Thunder Compute (YC S24) - C++ Systems, Infrastructure, BizOps
Requirements
• Exceptional modern C++ ability, including memory management, concurrency, performance optimization, and systems-level abstraction design • Deep understanding of operating systems, low-level networking, compilers, distributed systems, or computer architecture • Experience building and operating performance-critical C++ systems in production • Strong Linux systems programming and debugging ability • Ability to reason through unfamiliar systems across multiple layers of the stack • Strong work ethic and the ability to independently push a project from an experimental prototype through 100% completion under tight deadlines • Attention to detail and the ability to deliver production-ready, thoroughly tested code without significant oversight • Strong ownership over correctness, reliability, performance, and operational outcomes • Ability to debug ambiguous problems without a clear reproduction, existing playbook, or obvious owner • Willingness to work directly with customers and investigate difficult production failures • Preferred • Experience with CUDA, GPU systems, compilers, runtime interception, dynamic linking, high-performance networking, or distributed computing • Experience at a trading firm such as Citadel Securities or Jane Street; a hardware or AI infrastructure company such as NVIDIA or SambaNova; a systems research group; or a similarly demanding engineering environment • Strong computer science fundamentals demonstrated through academic work, systems research, competitive programming, open-source contributions, or exceptional professional experience • Experience taking new systems research from a paper or prototype into a reliable production system
Benefits
• You will join early enough to meaningfully shape the architecture, engineering standards, and technical direction of the company. • You will work directly with the founders on a category-defining systems problem, with a short path between writing code and seeing it run in production. The systems you build will form the foundation of a new infrastructure layer for GPU computing. • Logistics • You will report to co-founder and CTO Brian Model, formerly a Quantitative Developer at Citadel Securities • This role is full-time and in person, five days per week, at our office in downtown San Francisco • Relocation support and visa sponsorship are available • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • Daily lunch, snacks, and coffee • Team dinners and events • Health, dental, and vision insurance
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