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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff SW Development Engineer - **Company:** Dexcom, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $135,100.0 - $225,100.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Persistent Data Structure, DevOps, Programming Tools, Github, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Shell Script, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Backend, Kotlin, AI Platforms, Data Analytics, Apache Kafka, Api Design, Data Pipelines, Docker - **Published:** July 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=078ef98d055eccd8 ## About the Role * 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. * Proficiency 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 8-12 years related experience or Master's degree and 5-7 years equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 2-4 years of experience. ## Description In this role, you will be a key contributor within Dexcom's System and Solution Organization, 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 the infrastructure powering Dexcom's rapidly growing AI features. Our team develops at high velocity using modern AI-assisted development tools while maintaining the reliability and regulatory discipline required for medical-grade systems (ISO/FDA). If you enjoy solving complex problems, iterating quickly, and leveraging cutting-edge engineering practices, you will thrive here., * Design, build, and maintain cloud-based backend systems-including APIs, event-driven services, and data pipelines-using AI-assisted development workflows to increase speed and quality. * 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., To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Dexcom. Only authorized staffing and recruiting agencies may use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes on specific requisitions. Dexcom does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to the Talent Acquisition team, Dexcom employees or any other company location. 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