Why CAST AI?

CAST AI is the leading Kubernetes cost optimization platform for AWS, GCP and Azure customers. The company is on a mission to deliver a fully automated Kubernetes experience. What’s unique about CAST AI is that its platform goes beyond monitoring clusters and making recommendations; it utilizes advanced machine learning algorithms to analyze and automatically optimize clusters, saving customers 50% or more on their cloud spend, improving performance and reliability, and boosting DevOps and engineering productivity.

To date, the company has raised $73M from investors including Cota Capital, Creandum, Uncorrelated Ventures, and Vintage Investment Partners. CAST AI has nearly 200 employees globally and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

However, this is merely the beginning. Our product roadmap is filled with exciting innovations that are yet to come. We are searching for intelligent, motivated, and self-reliant engineers to help us fulfill this ambitious mission.

Core values that hold us all together:

PRACTICE CUSTOMER OBSESSION. Focus on the customer journey and work backwards. Strive to deliver customer value and continuously solve customer problems. Listen to customer feedback, act, and iterate to improve customer experience.

LEAD. Take ownership and lead through action. Think and act on behalf of the entire company to build long-term value across team boundaries.

DEVELOP AND HIRE THE BEST. Strive to raise the performance bar by continuously investing in yourself, the team and by hiring the best possible candidates for every position. Drive towards personal development and professional growth, and mentor others to raise the collective bar.

EXPECT AND ADVOCATE CHANGE. Strive to innovate and accept the inevitable change that comes with innovation. Constantly welcome new ideas and opinions. Share insights responsibly with unwavering openness, honesty, and respect. Once a path is chosen, be ready to disagree and commit to a direction.

Role overview

CAST AI is seeking a highly skilled senior software engineer with deep expertise in virtualization and systems programming to join our team. The candidate will have the opportunity to work on a stealth project in the CTO’s office and join as the first engineer of this newly formed team. 

• Experience with Linux environments and system programming
• Experience with containers and orchestration (such as Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift)
• Strong programming skills in Go
• Be very comfortable reading C code
• This is Senior level Software Engineering role.

Requirements

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in a production environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Deep knowledge of low-level Linux details process level and down
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Go
• Kubernetes experience is a huge plus
• Experience with cloud computing platforms, any of AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Familiarity with storage APIs, including snapshot, clone, provision, attach, backup, and disaster recovery
• Experience with storage systems in Cloud File and Block based
• Experience with network stack, very comfortable with OSI layers, Software Defined Networks.

What's in it for you?

• Fully remote role to work from within the EU
• Team of highly skilled professionals to work with and learn from

• Impact and visibility. Our organization is flat; getting in touch with the CEO or CTO is a common practice here
• Monthly salary is negotiable, depending on the experience level

• Short feedback loop. We have an obsession with customer satisfaction. The ship features fast and gets instant feedback. Feature projects tend to be completed in 1 to 4 weeks, depending on the scope

• Flexible working hours. We deliver instead of sitting in the office 8 to 5

• Skin in the game. Every employee gets a share of the company

• Time to focus on work with a minimum overhead of meetings, bureaucracy, etc.
• Monthly salary from €6000 to €8000 (gross) depending on the level of experience

• 10% time to focus on self-improvement or personal projects.