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Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Vast.ai · San Francisco, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteInformation Technology$180k–$300k/yrFull-time

About the role

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will help design and scale the core systems that power Vast.ai’s global GPU marketplace. You’ll work closely with our founders and core engineering team to extend the underlying compute infrastructure — from GPU provisioning and scheduling to billing, orchestration, and marketplace dynamics.

Responsibilities

  • Improve the backend systems that power Vast.ai’s compute marketplace
  • Integrate GPU provider onboarding, usage tracking, billing, and orchestration APIs
  • Develop scalable infrastructure for workload scheduling and resource management
  • Optimize pricing and marketplace logic for efficiency and transparency
  • Benchmark, profile, and harden systems for performance, reliability, and fault tolerance
  • Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to shape the future of decentralized compute

Requirements

  • Full-time On-site at either our SF or LA offices
  • Tech Stack: Python, C++, PostgreSQL, Linux, Docker, KVM, Redis, Terraform, AWS, REST/gRPC APIs

Preferred Experience

  • Distributed Systems: Experience building high-throughput backend systems or compute clouds
  • Compute Orchestration: Familiarity with Docker, or custom scheduling frameworks
  • GPU Infrastructure: Understanding of GPU provisioning, driver management, and workload scheduling
  • Billing & Metering: Implemented or integrated usage-based billing and account credit systems
  • Marketplace Dynamics: Knowledge of dynamic pricing, spot instances, or supply-demand balancing mechanisms
  • Security & Multi-Tenancy: Experience designing secure, multi-tenancy systems in cloud environments
  • Programming: Strong programming skills in Python and C++;
  • Database Expertise: Comfortable designing schemas and queries for large-scale data systems (PostgreSQL preferred)

Bonus Points For Experience

  • With GPU security, virtualization, or zero-trust compute isolation
  • Prior startup experience or end-to-end product ownership

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Meaningful early-stage equity
  • Ambient meals, snacks, and close collaboration with founders/tech leaders
  • Ambitious, fast-paced startup culture where initiative is rewarded

Compensation Range

$180K - $300K

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