Staff Systems Engineer

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LocationNew York City

TypeFull-time

* Own and drive the architectural direction for critical infrastructure platforms.

* Translate business and product strategy into long-term technical roadmaps and execution plans.

* Accountable for production outcomes, including reliability, performance, and operational excellence.

* Mentor senior engineers and act as a force multiplier.

* Operate effectively in ambiguous problem spaces where both the problem and the solution need to be defined.

You’re a good fit if you have

* Deep familiarity with virtualization technologies such as Firecracker, QEMU, or Cloud Hypervisor, and an understanding of the tradeoffs between them.

* Experience with distributed storage systems (e.g., Ceph) and a strong grasp of low-level file system performance, I/O tuning, and storage reliability at scale.

* Comfort working at the kernel and filesystems level: experience with eBPF, cgroups, namespaces, or similar Linux primitives.

* Track record of leading through influence and shaping technical direction while operating as an individual contributor.

* Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex systems-level concepts to engineers, leadership, and non-technical stakeholders.

VisaUS citizen/visa only

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* Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance.

* Competitive base + equity.

* 401K match.

* Unlimited PTO.

* Annual offsite.

* Early-exercise stock options

* 12 weeks fully paid parental leave (US)

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