Senior Software Engineer at Parallel Systems

Compensation

$150,000 – $212,000/yr

Location: Los Angeles, California
Type: Full-time
Level: Senior
Posted: May 13, 2026

Description

Parallel Systems is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and optimize high-performance backend systems for autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles. The role involves developing and maintaining system-level software primarily in Rust, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability. Responsibilities also include collaborating on fault-tolerant and distributed systems, adhering to security and compliance standards, conducting performance profiling and debugging, and contributing to code reviews.

Required Skills

C
C++
Rust
Operating Systems
Networking
Concurrency Models
Linux Environments
Memory Management

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 5+ years of experience in backend or systems-level software development.
Professional experience in C, C++, Rust
or other systems programming languages.
Strong understanding of operating systems, networking, and concurrency models.
Experience building highly available, high-performance systems.
Proficiency with Linux environments, low-level system interactions, and memory management.
Strong debugging and performance optimization skills for complex distributed systems.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Rust in production or a strong desire to work with Rust.
Experience in safety critical application spaces such as autonomous vehicles, industrial control equipment, or aerospace.
Experience in or knowledge of rail control systems is greatly preferred.
Familiarity with cloud-based architectures and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).