Staff Software Engineer (Kubernetes)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Kubernetes): Building and advancing hirify.global’s orchestration platform, including SUNK (Slurm on Kubernetes), with an accent on distributed systems design, GPU cluster scheduling, and hyperscale performance. Focus on defining long-term architectural strategy, mentoring senior engineers, and solving complex challenges in reliability and observability for AI training and inference workloads.

Location: Must be based in or able to work from Sunnyvale, CA or Bellevue, WA

Salary: $207,000–$275,000

Company

hirify.global is a specialized cloud provider built for AI, delivering high-performance infrastructure and tools to scale AI training and inference for labs and enterprises.

What you will do

• Lead the architectural direction for the orchestration platform and managed services.
• Drive cross-organizational initiatives in scheduling, quota enforcement, and hyperscale scaling.
• Build and optimize systems to eliminate infrastructure bottlenecks for AI workloads.
• Mentor senior engineers and establish organizational best practices for reliability and observability.
• Collaborate on evolving the orchestration layer to meet the demands of next-generation AI.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. person or eligible to access export-controlled information.
• 8–12 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in Slurm and Kubernetes internals.
• Advanced proficiency in Go and distributed systems design.
• Proven track record of designing and operating large-scale distributed systems in production.
• Experience setting technical direction and influencing cross-team architecture.

Nice to have

• Experience with orchestration technologies like Ray, Kubeflow, Kueue, Istio, or Argo Workflows.
• Knowledge of GPU-based applications, ML pipelines, or HPC.
• Familiarity with reliability practices including SLOs and post-incident reviews.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid).
• 401(k) with generous employer match.
• Flexible PTO and casual work environment.
• Support for family-forming, mental wellness, and childcare.
• Catered lunches in office locations.