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VAST Data is a rapidly growing infrastructure company at the forefront of the AI revolution, building foundational enterprise software that powers the AI era. The company engineers platforms that capture, catalog, refine, and protect massive datasets across data centers, edge, and cloud environments, enabling real-time analytics, AI training, and inference at scale.
You will join a team of top-tier software engineers to design, build, and optimize high-performance distributed systems, core data engines, and backend infrastructure. This role focuses on developing state-of-the-art management systems for cloud solutions that handle mission-critical enterprise-level data platforms.
Key responsibilities include:
- Architecting and implementing scalable distributed systems and data engines
- Optimizing performance for high-throughput, low-latency data processing
- Building robust backend infrastructure for cloud-based data management
- Collaborating with world-class engineers on computing's hardest problems
- Contributing to platforms that power the next generation of AI workloads
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Python and distributed systems, with a proven track record of shipping production-grade infrastructure. You thrive in fast-paced environments, have strong problem-solving skills, and are passionate about solving complex technical challenges at scale.