C++ Systems Engineer
Thunder Compute, San Francisco
- Pay
- $250K–$325K / year
- Work type
- Onsite
- Level
- Not stated
- Area
- Software engineering
- Posted
- 5 days ago
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About the role
Thunder Compute (YC S24) | C++ Systems Engineer | San Francisco (Onsite) | Full-time | Visa sponsorship | https://www.thundercompute.com We run a GPU cloud on systems software we built from scratch in C++. We're hiring for our systems engineering team; designing the distributed system behind what is essentially a hypervisor for GPUs. You'd report to Brian, our CTO (ex-Citadel Securities quant dev). Team is from Citadel Securities, Aquatic, Old Mission and AWS. Series A, $17.5M+ from Matrix and YC. Comp: $250–325K base, 0.1–0.3% equity, highly competitive profit-sharing bonus pool. Currently there are $3.3M in bonuses entering this pool tied to gross-profit milestones. Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/thundercompute/2efae53b-817c-43e7-9... If you're cracked at systems software and want to do something more meaningful than creating liquidity, reach out. More at https://www.thundercompute.com/careers. Mention HN when you apply.
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