Lead Software Engineer

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Clockwork Systems

Software Driven Fabrics to increase GPU cluster utilization

Clockwork Systems was founded by Stanford researchers and veteran systems engineers who share a vision for redefining the foundations of distributed computing. As AI workloads grow increasingly complex traditional infrastructure struggles to meet the demands of performance reliability and precise coordination. Clockwork is pioneering a software-driven approach to AI fabrics by delivering cross-stack observability to catch and quickly resolve problems workload fault tolerance to keep jobs running through failures and performance acceleration that dynamically routes and paces traffic to avoid congestion.

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About the Role

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineerto drive the architecture development and delivery of critical platform and infrastructure systems at Clockwork.

In this role you will lead technical direction across complex initiatives spanning distributed systems cloud infrastructure networking operating systems databases and full stack platforms. Youll work closely with a highly technical team to design and scale production-grade systems that power modern AI and HPC environments.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on technical leader who enjoys solving hard engineering problems mentoring strong engineers and building systems from the ground up in a fast-moving startup environment.

What Youll Do

Lead the design architecture and implementation of core platform and infrastructure components.
Build and scale large distributed systems running in production environments.
Drive technical decisions across backend systems cloud platforms networking and full stack applications.
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering product and leadership to define technical roadmaps and execution plans.
Mentor engineers through design reviews code reviews debugging and best practices.
Improve system performance reliability observability and scalability across the stack.
Contribute hands-on code in key areas while setting a high technical bar for the team.
Help establish strong engineering processes and a culture of ownership quality and execution.

What Were Looking For

At least 7 years of industry experience in software engineering or systems development.
A degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
Fluency in one or more of the following languages: C C Golang Java Python.
Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills.
A strong sense of ownership and the ability to lead in a fast-paced startup environment
Strong expertise in data structures algorithms and software design.
Experience designing building and scaling large distributed systems in production.
Familiarity with service-oriented architectures and cloud technologies such as AWS GCP or Azure.
Understanding of networking protocols; experience with NIC architecture and operation is a strong plus.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and explain technical concepts clearly.
Experience in full stack development.

Enjoy

Challenging projects.
A friendly and inclusive workplace culture.
Competitive compensation.
A great benefits package.
Catered lunch.

Clockwork Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building world-class teams by welcoming bright passionate individuals from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color ancestry religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin disability or protected veteran status. We believe diversity drives innovation and we grow stronger together.

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About Clockwork Systems Software Driven Fabrics to increase GPU cluster utilizationClockwork Systems was founded by Stanford researchers and veteran systems engineers who share a vision for redefining the foundations of distributed computing. As AI workloads grow increasingly complex traditional in...