Staff Software Engineer

Who you are

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of increasing technical ownership
• Experience leading substantial projects end to end, including defining the problem, creating a roadmap, making architectural decisions, driving implementation, and owning the outcome in production
• Experience leading projects that are larger than a single-engineer effort, typically spanning multiple engineers and lasting multiple quarters
• Deep experience with distributed systems and computer systems
• Strong systems programming experience in languages such as C++, Rust, Java, or similar lower-level languages
• Strong understanding of systems concepts such as multithreading/concurrency, distributed coordination, resource management, fault tolerance, performance, or networking
• Experience building foundational systems such as databases, streaming systems, distributed runtimes, operating systems, schedulers, storage systems, Spark, Kafka, or similar infrastructure is highly relevant
• A track record of mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar of the teams around you
• Nice to have: Contributions to open-source infrastructure projects

What the job involves

• Own a major technical area of Ray Core end to end, defining the roadmap, identifying the most important technical problems, and driving execution through production
• Lead large, technically complex projects spanning multiple engineers, teams, and/or organizations
• Set technical direction and make architectural decisions for distributed computing infrastructure used by demanding production workloads
• Design, build, and evolve core distributed-systems primitives rather than simply integrating existing platforms or frameworks
• Work on problems involving areas such as distributed execution, scheduling, resource management, fault tolerance, concurrency, networking, storage, or system performance
• Stay hands-on with implementation and debugging in a systems-oriented codebase, while raising the technical bar for the engineers around you
• Help shape the longer-term architecture and evolution of Ray Core as our workloads and scale continue to grow

Benefits

• Health, Vision, and Dental Care: We offer a wide range of health, dental, and vision coverage options for you and your family—including many plans that are 99% covered by Anyscale
• Fertility Benefits & Paid Parental Leave: Anyscalers can access fertility benefits through Kindbody. Team members can take advantage of 12 weeks of paid leave following the arrival of a new little one.
• Flexible Time Off: We believe all team members should be able to rest up and recharge when needed, which is why we’ve embraced a flexible time off policy at Anyscale.
• Learning & Wellness Stipend: We believe in investing in our #1 asset: our people. We offer a monthly learning and wellness stipend so employees can better themselves at work or pursue personal interests.
• In-Office Meals: Lunch is served everyday in our San Francisco and Palo Alto Offices. Dinner, too, if you’re ever working late. And did we mention boba runs?
• Commute Reimbursement: Whether you’re hopping on public transit or driving yourself to work, Anyscale covers a portion of your commuting costs each month.
• Paid Volunteer Time Off: Give back to the causes and communities you love with paid time off specifically for volunteer work.
• Mental Health Benefits: All Anyscalers can take advantage of included mental health benefits through our Headspace offering.