CareerPlan

Director, Software Engineering

Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA, usFull-time$221k–$387k2026-10-29 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the engineering organization building and operating a scalable, efficient, AI-driven compute platform spanning private and public cloud.

Role type

Director, Software Engineering (Compute Platform)

Builds

Compute scheduler, capacity management systems, and performance engineering practices for hybrid/multi-cloud estates.

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, AI/ML Operations

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Distributed systems architecture, Large-scale scheduler design (Kubernetes/Slurm), AI/ML in production, Capacity planning, FinOps, Linux systems engineering, Multi-cloud management, People management, System design

Preferred skills

ML-driven scheduling, Release management for large-scale server infrastructure

Technologies

Kubernetes, Slurm, Java, Python, Go, Linux, CI/CD, DevOps tools

Responsibilities

Lead compute engineering organization and roadmap, Define compute-at-scale model and unit economics, Manage capacity across private/public cloud, Establish performance engineering practice, Apply AI/ML to forecasting and optimization, Drive engineering excellence and standards, Manage resources and succession planning

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical depth