Jobs in Palo Alto

Titles: Backend Developer (10+ Years Experience Needed)

Locations -Sunnyvale CA

Contract - 06 to 12 Months + Possible Multiple Extensions.

Pay Rate: $60 to $ 63/hr, W-2.

• We’re hiring a Backend Engineer to build scalable, high-performance services and APIs powering modern data platforms.
• You’ll design and develop backend systems, work with cloud infrastructure (AWS), and collaborate closely with data and frontend teams.
• The role involves building robust APIs, integrating data pipelines, and ensuring system reliability and scalability.
• Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience with backend development (Java/Python/Go), microservices architecture, and cloud environments, along with strong problem-solving and stakeholder collaboration skills. Experience in SaaS or data-driven companies is preferred.

One of Swoons top clients in the Artificial Intelligence space is hiring a Professional Services Sourcing manager to join their team out of San Francisco, CA!

Details:

Location: Hybrid - San Francisco

Rate: $80-$95/hour W2

Duration: 6 months to start with chance of extension

This person will bridge strategic category leadership and day-to-day sourcing execution. This role sits between category coordination and category strategy, with a stronger tilt toward sourcing ownership, supplier strategy, and cross-functional deal execution. It will also be involved in M&A activities, helping to integrate the vendors of acquired companies.

Day to Day:

• Lead end-to-end sourcing for professional services engagements, from intake through negotiation, contracting, and award.
• Negotiate MSAs and ISAs with a wide range of professional services firms and align commercial terms to OpenAI’s risk and governance standards.
• Build and run competitive processes (RFP/RFQ), including scope shaping, bid evaluation, and commercial recommendation development.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Security, and Extended Workfoce teams to structure agreements that balance speed, flexibility, compliance, and value.
• Standardize sourcing playbooks, rate card approaches, and service taxonomy to reduce fragmentation across the category.
• Build playbooks and repeatable frameworks for M&A-related sourcing and contract integration activities.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in sourcing, category management, procurement, or commercial operations in fast-scaling environments.
• Strong sourcing and negotiation experience across professional services, consulting, or contingent/advisory spend.
• Experience in M&A post merger integration of contracts
• Experience balancing strategic category goals with high-volume, hands-on sourcing execution.

We're hiring an AI Conversation Designer

Sci-Rec are currently partnering with a fast-growing AI SaaS company transforming behavioral health.

This isn't just about building chatbots. It's about designing AI that navigates some of the most sensitive, high-stakes conversations in healthcare.

You'll be the bridge between human psychology and LLMs,crafting the voice, logic, and flow of AI agents that genuinely help people at their most vulnerable.

What you'll be doing: Designing dialogue flows for complex clinical workflows. Building the behavioral logic that keeps AI empathetic under pressure. Turning interaction data into sharper, more human conversations.

You're the right fit if you: Have 4+ years in conversation design, UX, or HCI with an LLM/agentic AI focus Obsess over the nuance of language Thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments Know your way around model constraints, temperature, and prompt logic

Bonus points for a background in linguistics, cognitive science, or psychology.

Early-stage. Meaningful equity. Genuinely important work.

Position: Technical Program Manager III
Location: Remote
Duration: 12 months Contract - possible extension
Job ID: 175212

Job Overview:

The Technical Program Manager III will oversee the successful definition, implementation, and delivery of complex audio hardware programs. This role requires cross-functional collaboration and management of interdependencies across multiple projects and activities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in hardware product development, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver audio hardware programs within the constraints of scope, quality, time, budget, and risk factors.
• Engage in program-level strategic planning, interaction with engineering teams and management, and complex issue resolution.
• Oversee project scope definition, requirements gathering, schedule development, budget management, and status reporting.
• Manage hardware builds, issue and risk management, contingency planning, and customer interactions.
• Plan and drive engineering deliverables, including audio subsystem specifications, DOEs, ECNs, and validation results.
  

• Experience in project estimating, scheduling, tracking, and customer interaction in large organizations.
• Proven people management and team-building skills.
• Ability to adapt and exercise judgment in a changing environment while managing competing priorities.
• Strong risk assessment and management skills for technology applications/products and business functions.
• Experience with hardware product development lifecycle and working with vendors, including flexibility for travel and on-site support.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering, or related field required. MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience as an audio Technical Program Manager or Engineer with consumer products such as phones, tablets, watches, or glasses.
• PMP or PMI certification preferred.

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Overview

Founded in 1973, Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. is a leading global security company, providing a full range of physical security services to government and commercial customers on four continents. Inter-Con specializes in providing customized security services to clients whose needs exceed the capabilities of traditional guard firms. Clients include the Departments of State, Justice, Homeland Security, Energy, and Defense, as well as Fortune 500 companies, major public utilities, and ultra-high net worth individuals.

Inter-Con employs over 35,000 security personnel world-wide, trained and managed by a team of professionals with unsurpassed military, law enforcement, and security experience. Inter-Con remains 100% family owned and managed and operates as the industry leader in the field of customized, high-requirement security solutions.

Inter-Con is Everywhere Security Matters.

Job Summary

Under general direction, the VP of Recruiting will monitor daily operations of the recruiting department and actively assist or provide direction to other recruiters. This person assesses competency needs for roles and builds an effective selection and strategy to develop a diverse talent pool of quality candidates; and provides guidance and coaching to team to increase pool of quality candidates for referral to hiring managers. Ensures effective implementation and consistent application of company’s recruitment policies and programs and compliance with external and internal regulatory requirements. Works independently but consults with the Senior Vice President (SVP) on difficult issues or strategies that require additional support and guidance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Supervise the day-to-day operations of recruitment activities and provide guidance to the other recruiters and support staff when necessary and per SVP’s direction
• Provide recommendations to the SVP for improving recruitment operations, policies and procedures, and strategies. Participate in determining overall objectives and long-range goals of the recruitment function
• Assist recruitment staff in the assessment of competency needs for roles in order to provide and refer quality candidates to hiring managers
• Develop an effective recruitment selection strategy to build a diverse talent pool of quality candidates
• Provide guidance to recruitment staff on the offer process, reference and background checks, salary recommendations; offer letter generation, and offer acceptance/turn downs
• Formulate recruitment strategies and techniques and plans for open positions as necessary and to include, but not limited to: direct sourcing; internet mining/searching; advertisement/E-posting; agency management; job fairs; colleges and universities; professional organizations and associations; colleague referrals; internal job postings; and requisition/job description development and/or modification with the Compensation department and Hiring Managers
• Interview for quality and cultural fit with both internal and external applicants and evaluate qualifications of skill, experience and education as they relate to job specifications of current job openings and future staffing needs
• Refer qualified applicants to Hiring Manager; follow up with Hiring Manager to assist in evaluating candidates, advises on appropriate hiring criteria and facilitates the hiring decisions; discusses and determines salary offers with awareness of assigned job level and labor market conditions
• Negotiate employment offers by partnering with Hiring Manager, Senior Management, and Compensation department
• Maintain a database of quality and qualified professional and managerial candidates for assigned areas.
• Special projects as assigned by the SVP

Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years recruitment related experience including at least 1 year experience in a lead recruiter role
• Possess a complete understanding and application of recruiting and sourcing principles, concepts, practices and standards
• Experience utilizing an applicant tracking system required
• Experience in recruiting for multiple openings in multiple disciplines simultaneously

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in sourcing, interviewing and recruitment
• Ability to interact effectively with senior management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven organizational skills; ability to prioritize and work well in an environment with competing demands

*The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.*

Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability/Veteran.

Local to Bay area

1 day onsite @ Oakland office.

Role must interface with both business and engineers; expected to work directly with engineering teams.

Focus is on the enterprise data platform and data engineering; not an analytics/visualization role.

Core technical expectations

Strong data ecosystem background: experience leading data products or data warehousing initiatives.

Solid understanding of schemas, databases, and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes; no hands-on coding expected but must be able to engage deeply with engineers and “know what they are talking about.”

Primary data warehouse platform: Snowflake.

Broader big data background acceptable if not purely Snowflake (e.g., Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift).

Current ETL tool: Informatica; hands-on Informatica expertise is not required.

Analytics/visualization not in scope; Power BI knowledge is a nice-to-have, not mandatory.

Role and scope

Titles vary across industry: product owner (PO), project manager, scrum master, TPM; at PG&E, similar roles may be labeled “product managers.”

Not seeking a pure scrum master or a typical external-facing PO who only writes requirements.

Role must interface with both business and engineers; expected to work directly with engineering teams.

Focus is on the enterprise data platform and data engineering; not an analytics/visualization role.

Core technical expectations

Strong data ecosystem background: experience leading data products or data warehousing initiatives.

Solid understanding of schemas, databases, and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes; no hands-on coding expected but must be able to engage deeply with engineers and “know what they are talking about.”

Primary data warehouse platform: Snowflake.

Broader big data background acceptable if not purely Snowflake (e.g., Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift).

Current ETL tool: Informatica; hands-on Informatica expertise is not required.

Analytics/visualization not in scope; Power BI knowledge is a nice-to-have, not mandatory.

About Straia

At Straia, we’re building the AI-native intelligence layer for colleges and universities.

Today, colleges run on dozens of disconnected systems, forcing staff to spend hundreds of hours manually reconciling data, compiling reports, and tracking down insights. Straia changes that. We unify institutional data and layer on AI agents that answer questions, generate insights/visualizations, and automate repetitive workflows, transforming how colleges operate.

Over time, Straia will evolve into the core intelligence layer for institutional operations, where every function, from student advising to admissions to budgeting and resource planning, is supported by collaborative AI agents that understand each institution’s unique data landscape.

We recently raised our pre-seed from a16z, Reach Capital, and JFF Ventures, and are now hiring a founding backend engineer to help build the technical backbone of how institutions interact with their data.

The Role

As a Founding Engineer at Straia, you’ll work directly with a small team including directly with our CEO (Ryan), CTO (Alan) and CPO (Nikki) to design, build, and scale the core infrastructure of our platform.

This is a 0 → 1 opportunity to shape not just the product, but the engineering culture, architecture, and trajectory of the company. You’ll ship fast, make key technical decisions, and help define how AI can power the next generation of enterprise data intelligence.

We’re specifically looking for someone who consistently raises the bar. The kind of engineer whose default speed and judgment increase the velocity of everyone around them. If you thrive when expectations are high and the pace is fast, you’ll feel right at home

What You'll Do

• Build the core platform — architect and implement services spanning data ingestion, query orchestration, and agentic AI workflows
• Ship end-to-end features across our React + Node.js + Postgres stack, integrating directly with LLMs like GPT, Gemini, and Claude
• Scale infrastructure on GCP for performance, reliability, and data security
• Collaborate with users (university data teams and administrators) to translate real problems into elegant, powerful solutions
• Lay the foundation for Straia’s engineering culture, best practices, and technical roadmap
• Prototype fast, iterate faster — your work will directly shape how education leaders experience AI in their daily decision-making

Who You Are

• 4–7 years of experience building and shipping full-stack applications, with a strong emphasis on backend systems (Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres).
• Deeply technical, with a track record of building scalable, high-quality software
• Startup-minded — you thrive in ambiguity, love building from scratch, and see constraints as creative fuel
• Mission-driven — excited to improve education through technology that makes institutions smarter, faster, and more equitable
• Collaborative and high-agency — you take initiative, value clear communication, and have the instincts of an owner, not an employee
• AI-curious or experienced — exposure to LLMs, vector databases, or prompt engineering is a plus

Our Stack

• Frontend: React + Vite
• Backend: Node.js + Express, orchestrating data and AI agent workflows
• Data Layer: Postgres + Caching for fast queries
• LLM Integration: GPT, Gemini, Claude via API
• Cloud & Infra: Hosted on GCP

Why Join Straia

• Be one of the first engineers at a venture-backed AI company redefining institutional intelligence in higher ed
• Shape the core architecture and engineering culture from day one
• Work directly with top-tier investors and advisors from a16z, Reach, and JFF Ventures
• Join a small, fast-moving team that works incredibly hard, ships fast, and still makes time for good food, laughs, and adventures — we take our work seriously, but not ourselves
• Build meaningful technology that directly impacts student success and equity across colleges nationwide

What We Offer

• Compensation: $160K–$225K + equity
• Location: San Francisco (in office 4 days a week)
• Benefits: Health (platinum insurance), dental, and vision

**We do not sponsor Visas**

Regional Director of Operations, West Coast

(Must reside within a commutable distance to SFO)

Compensation Target $200,000 to $225,000 Salary commensurate with experience Plus significant Bonus Incentives. Happy to discuss your income target!

Our client has been in business for over 10 years but is still very much in an entrepreneurial and growth mindset. They have over 1200 employees, but still operate in a very “lean” fashion. In these + 10 years they have gone from $0 to north of $100M and are not slowing down.The right person for this position will bring a very “Can do” attitude and leadership skills that lead by example and are driven by success.

Our client is one of the top providers of transportation to the airline industry across the country. Reporting directly to the CEO, the Regional Director of Operations will be responsible for the successful day-to-day operations of the stations in his/her designated region. The Regional Director of Operations will provide leadership and direction to their station management teams and will be responsible for reinforcing a performance culture in a way that is inspiring and holds true to our core values (Teamwork, Integrity, EX=CX, Growth and Safety).

With direct oversight of the designated station leaders, the Regional Director of Operations will align teams through specified performance measures that achieve our service, safety, and financial goals. Further, the Regional Director of Operations will ultimately be responsible for managing delivery of the Company vision.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensures each station in region portfolio achieves Company financial goals. Regularly analyzes financial performance to ensure each station is on track to meet performance metrics.
• Conducts monthly business reviews with each station leader across Company key performance indicators and adjusts plans with station leadership, as needed, to achieve results.
• Develops quarterly business plans with each station leader to ensure each station is prepared and staffed for planned local events, as well as trained to execute during unplanned events that impact station operations.
• Ensures all Station Leaders are executing effective scheduling practices: schedules posted on time, all trips covered according to contractual guidelines, proper LOD coverage, etc.
• Partners with HR to manage station recruiting, ensuring each station is fully staffed with proper availability and that station leaders complete onboarding process correctly and in a timely manner.
• Develops succession plans for staffing needs and demonstrates a strong ability to recruit and develop others. Assesses talent at all levels and builds a bench of talent.
• Identifies and develops designated trainers for station leaders and drivers within the region. Ensures that all new hires are effectively trained by certified trainer.
• Effectively addresses performance issues and holds teams accountable in a constructive and timely manner. Appropriately partners with HR and elevates concerns with a sense of urgency.
• Acts as point of escalation when service issues arise, advises station leaders on proper reporting and documentation. Ensures all complaints are answered with 24 hours.
• Leverages data from observations and reported service issues to identify root cause and implement processes to improve execution in a measured way.
• Engages station leaders to identify operational improvements in areas such as route optimization, fleet utilization, fuel expenditures, and routine maintenance costs.
• Builds a best-in-class safety culture in region by leveraging training tools, employee engagement, recognition, and coaching. Ensures all safety policies are implemented and followed.
• Ensures auditing of fuel cards, time and attendance, vehicle maintenance, office paperwork and record keeping, vehicle documents, etc. to maintain compliance with Company policy and mitigate risk and exposure.
• Leads the fleet managers to ensure vehicle maintenance schedules are in place, correct number or vehicles are at each station, correct maintenance tools are present in stations/vans, and vehicles are maintained under the hood and inside the van as required.

Qualifications & Requirements

As a leader within the organization, the Regional Director of Operations must be passionate about customer service, have experience in the transportation, airline, hospitality, or retail industry. Other requirements include:

• 5-7 years of multi-unit leadership experience.
• Flexible schedule to include nights and weekends as required to meet the needs of our 24/7/365 operation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Strategic thinking and organizational skills that enable the ability to lead direct reports shoulder to shoulder, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to work with employees from a variety of backgrounds, embrace diversity, promote inclusion, and motivate and develop a high performing team.
• Extensive experience in P&L analysis and demonstrated problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Travel Requirements – 50 – 75% travel required within assigned region and to headquarters, as needed.

Compensation:

• Significant Salary commensurate with experience ($200 to $225K is the target, let’s discuss your qualifications and income expectations).
• Significant and achievable bonus program at 25% of salary.
• Full benefit package.

This is a great opportunity for a person driven to succeed and looking for a career growth opportunity. If this sounds like a good fit for you, I can tell you all about the company and opportunity, let’s have a confidential conversation. You can reach me at 3 cell) and . Thanks! Mark Crabtree

Job Title: Senior Technical Writer – Automotive DV/PV Validation

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Tata Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Senior Technical Writer / Lead with a strong engineering background to support the development of Validation Test Reports, Test Plans, and related technical documentation. The Senior Technical Writer with extensive experience shall drive the creation, standardization, and governance of hardware (EE, Mechanical, EMC, Environmental) test specifications, validation procedures, and test reports for Automotive Design Verification (DV) and Production Validation (PV) programs. Recognized for elevating documentation quality, improving validation workflows, and enabling engineering teams to meet safety, reliability, and compliance requirements across complex automotive platforms.

Executive Summary

Seasoned Senior Technical Writer with deep expertise in creating, governing, and optimizing documentation for Design Verification (DV) and Production Validation (PV) activities across complex automotive programs. Known for elevating documentation quality, improving validation processes, and enabling cross functional engineering teams to meet safety, reliability, and compliance targets. Combines strong technical fluency with leadership, process ownership, and an ability to convert complex requirements into clear, actionable validation deliverables.

Key Strengths & Expertise

• Leads documentation strategy for DV/PV validation, ensuring alignment with engineering requirements, quality systems, and OEM validation frameworks.
• Authors and owns end to end documentation, including DV/PV test plan & validation reports.
• Interprets system, hardware requirements to ensure test plan is complete, measurable, and traceable.
• Synthesize raw engineering data from tools such as Jira, Hex, and internal RVT systems to produce structured, comprehensive reports.
• Collaborate closely with senior validation engineers, systems teams, quality, and program management to create validation plan and test report.
• Ensures all documentation complies with automotive standards such as ISO 26262, ASPICE, IATF 16949, APQP, and OEM specific DV/PV requirements.
• Leads documentation reviews, providing guidance on clarity, structure, compliance, and technical accuracy.
• Improves and standardizes templates and documentation processes, increasing consistency across engineering teams and enhancing audit readiness.
• Experienced with tools such as DOORS, Polarion, JAMA, Confluence, Jira and enterprise PLM/document control systems.
• Ensures audit ready document control, including version management, change history, and controlled release according to program milestones.
• Mentors junior writers and validation engineers on documentation best practices, process adherence.
• Strong communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment among diverse engineering teams.

Core Competencies

• DV/PV Test Specifications & Reports
• Requirements Interpretation & Traceability
• Automotive Standards (ISO 26262, ASPICE, APQP, IATF 16949)
• Documentation Strategy & Governance
• Cross Functional Engineering Collaboration
• Validation Process Optimization
• Template Creation & Documentation Standardization
• Technical Review Leadership
• Version Control & Audit Ready Documentation
• Tools: DOORS, Polarion, JAMA, Jira, Confluence

Key Contributions

• Leads the development and release of DV/PV test specifications, procedures, and final test reports for major automotive OEM/Tier 1 programs.
• Partners with systems, hardware, software, quality, and test engineering teams to define test coverage, clarify requirements, and ensure engineering alignment.
• Translates complex technical inputs into clear, structured, and compliant validation documents used across global test teams.
• Drives standardization of documentation templates and workflows, reducing ambiguity and improving audit readiness.
• Mentors junior engineers and writers on documentation quality, structure, and compliance best practices.
• Ensures all validation documentation meets OEM expectations, regulatory requirements, and safety critical standards.

Key Must Have’s:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or related field) or equivalent technical experience.
• 7+ years of experience as a Technical Writer or Documentation Lead in Automotive OEMs or Tier-1 suppliers.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Tata Technologies Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, promotions, or any other conditions of employment or career development.

Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.

Tata Technologies would like to thank all applicants for their interest; each application will be reviewed against the set criteria for the role. We would like to advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days following the closing date it will mean that unfortunately your application has not been successful. We will, however, retain your details for any suitable future opportunities.

Early-stage Defense Tech startup (founded 2024, 11 people, $5M+ ARR) requires a Chief of Staff to help with building an AI platform that makes it easy for any company to sell to government. Customers already include Fortune 500s, the U.S. Government, and NATO.

Three founders need a Chief of Staff to bring order to the chaos as they scale from early growth to IPO.

What you'll do:

• Align three founders' priorities, schedules, and strategy
• Own the company's operating rhythm — stand-ups, offsites, planning cycles
• Run RevOps (sales metrics, goals, tracking) until a Head of Sales is hired
• Design and execute the global conference and GTM calendar
• Build AI-powered workflows and internal tools to speed everything up

What we're looking for:

• 3-5 years in Chief of Staff, Strategy, or Ops roles
• Background in top-tier consulting, banking, or high-growth startups
• You thrive in ambiguity and bring structure where there is none
• Comfortable owning RevOps and GTM execution
• US citizen required — no visa sponsorship
• On-site 5 days/week in San Francisco
• Veterans -desirable

Comp:

• $140K - $210K base
• % equity
• Team of 11 — early enough for your work to really matter

If you're the person who makes founders 10x more effective, let's talk.