TensorOps is looking for a Staff Software Engineer, Core Cloud Engineering to set technical direction and lead system designs for our global cloud platform. You will combine deep technical mastery with strategic influence, reporting to the Director of Core Cloud Engineering.
What You'll Do
- Influence and align cross-functional teams on platform evolution.
- Coach engineers across all levels, raising the technical bar in systems programming and distributed systems.
- Architect and evolve hypervisor integrations like libvirt, QEMU, and KVM across thousands of hosts.
- Design scalable, automated networking systems built on BGP, EVPN, and OVS.
- Lead large-scale automation and provisioning frameworks with GitLab CI/CD and Puppet/Ansible.
- Champion observability and reliability practices with Grafana, Sentry, and SumoLogic.
- Drive advanced performance tuning across CPU, memory, I/O, networking, and storage layers.
What We're Looking For
- Expert-level experience in Rust (preferred) or other compiled languages for systems programming.
- Proven record architecting and scaling hypervisor-based infrastructure.
- Mastery of Linux internals, kernel debugging, and performance engineering.
- Strong background in networking automation (BGP, EVPN, OVS).
- Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) and infrastructure automation (Puppet/Ansible).
- Track record of setting technical strategy and mentoring senior engineers.
Nice to Have
- Expert-level experience in Rust.
Technical Stack
- Languages & Systems: Rust, libvirt, QEMU, KVM
- Networking: BGP, EVPN, OVS
- Tooling: GitLab CI/CD, Puppet, Ansible, Grafana, Sentry, SumoLogic
Team & Environment
You will report to the Director of Core Cloud Engineering.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $135,000 - $155,000
- 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
- 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting.
- Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year.
- 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan.
- Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year.
- $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year.
- Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month.
- Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month.
- Company paid Wellable subscription.
Work Mode
This is a fully remote position open to candidates globally.
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws.
