Job Description
About
Compute is a commodity. We think people should buy it like one.
Startups shouldn’t be forced to buy a year’s worth of compute time in order to get market rate and compute providers shouldn’t go bankrupt because they can’t fully book their clusters.
At SF Compute, our goal is to solve this issue the same way this was solved for every other commodity — by building a venue where compute contracts are traded in real-time and by bringing a new kind of participant into the supply chain, traders.
If we succeed, buyers will be able to get a good price for any order, whether it’s 32 H100s for a month or 8,000 H100s for an hour, and sellers will instantly book out their clusters because traders will speculatively buy them, for a spread. Every FLOP will flow through us somewhere in the supply chain. What Brent is for oil, we will be for compute.
About the Role
As a trading systems engineer, you’ll build the system that makes trading possible. You’ll be a critical part of the company, working closely together with a small a team of extremely competent engineers who ship at the speed of light.
On a day-to-day basis, you might…
Optimize the surplus-maximizing shape-packing solver that determines how we make trades
Scale up APIs for generating quotes and placing orders
Implement key accounting and compliance pipelines
Create automated strategies for compute providers to sell their clusters
Design mechanisms for a quickly-growing market with interesting constraints
This role may be a good fit for you if…
Experience with Rust (>2 years)
You have experience doing data engineering work (Kafka)
You’re a talented, high-agency engineer with a penchant for shipping fast
You have experience building highly fault-tolerant systems where correctness is critical
You’ve shipped things to prod that received traffic from real users
You appreciate the value of extensive testing and good documentation
You’re excited by the rare chance to financialize a new commodity
Bonus points if you…
Have previously worked at or founded a startup
Have built systems that manage other people’s money
Have a background in some form of finance or trading
Benefits
Generous equity grant
Team members are offered a competitive salary along with equity in the company
Visa Sponsorships
Yes, we sponsor visas and work permits
Retirement matching
We match 401(k) plans up to 4%
Medical, dental & vision
We offer competitive medical, dental, vision insurance for employees and dependents and cover 100% of premiums
Time off
We offer unlimited paid time off as well as 10+ observed holidays
Parental leave
We offer biological, adoptive, and foster parents paid time off to spend quality time with family
Compute is a commodity. We think people should buy it like one.
Startups shouldn’t be forced to buy a year’s worth of compute time in order to get market rate and compute providers shouldn’t go bankrupt because they can’t fully book their clusters.
At SF Compute, our goal is to solve this issue the same way this was solved for every other commodity — by building a venue where compute contracts are traded in real-time and by bringing a new kind of participant into the supply chain, traders.
If we succeed, buyers will be able to get a good price for any order, whether it’s 32 H100s for a month or 8,000 H100s for an hour, and sellers will instantly book out their clusters because traders will speculatively buy them, for a spread. Every FLOP will flow through us somewhere in the supply chain. What Brent is for oil, we will be for compute.
About the Role
As a trading systems engineer, you’ll build the system that makes trading possible. You’ll be a critical part of the company, working closely together with a small a team of extremely competent engineers who ship at the speed of light.
On a day-to-day basis, you might…
Optimize the surplus-maximizing shape-packing solver that determines how we make trades
Scale up APIs for generating quotes and placing orders
Implement key accounting and compliance pipelines
Create automated strategies for compute providers to sell their clusters
Design mechanisms for a quickly-growing market with interesting constraints
This role may be a good fit for you if…
Experience with Rust (>2 years)
You have experience doing data engineering work (Kafka)
You’re a talented, high-agency engineer with a penchant for shipping fast
You have experience building highly fault-tolerant systems where correctness is critical
You’ve shipped things to prod that received traffic from real users
You appreciate the value of extensive testing and good documentation
You’re excited by the rare chance to financialize a new commodity
Bonus points if you…
Have previously worked at or founded a startup
Have built systems that manage other people’s money
Have a background in some form of finance or trading
Benefits
Generous equity grant
Team members are offered a competitive salary along with equity in the company
Visa Sponsorships
Yes, we sponsor visas and work permits
Retirement matching
We match 401(k) plans up to 4%
Medical, dental & vision
We offer competitive medical, dental, vision insurance for employees and dependents and cover 100% of premiums
Time off
We offer unlimited paid time off as well as 10+ observed holidays
Parental leave
We offer biological, adoptive, and foster parents paid time off to spend quality time with family
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Trading Systems Software Engineer position is now open for candidates interested in the Software Developer Jobs sector. This role in San Francisco offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Software Developer Jobs is a plus.
