About the Opportunity
This is an opportunity to join a seed stage venture backed startup currently in stealth, with a repeat founder (previous unicorn).
We are seeking a hardcore software engineer that loves to hack and build to work with a small group of incredibly talented engineers working on cutting edge AI infrastructure that will reshape how companies scale inference, from the application layer to the data center. This is a hybrid role that needs to be commutable to McLean, VA.
This will be an incredibly fulfilling and creative role, offering autonomy and self direction to work at speed on genuinely technical and interesting problems, with a strong need for you to help contribute and drive the direction of our technology.
Role Description
This is a full-time hybrid role for a Senior Software Engineer, located in McLean, VA, with an aim to meet in person a few days a week but primarily work remotely.
As an early stage engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions with a focus on distributed systems, GPU orchestration, capacity planning and resource scheduling, alongside building high performance distributed networking components.
We need a builder who thrives in ambiguity and loves shipping code that solves real problems.
You'll have significant autonomy to shape our technical direction while working on:
Distributed systems for GPU orchestration and intelligent resource scheduling
High-performance networking components that handle massive throughput at global scale
Capacity planning and autoscaling systems that optimize cost and performance
Core infrastructure that needs to be bulletproof from day one
Skills
Hacker who loves to build
Experience with Golang, Rust
Understanding of infrastructure AWS, GCP, Kubernetes
Nix experience
(Ideally) hands-on experience with ML infrastructure (vLLM, GPU orchestration, model serving) or a strong desire to learn
Strong adoption of AI tools for writing code, increasing personal productivity, and helping to rapidly build high quality software
Deep love of cloud, infrastructure, distributed systems and building large scale systems
An interest and understanding of the zeitgeist of the AI space: current models, practices, applications being built on AI models, and the emergent SOTA in research
Ability to design scalable and efficient software architecture
If you want to build infrastructure that will power the next generation of AI applications, we would love to talk.
Skills Required
- Experience with Golang
- Experience with Rust
- Understanding of AWS or GCP
- Understanding of Kubernetes
- Experience with Nix
- Hands-on experience with ML infrastructure or a strong desire to learn
What We Do
Montauk Capital builds and backs companies at the forefront of the Electron Economy, the generational shift towards electrified, intelligent technologies reshaping industries and driving unprecedented demand for energy. Our team combines deep investing acumen with decades of operating experience to give founders the strategic clarity and hands-on support that accelerates the building of enduring companies of consequence.
