Staff Software Engineer

As vCluster Labs’ Staff Software Engineer, you will operate as a specialized technical leader, working directly with the CTO to explore new frontiers in our technology. You will bridge the gap between rapid prototyping, architectural research, and product evolution, taking on responsibilities that go beyond standard coding to shape the future of our Kubernetes virtualization platform.

Role and Responsibilities

• Rapid Prototyping & Innovation: Identify product opportunities, research solutions, and quickly build prototypes to validate feasibility, guiding technical direction based on findings.
• Strategic Technical Leadership: Own responsibilities beyond coding, including managing complex technical projects, writing technical abstracts, and helping the wider engineering team navigate difficult challenges.
• Direct Collaboration with Leadership: Work directly with the CTO and operate outside traditional engineering boundaries to solve high-level problems and ideate on new product capabilities.
• System Mastery & Evolution: Develop a deep understanding of the existing system while maintaining agility to learn new things quickly; integrate new technologies into the stack efficiently.
• Customer & External Engagement: While primarily technical, this role includes customer-facing elements, occasionally engaging with users to understand deep technical needs and translate those into engineering solutions.

This role could be a fit for you if you bring:

• Deep Kubernetes & GoLang Expertise: 3+ years of deep technical experience with Kubernetes and GoLang; comfortable diving into the internals of cloud-native infrastructure.
• High Autonomy: A self-starter who can work independently, figure out complex issues without hand-holding, and thrive in an environment with trusted time and priorities.
• Beyond the Code: Experience that extends beyond writing software; understanding the broader picture of product development, project management, and technical communication.
• Rapid Learning Agility: Quick to prototype and even quicker to learn; able to pick up new tools, languages, or architectural concepts on the fly to solve immediate problems.

Bonus Points For

• Deep understanding of cloud-native containers and the broader ecosystem.
• Startup experience with significant technical influence and product shaping.
• Experience writing technical content, such as abstracts, white papers, or blog posts.
• Background in Platform Engineering or experience building internal developer platforms (IDPs).

About VCluster Labs

We are a venture-backed tech startup striving to be the leading force in enabling platform engineers. We raised +$30M from top-tier VCs such as Khosla Ventures (first investor in OpenAI, GitLab, Stripe, Doordash) and are in a hyper-growth phase looking for motivated people to complement our team. Our headquarters are in San Francisco (Salesforce Tower), but our team is distributed around the globe and we have a remote-first work culture. We are vCluster, an open-source technology for virtualizing Kubernetes (+10k GitHub stars). Open source is part of our DNA.

The adoption of our commercial product based on vCluster has grown extremely fast (multi-million dollar revenue) and our customer base includes some of the biggest companies in the world, including 6 Global Fortune 500 companies as well as some of the fastest-growing tech unicorns and AI clouds (neoclouds).

Why join vCluster Labs?

Since we are a fast-moving startup, you will not be number 14,589 in our company but an essential part of our team from the start.

• Fast Application Process: We typically respond within a week. Just share links (e.g., LinkedIn) and answer a few questions, then hop on a quick Zoom call to assess fit. Hiring decisions are made quickly.
• Open-Minded Work Environment: Speak your mind; we operate with a lean, honest, and efficient approach and welcome diverse perspectives and constructive feedback.
• Grow With The Company: Early joiners have faster advancement opportunities as the company grows.
• Responsibility From Day 1: Your work will have immediate impact, helping shape the future of the company.

About VCluster Labs: We are pioneering Kubernetes virtualization for the AI era. We are the leading platform for operating GPU infrastructure, enabling AI Cloud providers to deliver a hyperscaler-like experience. Our platform includes managed Kubernetes, fast isolated tenant provisioning, and automated node provisioning and lifecycle management.

We’re the company behind vCluster, an open-source technology for virtualizing Kubernetes (10k+ GitHub stars, 40M+ virtual clusters created since 2021). Open source is part of our DNA. At KubeCon North America 2025, we launched our Infrastructure Tenancy Platform for AI — a Kubernetes-native framework for running AI, ML, and GPU-intensive workloads with an NVIDIA-validated reference architecture for DGX systems.

Compensation

Compensation Range: €75K - €150K

Benefits include: competitive salary with equity, platinum-level health/dental/vision/life insurance (country-dependent), flexible working schedule, and workplace flexibility.