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vCluster Labs is seeking a Staff Software Engineer (Backend) to serve as a core architect of the vCluster Platform, working on tenant isolation and Kubernetes infrastructure. This is a high-impact individual contributor role at a venture-backed, hyper-growth AI infrastructure company.
In this role, you will:
- Work intimately with Kubernetes internals to push the boundaries of container orchestration and define the future of tenant isolation.
- Write high-performance, resilient Go code powering the core logic of the vCluster platform.
- Take full end-to-end ownership of feature development from technical design through release, operating autonomously without constant oversight.
- Engage with the open-source community and contribute to vCluster Labs' open-source projects, helping define the next generation of tenancy models for scalable isolation and resource sharing.
- Tackle hard engineering challenges requiring deep systems architecture understanding—problems that go beyond readily available solutions.
About vCluster Labs: The company is the #1 platform for AI infrastructure, trusted by the world's fastest-growing AI cloud builders. Venture-backed with $28M+ raised from top-tier investors (Khosla Ventures, etc.), the company is in hyper-growth. Headquarters in San Francisco with a distributed, remote-first global team. vCluster Labs powers over 100,000 GPUs and 1 million CPUs across 50+ AI clouds and Fortune 500 companies. The company is behind vCluster, the open-source technology for tenant isolation on Kubernetes with 11,000+ GitHub stars and 40M+ tenant clusters created since 2021.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes internals: profound understanding of how Kubernetes works, including architectural patterns, networking, and storage.
- Strong programming skills in Go; ability to translate Kubernetes knowledge into clean, efficient code.
- Builder mindset: active GitHub projects, experiments, or open-source contributions demonstrating passion for building.
- High agency: highly technical and self-driven; thrive in environments where you identify and solve problems autonomously.
- Start-up grit: experience in high-growth environments; comfortable with ambiguity and eager to make impact.
BONUS:
- History of contributions to the Kubernetes project (upstream), including documentation, PRs, or active participation in Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
- Early-stage startup experience where you functioned autonomously and built something great.
