TL;DR
Lead Software Engineer: Driving the architecture, development, and delivery of critical platform and infrastructure systems with an accent on distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and networking. Focus on designing and scaling production-grade systems that power modern AI and HPC environments, mentoring engineers, and establishing strong engineering processes.
Location: On Site, San Francisco, California
Company
Clockwork Systems delivers cross-stack observability, workload fault tolerance, and performance acceleration to redefine the foundations of distributed computing for AI workloads.
What you will do
- Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of core platform and infrastructure components.
- Build and scale large distributed systems running in production environments.
- Drive technical decisions across backend systems, cloud platforms, networking, and full stack applications.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and leadership to define technical roadmaps and execution plans.
- Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, debugging, and best practices.
- Improve system performance, reliability, observability, and scalability across the stack.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of industry experience in software engineering or systems development.
- A degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Fluency in one or more of the following languages: C, C++, Golang, Java, Python.
- Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills.
- A strong sense of ownership and the ability to lead in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Experience designing, building, and scaling large distributed systems in production.
Culture & Benefits
- Challenging projects.
- A friendly and inclusive workplace culture.
- Competitive compensation.
- A great benefits package.
- Catered lunch.