Software Engineer, Compute Infra
Core
Build sandbox infrastructure (virtualization, control plane, networking) that powers coding agents, Grok Bot, and reinforcement learning on millions of CPU cores.
Role type
Senior IC compute infrastructure engineer
Builds
Cloud for agents including virtualization layer, control plane, and networking/connectivity
Domain
Cloud infrastructure / Virtualization / AI compute
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Linux kernel, virtualization technologies, compute orchestration, large fleet management, cloud/on-premise hybrid systems
Preferred skills
Kubernetes, Mesos, microVMs (Firecracker, Cloud Hypervisor)
Technologies
Firecracker, Cloud Hypervisor, ublk, Kubernetes, Mesos
Responsibilities
Rearchitect control plane and scheduler for 1M concurrent VMs; Build ublk block device for deduplication and snapshots; Design egress proxy and network isolation; Design resilient systems across cloud and on-premise datacenters
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
