Platform Engineer

E2B; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology startup in San Francisco is seeking a skilled developer to build the next cloud platform for AI software. The role involves designing core infrastructure, working with VM hypervisors, and optimizing runtimes for AI applications. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of experience in building infrastructure and Linux administration. This position offers the opportunity to take projects from concept to execution in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building infrastructure, especially distributed systems.
• 5+ years of Linux administration knowledge.
• Experience building and operating infrastructure at scale.
• Detail-oriented with great taste in design and engineering.
• Proactive and ownership-focused in product development.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the E2B backend and core infrastructure.
• Develop networking solutions for secure environments.
• Monitor resources and optimize performance.
• Collaborate closely with Distributed Systems Engineers.
• Monitoring resources and optimizing sandbox performance, shaving milliseconds.
• Solving general infrastructure challenges at scale.
• Collaborating with Kubernetes or Nomad and Distributed Systems Engineers.

Skills

Golang

Python

TypeScript

Linux administration

Distributed systems

Tools

Kubernetes

Nomad

VM hypervisors

Nomad

Job description

💻 Languages: 5+ years of experience in Golang, Python, TypeScript

👉 Who we are

E2B is a fast growing Series A startup with 7-figure revenue. We've raised over $32M in total since our funding in 2023 and are supported by great investors like Insight Partners. Our customers are companies like Perplexity, Hugging Face, Manus, or Groq. We're building the next hyperscaler for AI agents.

👉 About the role

You will be building the next cloud platform for running AI software - a cloud where AI apps are building other software apps.

Your job will be:

1. Designing and building the E2B backend and core infrastructure
2. Working with VM hypervisors like Firecracker, gVisor, or Linux systems
3. Building and optimizing runtimes and sandboxes for LLMs
4. Developing networking solutions for secure, isolated environments
5. Monitoring resources and optimizing sandbox performance, shaving off every millisecond
6. Solving general infrastructure challenges at scale
7. Working with orchestration technologies like Kubernetes or Nomad
8. Collaborating closely with Distributed Systems Engineers

We’re looking for a skilled developer with a diabolical obsession with making things run fast and efficiently and running A LOT of them at the same time.

If this sounds exciting to you, we want to hear from you!

👉 What we’re looking for

• 5+ years building infrastructure, especially distributed systems
• 5+ years of Linux administration - knowledge of Linux fundamentals: bootloader, kernel, package management, networking, storage, namespaces, containers
• Experience building and operating infrastructure at scale
• Excited to work in person from San Francisco on a devtool product
• Detail-oriented with great taste in design and engineering
• Comfortable working closely with users
• Proactive, not afraid to take ownership of part of the product
• Excited to take projects from 0 → 1 with the support of the team

If you join E2B, you’ll get a lot of freedom. We expect you to be proactive and take ownership. You’ll be taking projects from 0 to 1 with the support of the rest of the team.