Staff Software Engineer – Distributed Systems

About Anyscale:

At Anyscale, we're on a mission to democratize distributed computing and make it accessible to software developers of all skill levels. We’re commercializing Ray, a popular open-source project that's creating an ecosystem of libraries for scalable machine learning. Companies like OpenAI, Uber, Spotify, Instacart, Cruise, and many more, have Ray in their tech stacks to accelerate the progress of AI applications out into the real world.

With Anyscale, we’re building the best place to run Ray, so that any developer or data scientist can scale an ML application from their laptop to the cluster without needing to be a distributed systems expert.

Proud to be backed by Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, and Addition with $250+ million raised to date.

Responsibilities: Responsible for developing and improving the open source Ray and Anyscale proprietary offering. Specific duties include: developing Ray and Anyscale’s software systems, including: cluster orchestration, metrics, billing, UI platform, SDK (software development kit), machine learning libraries, serving platform, various components of Ray like the distributed object store among others; working with other team members to develop, deploy, and debug the features in a timely manner; communicating work updates through talks, tutorials, blog posts, and similar; interacting with users and customers to solve their problems and address their needs; conducting independent analysis of current software, including performance analysis; evaluating technical problems and product roadmaps; leading team to deliver features in a timely manner; and working with engineering team to ensure proper feature functionality; setting the technical direction of an area, developing a deep understanding of the industry and other solutions, mentoring and providing guidance to junior engineers and other duties as assigned. Employee may be stationed anywhere in the continental U.S., but will report to headquarters in San Francisco, CA.

Education: *Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or closely related field (or foreign equivalent).

Requirements: *5 years of experience in the job offered or related position. 5 years of experience working with: Python, Go, or similar Object-Oriented languages; and 5 years of experience working on open source systems like Ray or other systems solving problems like distributed object storage, scheduler systems, interaction with underlying operating systems.

*In lieu of a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or closely related field (or foreign equivalent) and 5 years of experience in the job offered or related, employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or closely related field (or foreign equivalent) and seven years of experience in the job offered or related, including 7 years of experience working with: Python, Go, or similar Object-Oriented languages; and 7 years of experience working on open source systems like Ray or other systems solving problems like distributed object storage, scheduler systems, interaction with underlying operating systems.

Rate of Pay: $216k - $250k

Proof of authorization to work in the U.S. is required if hired. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and fully supports affirmative action practices.

Employee may be stationed anywhere in the continental United States but will report directly to Anyscale headquarters in San Francisco, CA.

Job Code: SSWEDS-1

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