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VAST Data is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and optimize high-performance distributed systems, core data engines, and backend infrastructure for its AI infrastructure platform. The company is building foundational enterprise software that powers the AI era, enabling organizations to capture, catalog, refine, and protect massive datasets across data centers, edge, and cloud environments.
In this role, you will work on the VAST AI OS platform, a highly scalable distributed system featuring complex high-availability mechanisms and advanced APIs. You'll be responsible for developing state-of-the-art cloud deployment solutions that serve mission-critical enterprise-level data workloads across all major hyperscaler cloud vendors (AWS, Azure, GCP). The platform handles petabyte-scale data processing and real-time analytics for AI training and inference.
You will collaborate with a team of top-tier software engineers on core infrastructure challenges, including distributed system architecture, data engine optimization, and cloud platform integration. The work involves deep system-level understanding, large-scale cluster management, and modern software engineering practices.
VAST Data is recognized by Forbes as "the future of the market" and is experiencing explosive growth as a foundational infrastructure company in the AI revolution. The company is headquartered in Israel with a global engineering presence.
Requirements:
- Deep expertise in system-level architecture and distributed systems design
- Mastery of C/C++ and Linux environment internals
- Experience designing and optimizing high-performance systems handling large-scale data (petabyte-scale preferred)
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms and deployment across multiple hyperscalers
- Proven track record building production-grade infrastructure software
- Experience with high-availability mechanisms and fault-tolerant distributed systems
