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entry-level structural engineer | designer

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entry level structural engineer designer

DEGENKOLB ENGINEERS

<div>Company Background: Founded in 1940 and headquartered in San Francisco, Degenkolb Engineers has more than eight decades of commitment to innovation, client service, and life-long learning. We deliver customized structural solutions in a variety of practice areas such as healthcare, education, science and technology, forensics, construction engineering, and federal buildings. We address every project need&mdash;whether meeting stringent codes, staying on budget, adhering to tight schedules, or creating landmark structural systems.

Position Description: We review candidates for this Entry-Level Structural Engineer | Designer position throughout the year in all of our California offices (Los Angeles, Oakland, Orange, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco), as well as Seattle, WA and our Midwest offices in Detroit and Grand Rapids, MI. Applicants may indicate interest in multiple locations on a single application.

Ideal Candidate: A high-achieving master&rsquo;s student (undergraduate GPA 3.40 or above) with a passion for structural engineering, seismic analysis (non-Michigan offices) and/or steel (Michigan). You want to be part of a high-performing team that supports your professional development with a challenging mix of projects, mentorship, and lifelong learning opportunities.

Compensation and Benefits: The pay rate for this position, across the various offices, generally ranges between $84,000 and $112,000 annually. This range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to pay transparency laws. Actual pay rates will be based on various factors, including location, company geographic differentials, education level, and candidate qualifications.

Benefits include health and life insurance, commuter benefits, paid parental leave, 401(k) with company Profit Sharing contribution, employee ownership in a privately held stock plan, financial support for professional activities, company holidays, and a generous paid time off program. 
Culture: We offer a flexible hybrid work schedule and a fun office environment! Our firm is highly collaborative and filled with experts united by a passion for industry involvement, pride in company ownership, and respect for personal lives. You will benefit from focused professional development within a supportive and transparent team environment, as well as opportunities for committee participation and leadership, variety in work assignments, and a pay scale set at the 75th market percentile. To learn more about the company, please visit: https://degenkolb.com/culture/
Job Description: 
Create a safe and beautifully built environment through expert engineering consultation, with a commitment to serving the needs of our clients. The core technical tasks you focus on during this training period will prepare you for the Professional Engineering (PE) licensing exam.

Responsibilities:
<ul>
<li>Review architectural and structural drawings for new and existing structures to provide structural design and analysis.</li>
<li>Prepare engineering calculation packages, including assumptions and narrative to justify design methodology.</li>
<li>Assist in solving client construction challenges by coordinating with other disciplines, responding to RFIs, reviewing submittals, and performing construction engineering.</li>
<li>Gain exposure to new concepts in construction.</li>
</ul>
Minimum Requirements:
<ul>
<li>MS in Structural Engineering OR BS in Civil Engineering with a structural emphasis with 1&ndash;2 years of relevant, post-degree, full-time work experience.</li>
<li>Undergraduate GPA 3.40 or higher.</li>
<li>Professional communication skills.</li>
<li>Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.</li>
<li>Unofficial Undergraduate and Graduate transcript submission.</li>
</ul>
Desired Requirements:
<ul>
<li>Passing grade on FE exam.</li>
<li>Knowledge of software programs such as AutoCAD, Tekla, RISA, RAM, Revit, Excel, MathCAD, SAP2000, ETABS, Python, or others.</li>
<li>Demonstrated leadership potential.</li>
<li>Experience in seismic engineering analysis and design of buildings a plus.</li>
</ul>
Application Process: Please read through the job postings and apply to a single position for which you feel you are best qualified. Click the Apply Now button and complete the application.

Submit all of the following:
<div>
<ul><li>Resume</li></ul>
<ul><li>Unofficial transcripts&mdash;undergraduate and graduate, as applicable
</li></ul><ul><li>Targeted cover letter describing why you want to work with Degenkolb and how your background aligns with this position</li></ul></div> 


Degenkolb Engineers complies with Equal Opportunity Employer guidelines, meaning we do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where a wide range of perspectives, skills, and experiences are welcomed and respected.</div>

Entry-Level Structural Engineer | Designer

Remi

<div>As a Software Engineer at Remi, you&rsquo;ll build and maintain our core software products supporting the world&rsquo;s first three-sided roofing marketplace. This includes everything from mobile-friendly portals for homeowners and subcontractors, to automated workflows and third-party integrations to facilitate roofing construction processes for homeowners at scale. You&rsquo;ll work on something new every day and learn a ton about the niche but fascinating world of roofing as you go. If you like to stretch yourself and grow in ways you never thought were possible, you&rsquo;ll fit right in.
This listing includes Software Engineer I, an entry level position, as well as Software Engineer II, a mid-level position.
Responsibilities<ul><li>
Ship full-stack product features in Typescript and Next.js</li><li>
Build automations and integrations on AWS servers</li><li>
Develop greenfield products and services that delight homeowners, contractors, and enterprise partners</li><li>
Invest in wide ranging changes that improve developer experience and platform capabilities</li><li>
Collaborate with highly intelligent teammates to solve difficult technical problems</li><li>
Work closely with product managers and designers to deliver on an ambitious roadmap</li></ul>
Required Qualifications<ul><li>
A bachelor&rsquo;s degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent software development experience</li><li>
Experience developing full-stack applications, either in a work environment or for your personal portfolio</li><li>
Fundamental knowledge of HTML/CSS/JavaScript and how the web works</li><li>
A high level of attention to detail, bordering on the extreme</li><li>
The ability to solve complex problems independently without getting stuck</li><li>
Great verbal and written communication skills</li></ul>
Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>
Deep familiarity with one or more aspects of modern web development (CSS, DOM, React, etc)</li><li>
Fluency in SQL</li><li>
Experience working with the T3 stack and the TanStack libraries</li><li>
Experience with core web infrastructure (Vercel, AWS, etc)</li></ul>
Benefits<ul><li>
Go out to lunch with your teammates every day with our $20 lunch stipend</li><li>
Unlimited paid time off</li><li>
5% 401k match</li><li>
100% paid parental leave and medical insurance</li><li>
$100 monthly cell phone credit</li></ul></div>

Software Engineer I/II | SF

Toma

<div>
 
 We're building the AI platform for underserved industries.
 
 
 
 LLM usage has seen a meteoric rise in the past year, but there is still a significant gap between agentic innovation and its use in the real world. This is especially true for underserved industries like automotive and healthcare, where outdated systems persist due to barriers to entry, legacy software, and high-stakes consequences of hallucinations and failure.
 
 
 Here at Toma (YC W24), we are bridging this gap by providing a customer-centric platform to deploy and monitor AI agents, even for non-technical users. We recently raised a $17M Series A from a16z and are building the future of human-AI interactions, starting in the automotive industry.
 
 
 
 Our Team
 
 
 
 We&rsquo;re assembling a team of Avengers: engineers, product managers, former founders, athletes, and leaders from Scale AI, Uber, Braze, Microsoft, Amazon, and more. We consider everyone regardless of their backgrounds or identities. Learn more about us here.
 
 
 
 About This Role
 
 
 
 We&rsquo;re looking for a
 
 Software Engineer
 
 hungry for ownership and eager to drive real impact. In this role, you&rsquo;ll have the autonomy to build new AI-powered features, influence product direction, and help fuel our growth. You&rsquo;ll partner closely with product and design to deliver fast, reliable, and magical user experiences, and your work will directly shape the future of our platform.
 
 
 This role is hands-on: you&rsquo;ll build net-new products, write production code, and see your work go live with real customers quickly.
 
 
 
 What You Will Do
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Take ownership of net new AI features and products (dashboard, real-time voice AI, support tooling)
 </li>
 <li>
 Write production-grade TypeScript across the stack (Next.js, Bun)
 </li>
 <li>
 Help guide teammates through code reviews and technical discussions
 </li>
 <li>
 Collaborate with Product and Design to set priorities and ship quickly
 </li>
 <li>
 Integrate intelligent features into the product experience and drive growth
 </li>
 <li>
 Work closely with customers to translate their feedback into improvements
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Preferred Qualifications
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Experience in TypeScript, low-level Node.js (Bun), T3 Stack (Next.js, React, Prisma, PostgreSQL, NextAuth, tRPC)
 </li>
 <li>
 1+ years of experience building and scaling full-stack web applications
 </li>
 <li>
 Desire to own projects end-to-end in a fast-paced environment
 </li>
 <li>
 Passion for learning, craft, and shipping high-quality features quickly
 </li>
 <li>
 Desire to continuously learn
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 Don&rsquo;t think you meet all the qualifications? Apply anyway. We&rsquo;d love to hear what excites you about us, and we may have a role that's a good fit for you.
 
 
 
 Benefits
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max (or newest high-end equivalent)
 </li>
 <li>
 Free daily in-office lunch and dinners
 </li>
 <li>
 Competitive salary with meaningful equity
 </li>
 <li>
 Free health, dental, and vision insurance
 </li>
 <li>
 Weekly team outings and customer visits
 </li>
 <li>
 Unlimited PTO
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 Compensation Range: $160K - $200K
 
 
</div>

Software Engineer (AI Products)

Watershed Technology

<div></div><div><div><div><div><div>Location</div><div>
San Francisco</div></div><div><div>
Type</div><div>
Full-Time</div></div><div><div>
Department</div><div>
Engineering</div></div><div><div>
Compensation</div><div>
$173,900 - $241,500</div></div></div>
</div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
About Watershed</h2>
Watershed is the enterprise sustainability platform. Companies like Airbnb, Carlyle Group, FedEx, Visa, and Dr. Martens use Watershed to manage climate and ESG data, produce audit-ready metrics for voluntary and regulatory reporting including CSRD, and drive real decarbonization. We are looking for team members who love product-building, want to work hard at a mission-oriented startup, and will collaborate with us in shaping the culture of a growing team.
We have offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, Mexico City, and remote team members across the US and Europe. We hope that you'll be interested in joining us!<h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
The role</h2>
The Cloud Infrastructure team at Watershed owns foundational capabilities that our product is built upon, as well as many of the tools our engineering teams use to orchestrate workloads and deploy, test, scale, and observe their code in production. We support an application with a quickly growing codebase and build systems that are used by every single engineer at the company. We are looking for team members who love building the enabling systems that empower other engineers to deliver a high quality end-user experience.
We&rsquo;re looking for folks with experience managing cloud infrastructure, working through various stages of scale, and helping Engineering be more effective and productive. Specific experience with Google Cloud Platform is desirable, but not strictly required.
Some traits that are important to our company culture: customer-obsessed, hard-working, inclusive, and optimistic.
You might be a good fit if:<ul><li>
You have 3+ years of engineering experience</li><li>
You&rsquo;ve worked on Infrastructure or Platform teams, or on significant projects involving infrastructure components (e.g. multi-region architecture, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, kubernetes, release management, observability, cloud security)</li><li>
You enjoy the challenge of building the appropriate level of tooling for the stage and arc of the company</li><li>
You enjoy collaborating closely with engineering teams to deliver great customer outcomes</li></ul>
This role will be located in our San Francisco or New York office.
Must be willing to work from an office 4 days per week (except for remote roles)
Watershed has hub offices in San Francisco, New York, London, and Mexico City and satellite offices in Sydney, Paris, and Berlin. Where we have offices, employees are expected to be in office for 4 days per week. Certain jobs are open to being remote and will be specifically noted on the jobs page and in the job description if so.
What&rsquo;s the interview process like?
It starts the same for every candidate: getting to know the team members through 1 to 2 conversations about Watershed, your experience, and your interests. Next steps can vary by role, but usual next steps are a skill or experience interview (e.g. a coding interview for an engineer, a portfolio review for a designer, deeper experience call for other roles) which leads to a virtual or in person interview panel. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process.
What if I need accommodations for my interview?
At Watershed, we are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health needs, religious observances, neurodivergence, or pregnancy-related support requirements. If you need assistance during your process, please contact your recruiter.</div></div></div>

Software engineer, cloud infrastructure

CELLA

<div>Location: San Francisco, California 
Job Type: Contract 
Compensation Range: $25 - 30 per hour 
 
We are seeking a versatile and talented Graphic &amp; UI Designer to join our creative team. This role is ideal for a designer who balances artistic flair with technical precision, moving seamlessly between traditional brand collateral and modern digital interfaces. 
 
You will be responsible for the end-to-end design process-from conceptualizing logos and print layouts to building high-fidelity UI prototypes and collaborating with engineering teams. If you have a sharp eye for typography, a passion for user-centric digital design, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you. 
 
Responsibilities:
<ul>
<li>Visual Identity &amp; Print: Create layouts for logos, packaging, advertising, and marketing collateral. Oversee the production process, including conducting press checks for print materials.</li>
<li>UI Design &amp; Prototyping: Develop mockups, clickable prototypes, and design systems. Ensure all digital deliverables are consistent with brand guidelines.</li>
<li>Digital Production: Prepare assets for development handoff, create simple animations, and maintain UI design practices within the product team.</li>
<li>Research &amp; Strategy: Conduct UI research, including competitive analysis and A/B testing, and ensure all designs meet accessibility standards.</li>
<li>Collaboration: Partner closely with UX Designers to transition wireframes into polished designs. Work with Software Engineers to facilitate UI reviews of live code and ensure smooth asset integration.</li>
<li>Leadership &amp; Growth: Take initiative in team processes and stakeholder communication, with opportunities to upskill into design leadership roles.</li>
</ul>
Qualifications:
<ul>
<li>Technical Proficiency: Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and modern UI tools (e.g., Figma or Sketch).</li>
<li>Design Fundamentals: Strong grasp of typography, color theory, layout, and general design principles.</li>
<li>UI Expertise: Mid-level knowledge of UI design principles, UI research, and design delivery workflows.</li>
<li>Artistic Talent: High level of creativity and an affinity for blending images, words, and media into a cohesive story.</li>
<li>Soft Skills: Exceptional communication skills and the ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.</li>
<li>Attention to Detail: A commitment to accuracy and quality in both print and digital deliverables.</li></ul> 
 
JOBID: JN -122025-120202 
#LI-CELLA 
#LI-MM9 
#PL 
 
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. 
 
At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. 
 
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&amp;D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
 
 
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.</div>

VISUAL AND UI DESIGNER

Waymo

<div><div>Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver&mdash;The World's Most Experienced Driver&trade;&mdash;to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo&rsquo;s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.</div>
Software Engineering builds the brains of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. If you&rsquo;re a software engineer or researcher who&rsquo;s curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you.

The Sensor Foundations Team&rsquo;s purpose is to provide cleaned-up sensor data through highly optimized APIs to Perception models, to abstract sensor hardware differences where possible, and to provide low-level Perception signals either through algorithms or machine learning. Projects on our team typically require a diverse skill set, including robotics, system integration, code optimization, and machine learning. We have a good understanding of the hardware (both sensors and compute) and the overall Perception system. For this role, we are looking for a strong Software Engineer with robotics and machine learning experience, who will help us to accelerate the transition of low-level Perception tasks from algorithms to machine learning.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to the Technical Lead Manager of the Sensor Foundations Team.

You will:
<ul>
<li>Transition low-level Perception tasks from algorithms to machine learning</li>
<li>Work on system integration and optimization</li>
<li>Evaluate task-level and system-level quality, developing new metrics as needed</li>
</ul>
You have:
<ul>
<li>Bachelors in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or similar technical field of study</li>
<li>5+ years of industry experience</li>
<li>Strong C/C++ skills</li>
<li>Proficiency with Python</li>
<li>Experience with Computer Vision and Machine Learning</li>
<li>Experience with System Integration</li>
</ul>
We prefer:
<ul>
<li>Masters or PhD Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or a similar discipline</li>
<li>Experience with sensor data processing (Lidar, camera, or radar)</li>
<li>Experience in the AV industry</li>
</ul><div><div>
<div>The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo&rsquo;s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
</div>
<div>Salary Range</div>
<div>$204,000&mdash;$259,000 USD</div></div></div></div>

Senior Software Engineer, Robotics

Samsung Research America

<div>Lab Summary: Samsung Design Innovation Center has opened a Computational Design Lab, reinventing the way we design products and manufacturing with computational design, AI an ML in its two office locations: Paris and San Francisco. In this new dynamic lab, we will solve inspirational and complex design problems to spark creativity, to optimize design concepts, and to design innovative products for the present and the future while collaborating between the two satellite offices. The lab will engage with various internal teams across the world to create globally-impacting designs by collecting data, developing models, and applying computations.

The Computational Design Lab is part of Samsung Design Innovation Center (SDIC) and the overall mission is to understand people and lifestyles to deliver meaningful experiences through beautiful yet functional design enabled by innovative cutting-edge technologies.

The studio is working on various advanced product experiences to shape future of Samsung Businesses, working with various different internal teams through experience design driven approach. Our work appears on smartphones, tablets, computers, televisions, wearables, and other devices we can't describe yet. See some of our work at http://design.samsung.com/global/contents/sdic/

Position Summary: We are looking for talented computer scientists, mechanical engineers, mathematicians and/or creative technologists to join our group and bring new energy to our process. You should be ready to help at all stages of product engineering design, from identifying unmet and latent needs, discovering new design opportunities, designing new product concepts to applying technology creatively to solve real user problems and create radically new experiences that re-imagine the way we interact with products.

The Computational Designer Intern should understand product design and engineer methods and be able to apply computational design to find optimal design solutions for any given design requirements. As a Computational Designer Intern, you will work with diverse talents to develop generative design models and algorithms to develop and validate designs by employing emergent design and simulation techniques. The goal is to derive human-centered distinctive solutions.

Position Responsibilities:
<ul>
<li>Develop computer-graphics based pipelines to manipulate, transform and work with 3D meshes.</li>
<li>Develop algorithms for 3D mesh generation using Machine learning.</li>
<li>Develop algorithms and pipelines for 3D mesh analysis.</li>
</ul>
Required Skills:
<ul>
<li>Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree related to Computer graphics, Computational Design, Machine learning, or mechanical engineering.</li>
<li>Strong knowledge in numerical methods and work with 3D meshes.</li>
<li>A strong passion for innovation and creative prototype development.</li>
</ul>
Special Attributes:
<ul>
<li>Deep understanding of geometry topology and parametric design.</li>
<li>Advanced used of Grasshopper, Rhinoceros 8 (Blender and Houdini are a plus).</li>
<li>Programming skills in Python (JS/TS, C++, C#, is a plus).</li>
<li>AI/ML data science skillsets (SCIKIT LEARN, PANDAS/SEABORN, etc).</li>
<li>Experience working with 3D libraries such as Open3D, trimesh, vedo, Igl.</li>
<li>Finite Element Analysis and mechanical engineering knowledge is a plus.</li>
<li>Understanding of product development, materials, and manufacturing processes.</li>
<li>Deep design engineering process knowledge.</li>
<li>Hands-on approach, flexible &amp; agile, and comfortable experimenting with a fresh, original perspective.</li>
<li>Self-driven, willing to act on launching novel projects ideas and developing concepts from scratch.</li>
</ul>
We will consider qualified applicants for employment with arrest and conviction records.<div>
Additional Information
Disclosure of Trade Secrets

Samsung has a strict policy on trade secrets. In applying to Samsung and progressing through the recruitment process, you must not disclose any trade secrets of a current or previous employer.

Essential Job Functions

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, and frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Samsung Research America is committed to complying with all Federal, State and local laws related to the employment of qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the recruiter or email sratalent@samsung.com. 


Equal Employment Opportunity

At Samsung, we believe that innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We aim to create a global team where everyone belongs and has equal opportunities, inspiring our talent to be their true selves. Together, we are building a better tomorrow for our customers, partners, and communities.

Samsung Research America is committed to employing a diverse workforce, and provide Equal Employment Opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For more information regarding protection from discrimination under Federal law for applicants and employees, please refer to this link: Pay Transparency</div></div>

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