Senior Software Engineer (Go / Distributed Systems)

Location: San Francisco
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

VC-Backed AI Infrastructure Startup is looking for a Senior Software Engineer skilled in Golang to join their growing team! This Jobot Job is hosted by: Sydney Weaver Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button and sending us your resume. Salary: $200,000 - $350,000 per year A bit about us: This rapidly scaling startup—backed by $15M in funding—is building a new category of developer tooling designed specifically for AI-native applications. Their open-source platform is trusted by leaders in the AI ecosystem and supports products processing hundreds of millions of queries each month. With over 10 million environments launched to date and experiencing 20–100% growth month over month, they’re creating the foundation for a future cloud where AI writes and runs its own software. Why join us? Competitive base compensation (up to 350K) equity Great Benefits Growth Opportunity Great Culture PTO, 401K, and much more! Job Details Responsibilities: Design and maintain cloud infrastructure capable of orchestrating billions of concurrent AI agents Build and optimize distributed systems for low-latency compute and high-throughput sandbox orchestration Lead the development of a Go-based backend powering sandbox environments with startup times under 100ms Architect workload placement systems across nodes with support for live migrations Own the self-hosted and open-source developer experience, ensuring frictionless local setup and scaling Build observability tools starting at the VM kernel level, leveraging eBPF and related technologies Operate in a Linux-native environment, contributing deeply to the performance of the system stack Collaborate directly with technical leadership on product direction and scaling strategies Bring 7 years of experience building scaled distributed systems or infrastructure Apply 5 years of hands-on Go programming experience within Linux-based systems Contribute startup-hardened instincts from at least 2 years in an early-stage company (0–1 product or team leadership experience) Leverage experience working in cloud environments like GCP or AWS to inform architecture decisions Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent field At least 7 YOE building scalable infrastructure or distributed systems at a high-growth startup, preferably at a Dev Tooling or cloud infrastructure shop Experience with Golang (ideally 3 years). They are also open to candidates with a strong proficiency in C++ with willingness to transition Hands on experience with Terraform Deep familiarity with virtualization, containers, networking internals, and kernel-level optimization Excited by terms like L4 load balancing, noisy neighbor mitigation, Firecracker, and hugepages Comfortable in a lean, high-transparency team of mostly engineers (3-5 YOE average on team) Familiarity with low-level systems concepts such as Firecracker, eBPF, Userfaultfd (UFFD), block devices, and hugepages Understanding of networking at the transport layer, including L4 load balancing Experience addressing performance issues in multi-tenant environments, including solving noisy neighbor problems Bonus Points: Big plus if you have experience at a cloud infra company like AWS, Rapid7, Oracle, Digital Ocean, Heroku, Vulture MS Azure, or similar Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button. Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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