Software Engineer - Large Scale Inference

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 an engineer working on Large Scale Inference you will build and scale software systems that accept, distribute, and purchase compute for inference work loads. We're working with a cutting edge technology company as our partner. You will play a key role in building out and defining the inference products at SFC. You will work closely with a small competent team driving high impact revenue generating changes. You will have the opportunity to deliver the highest quality, most affordable inference products at scale.

On a day-to-day basis, you might…

• Quantify, optimize, and visualize the unit economics of inference
• Design solutions to maximize compute utilization
• Create automated compute purchasing software to optimally fulfill inference job demand
• Scale inference software pipeline systems to hundred trillion token scale

This role may be a good fit for you if…

• You enjoy the craftsmanship of software
• You’re a thoughtful high-agency engineer
• Have a deep appreciation for reliable fault tolerant systems
• Are a strong communicator and work well with others

• Have Sql Experience

Bonus points if you…

• Have previously worked at a startup
• Have interest in market dynamics
• Have previously scaled distributed work scheduling systems
• Are comfortable working in Rust
• Have some Kubernetes or terraform experience

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

Daily Lunch

We cover lunch daily for employees

Unlimited Office Book Budget

You can buy as many books for the office as you want

The San Francisco Compute Company is committed to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.

We make employment decisions based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, belief, national origin, social or ethical origin, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, HIV status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status including pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.

We welcome the opportunity to consider qualified applicants with prior arrest or conviction records. Our commitment to diversity includes hiring talented individuals regardless of their criminal history, in accordance with local, state, and federal laws, including San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance and California’s ban-the-box laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any reason, please reach out to us at team@sfcompute.com.