software Engineer, Erlang

Job overview

The Senior Software Engineer, Erlang role is onsite in Redwood City, CA, with office attendance three to four days per week and flexibility. Compensation is $150,000–$200,000 per year for the senior level, plus an annual bonus. The engineering team builds software for supply-chain and warehouse automation, robotics, and real-time decision systems. The engineer designs and improves distributed software systems and core platform features, working with product managers, architects, and cross-functional engineering teams. The work supports scalable, high-performance systems through implementation, testing, optimization, and technical collaboration.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and optimize high-performance distributed software systems
• build core modules using Erlang or another listed language
• develop features for warehouse automation, robotics orchestration, and real-time decision systems
• collaborate on low-level design and technical roadmaps
• optimize algorithms and services
• review code, mentor colleagues, and use simulations and testing to validate system behavior.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior software engineer

erlang

redwood city ca

onsite

office 3–4 days/week

$150k–$200k/year

distributed systems

microservices

rest apis

sql

warehouse automation

cypress hcm

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Unlimited PTO
• health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• wellness reimbursement
• 401(k) with company match
• HSA/FSA plans
• short- and long-term disability
• supplemental life insurance.

Why this role

The posting is also open to mid-level, staff, principal, and team-lead engineers. Benefits include unlimited PTO, health, dental, vision, and life insurance, wellness reimbursement, 401(k) match, HSA/FSA, and disability coverage.

About the employer

Cypress HCM is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.