Senior Software Engineer
Senior software engineer owning a multi-environment compute platform for simulation orchestration and workload scheduling at scale. Requires 5+ years backend/distributed systems experience and deep Kubernetes expertise.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Develop a multi-environment compute platform for workload scheduling, resource allocation, and node lifecycle.
- Collaborate with customers and internal teams to translate compute needs into platform features.
- Solve distributed systems challenges including GPU scheduling, autoscaling, and resource efficiency.
- Ensure high reliability and scalability for production simulation systems.
- Drive architecture decisions to expand simulation orchestration into a company-wide compute platform.
Requirements
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience, with a track record of owning production distributed systems.
- 4+ years of coding in Golang, Python, Java, or C++.
- 4+ years building complex backend systems on major cloud providers.
- Deep Kubernetes expertise, including pod scheduling, node lifecycle, and autoscaling under load.
- Experience building or operating workload scheduling systems (e.g., dispatch, bin-packing, quota enforcement).
- Self-starter with experience driving production system development from 0 to 1.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience scheduling GPU workloads or managing GPU capacity at scale.
- Multi-cloud (AWS, OCI, GCP, Azure) or on-prem Kubernetes deployments.
- Experience managing multi-cluster environments using Infrastructure as Code.
- Experience building custom Kubernetes controllers or operators.
- Experience with cloud cost optimization strategies for high-scale compute workloads.
Compensation
- Base salary range: $153000 - $220000 USD annually.
- Total compensation package may also include equity, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off.
Skills
Go, Python, Java, C++, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, Oci, Infrastructure As Code
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