Founding C++ Systems Engineer
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SenioritySenior
Company size1–10 people
PostedOct 6, 2025 · 1y ago
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Posted by the company on Oct 6, 2025
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Top 0.1% C++ ability
Experience optimizing NIC/GPU performance
Deep understanding of low-level networking, compilers, and similar systems
Experience in latency-sensitive environments
You've got the dog in you: you will own your work and be responsible for production systems from day 1
High speed-to-output
Willingness to assume a senior leadership role as we scale
Strong communication skills under pressure
CS Bachelor's degree from top 50 US university, 3.5+ GPA
1+ year of experience at a trading firm (Citadel, Jane Street, etc.), hardware company (NVIDIA, SambaNova), systems research or similar
Skills
C++
GPU
NIC
low-level networking
compilers
Company
Thunder Compute is GPU cloud platform built on custom virtualization that delivers 5x better margins than competitors. Think of us like VMWare for GPUs, monetized with a cloud platform.
4-person team, $4.5M raised, In-person in SF.
We are growing ~100% month over month. Our core business is profitable and we are hiring quickly.
If building a ChatGPT wrapper or selling out to a hedge fund makes you shudder, there’s another option; solving hard systems problems at a high-potential startup at the beginning of an (extremely) steep growth curve.
Role
You’ll work on the C++ core of our virtualization stack: performance optimization, systems debugging, and research into oversubscription, checkpointing, and related problems.
You will spend your days bouncing between the weeds of complex, performance-critical systems in production, and implementing customer-facing product improvements. This work is not easy - but if you’re the right candidate, this is a feature, not a bug.
Core technical skills:
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Top 0.1% C++ ability
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Experience optimizing NIC/GPU performance
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Deep understanding of low-level networking, compilers, and similar systems
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Experience in latency-sensitive environments
Must haves:
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You’ve got the dog in you: you will own your work and be responsible for production systems from day 1
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High speed-to-output
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Willingness to assume a senior leadership role as we scale
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Strong communication skills under pressure
Preferred
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CS Bachelor’s degree from top 50 US university, 3.5+ GPA
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1+ year of experience at a trading firm (Citadel, Jane Street, etc.), hardware company (NVIDIA, SambaNova), systems research or similar
Logistics
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You’ll report to Co-founder/CTO Brian (ex-Citadel quant dev)
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This role is full-time, in-person in SF
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6 days a week in-office; we understand this is asking a lot; we find in-person work lets us learn more and build a better product.
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