Senior Software Engineer - Workload Optimization

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Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Software
Kubernetes automation platform, enabling customers to cut cloud costs, improve performance, and boost productivity.
The Role
The Senior Software Engineer will focus on optimizing workload resource management by automating resource allocations, thus reducing costs and enhancing application reliability.
Summary Generated by Built In
Why Cast AI?

Cast AI is the leading Application Performance Automation (APA) platform, enabling customers to cut cloud costs, improve performance, and boost productivity – automatically.
Built originally for Kubernetes, Cast AI goes beyond cost and observability by delivering real-time, autonomous optimization across any cloud environment. The platform continuously analyzes workloads, rightsizes resources, and rebalances clusters without manual intervention, ensuring applications run faster, more reliably, and more efficiently.
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Cast AI has employees in more than 32 countries worldwide and supports some of the world’s most innovative teams running their applications on all major cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Over 2,100 companies already rely on Cast - from BMW and Akamai to Hugging Face and NielsenIQ.
What’s next? Backed by our $108M Series C, we’re doubling down on making APA the new standard for DevOps and MLOps, and everything in between.

About the role

Workload Optimization (WOOP) – Automates workload resource management by dynamically adjusting resource allocations, helping developers significantly reduce costs and improve application reliability.

Here are some of the tools we use daily:
  • Languages: GoLang (primary), Python (secondary for some cases)
  • Cloud & Orchestration: Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure
  • Databases & Storage: PostgreSQL, Cloud Object Storage
  • Messaging & APIs: GCP Pub/Sub, gRPC for internal communication, REST for public APIs
  • Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo
  • CI/CD & GitOps: GitLab CI with ArgoCD.
Requirements:
  • Strong software engineering skills with experience in distributed systems and backend development (ideally GoLang, but not a hard requirement as long as you’re willing to transition to it)
  • Strong debugging, optimization, and performance-tuning skills
  • Deep understanding of cloud platforms: hands-on experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, and tools such as Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration
  • CI/CD and DevOps practices experience
  • Strong English skills, both verbal and written
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
  • Startup mindset: adaptable, proactive, and comfortable with ambiguity
  • A proactive, problem-solving mindset with a "yes we can" attitude.
What’s in it for you?
  • Competitive salary (€6,500 - €9,000 gross, depending on the level of experience)
  • Enjoy a flexible, remote-first global environment.
  • Collaborate with a global team of cloud experts and innovators, passionate about pushing the boundaries of Kubernetes technology.
  • Equity options.
  • Private health insurance.
  • Get quick feedback with a fast-paced workflow. Most feature projects are completed in 1 to 4 weeks.
  • Spend 10% of your work time on personal projects or self-improvement. 
  • Learning budget for professional and personal development - including access to international conferences and courses that elevate your skills.
  • Annual hackathon to spark new ideas and strengthen team bonds.
  • Team-building budget and company events to connect with your colleagues.
  • Equipment budget to ensure you have everything you need.
  • Extra days off to help maintain a healthy work-life balance.
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Top Skills

Argocd
AWS
Azure
Cloud Object Storage
GCP
Gcp Pub/Sub
Gitlab Ci
Go
Grafana
Grpc
Kubernetes
Loki
Postgres
Prometheus
Python
Rest
Tempo
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The Company
HQ: Miami, FL
325 Employees
Year Founded: 2019

What We Do

Increase your profit margin without additional work. CAST AI cuts your cloud bill in half, automates DevOps tasks, and prevents downtime in one Autonomous Kubernetes platform.

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