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GPU virtualization · GPU cloud platform

Systems Software Engineer (C++)

San Francisco Bay Area · Onsite$1Posted 7 days ago
Software engineeringUnspecifiedFull Time
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Company

Thunder Compute is the lowest cost, easiest GPU cloud for developers. We’re a 4-person team with $4.5M raised from top tier investors including Y Combinator and Matrix Partners.

There are two parts to our company. 1) we are a cloud platform where customers can rent GPUs just like they would from Coreweave, Lambda, AWS, etc., and 2) we are building systems software to use GPUs more efficiently than these competitors.

Role

Your work will focus on core C++ systems development: performance optimization, systems debugging, and research .

You will spend your days bouncing between the weeds of complex, performance-critical systems in a production, customer-facing environment. This work is not easy - but if you’re the right candidate, this is a feature, not a bug.

Core technical skills:

Top 0.1% C++ ability

Experience optimizing NIC/GPU performance

Deep understanding of low-level networking, compilers, and similar systems

Experience in latency-sensitive environments

Must haves:

You’ve got the dog in you: you will own your work and be responsible for production systems from day 1

High speed-to-output

Willingness to assume a senior leadership role as we scale

Strong communication skills under pressure

Preferred

CS Bachelor’s degree from top 50 US university, 3.5+ GPA

1+ year of experience at a trading firm (Citadel, Jane Street, etc.), hardware company (NVIDIA, SambaNova), systems research or similar

Logistics

You'll report to Co-founder/CTO Brian (ex-Citadel quant dev)

This role is full-time, in-person in SF

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