Lead Platform & Systems Engineer - Equity Eligible

Clockwork.io; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging projects

Friendly workplace culture

Competitive compensation

Great benefits package

Catered lunch

Job summary

Clockwork Systems is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive architecture, development, and delivery of critical platform and infrastructure systems. You will lead technical direction across distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, networking, operating systems, databases, and full stack platforms, shaping production-grade systems for AI and HPC environments.

This hands-on leader role emphasizes mentoring engineers, setting a high technical bar, and building systems from the ground up in a

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering or systems development.
• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Fluency in C, C++, Golang, Java, Python.
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Strong ownership and the ability to lead in a fast-paced startup environment
• Strong expertise in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Experience designing, building, and scaling large distributed systems in production.
• Familiarity with service-oriented architectures and cloud technologies such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Understanding of networking protocols; experience with NIC architecture and operation is a strong plus.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and explain technical concepts clearly.
• Experience in full stack development.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Contribute hands-on code in key areas while setting a high technical bar for the team.
• Help establish strong engineering processes and a culture of ownership, quality, and execution.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Full stack development

Leadership

Debugging

Algorithms

Ownership

Communication

Education

CS or EE degree

Job description

Clockwork Systems is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive architecture, development, and delivery of critical platform and infrastructure systems. You will lead technical direction across distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, networking, operating systems, databases, and full stack platforms, shaping production-grade systems for AI and HPC environments.

This hands-on leader role emphasizes mentoring engineers, setting a high technical bar, and building systems from the ground up in a