Dexcom Corporation is hiring a Sr SW Development Engineer

Dexcom Inc is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer to join our System and Solution Organization. In this role, you will be a key contributor, building the next generation of cloud‑native, data‑driven, and AI‑augmented platform capabilities. You will work closely with AI Platform Engineers to deliver scalable backend services, APIs, and infrastructure powering Dexcom’s AI features.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain cloud‑based backend systems—including APIs, event‑driven services, and data pipelines—using AI‑assisted development workflows.
• Work across the full software lifecycle: architecture, design, implementation, automated testing, performance tuning, documentation, and verification.
• Develop and integrate services with Firestore, Cloud SQL, and other GCP‑native components.
• Improve engineering processes through automation, developer‑efficiency enhancements, monitoring/observability improvements, and cost‑optimization initiatives.
• Participate in code reviews and champion best practices in API design, security, testing, DevOps, and cloud architecture.
• Learn and maintain existing internal applications, modernizing and refactoring where appropriate.
• Diagnose and resolve issues alongside QA and SRE teams across lower environments and production.
• Use GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and JIRA to manage development and releases.
• Participate in on‑call rotations as required.

What We're Looking For

• Strong programming skills in Python, Kotlin, and shell scripting.
• Experience building distributed, cloud‑native backend services on GCP.
• Hands‑on experience with Pub/Sub and Kafka for messaging and streaming.
• Proficient with Firestore and Cloud SQL for data persistence and querying.
• Experience building and deploying services using Docker and container‑based environments.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly—especially AI‑assisted development tools.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑moving engineering environment with shifting priorities and multiple simultaneous projects.
• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 5-8 years related experience or master’s degree and 2-5 years equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 0-2 years’ experience.

Technical Stack

• Languages: Python, Kotlin, Shell scripting
• Cloud: GCP (Google Cloud Platform)
• Messaging/Streaming: Pub/Sub, Kafka
• Databases: Firestore, Cloud SQL
• Infrastructure: Docker
• Tools: GitHub, CI/CD, JIRA

Team & Environment

You will be part of Dexcom’s System and Solution Organization, working closely with AI Platform Engineers.

Benefits & Compensation

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization.
• Compensation range: $116,600.00 - $194,400.00.

Work Mode

This is a remote position open to candidates in CA, the Pacific NW, Texas, and Chicago.

Dexcom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.