Software Engineer (Core)

• Work closely with the rest of Engineering, gathering input and providing great support so every team can build on Core with confidence.
• Help define, scope, and review key projects; set priorities on the roadmap; and sequence deliverables that push the platform forward.
• Establish and reinforce best practices around development, operations, and reliability.
• Continuously enhance the platform to meet rapidly expanding customer adoption and demand.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve operational issues that arise in production.
• Document as you go and share your knowledge with the team.

• Deep experience building and scaling distributed systems, with scale on the order of hundreds or thousands of instances.
• Strong expertise coding in Go or Typescript; bonus if you’ve touched Firecracker or similar VMMs.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes and Docker, message queues, relational databases, automated testing, performance optimization, and zero-downtime multi-region deployments.
• A systems-thinking mindset you understand how infrastructure choices ripple all the way up to customer experience.
• Have high agency: you can set direction, make judgment calls, and drive projects forward without waiting for perfect clarity.
• Have a strong sense of ownership and bias toward action.
• Can drive projects independently, with high accountability without much outside input.
• Communicate clearly in writing and in person, and choose the right medium for the message.
• Are adaptable and able to dive into unfamiliar systems, learn quickly, and make sound technical decisions.

• Enjoy collaborating with a small, ambitious team in a fast-paced environment.
• Are excited to work 5 days a week in our San Francisco HQ (or open to relocating here).
• Work on some of the hardest problems in modern infrastructure.
• Collaborate with a small, high-bar team of engineers who care deeply about quality.
• Join an ambitious startup where your impact will be felt immediately.
• Competitive salary + meaningful early-stage equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(k)
• Daily catered lunches with a fully-stocked kitchen
• Beautiful office in downtown San Francisco
• All the AI tools + credits you want
• Regular team offsites and company events

Base Compensation

$180,000 - $300,000 USD