147K–276K USD / year
Staff Software Engineer, Platform
DevOpsRemote — United States
Published on 2026-10-30
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About this role
Provide staff-level technical leadership for SandboxAQ’s platform and infrastructure, building reliable systems that support large-scale AI workloads. Shape infrastructure architecture, scale core services, and improve developer velocity while mentoring engineers and partnering across research, product, and security.
About the company
SandboxAQ leverages artificial intelligence and quantum technology to improve decision-making processes across various sectors, including life sciences and medical devices. The company focuses on developing innovative solutions that address complex challenges in data analysis, research, and product management.
The team
AI Simulation; Platform & Infrastructure
Stack
GCPKubernetesGPU infrastructureHigh-performance networking
What you'll do
- Define and execute long-term infrastructure architecture for resilient distributed systems
- Mentor engineers and promote high standards for code quality and technical practice
- Diagnose infrastructure bottlenecks and turn complex challenges into actionable designs
- Build platform services that improve developer experience and reduce operational overhead
- Partner with product, research, and security teams on secure, performant infrastructure
What we're looking for
- 8+ years of software development experience designing and scaling distributed systems
- Experience leading engineering efforts, mentoring junior engineers, and influencing technical strategy at staff level
- Expertise in cloud-native infrastructure and Kubernetes at scale; GCP preferred
- Experience with GPU/ML infrastructure for training, data generation, and inference workloads
- Ability to decompose complex technical problems into incremental architectural designs
Nice to have
- Architectural experience with high-throughput, low-latency services
- Experience in high-growth environments with rapidly changing infrastructure needs
- Experience with multi-tenant data governance, registries, lineage, and federated access
- Experience with regulated environments, data residency, export controls, SOC 2, and strict isolation
Benefits
- Equity participation and performance-based incentives or bonuses, where applicable
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
- Company-matched retirement savings
- Paid parental leave and family-building benefits
- Flexible paid time off and company-wide seasonal breaks
- Fully remote and flexible work arrangements