Staff Software Engineer, Platform
SandboxAQ · Remote · United States ·
COMPENSATION
$184k – $276k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Staff level role
- Fully remote
- GCP + Kubernetes
- GPU/ML infrastructure
- Technical leadership
Join the Platform & Infrastructure team at SandboxAQ, where you will build the foundational compute, storage, and networking services that power Large Quantitative Models. As a Staff Engineer, you will define long-term infrastructure vision, ensure high availability for AI workloads, and mentor junior engineers to elevate technical standards across the organization.
What you'll do
- Define and execute long-term infrastructure vision for distributed systems
- Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of code quality
- Diagnose complex technical bottlenecks using first principles
- Design platform services to improve developer experience
- Collaborate with product and security teams on performance and safety
What you'll need
- 8+ years of software development experience
- Proven track record scaling complex distributed systems
- Experience leading teams and influencing technical strategy
- Expertise in cloud-native infrastructure, preferably GCP
- Deep knowledge of Kubernetes at scale
- Experience with GPU/ML infrastructure for training and inference
Nice to have
- Proficiency in high-throughput, low-latency architectural patterns
- Experience in high-growth environments with rapid pivots
- Knowledge of multi-tenant data governance and lineage
- Background in regulated environments with SOC2 or export controls
Stack
- GCP
- Kubernetes
- GPU infrastructure
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- Flexible paid time off
- Company-wide seasonal breaks
What you get
- Competitive base salary and equity participation
- Performance-based incentives or bonuses
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement savings with company matching
- Paid parental leave and family-building benefits
- Access to internal learning and development programs