Principal Software Engineer (San Francisco)

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Base pay range

$213,000.00/yr - $284,000.00/yr

About The Voltage Park Engineering Team
Voltage Park is your enterprise AI factory. We offer scalable compute power, on-demand and reserved bare metal AI infrastructure using NVIDIA GPUs, with world-class service, performance, and value. Founded with the mission of making accessible AI computing for all, our flexible, affordable GPU solutions power everyone from builders to enterprises.
We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role, you'll drive the development of services that help customers unlock the full potential of our infrastructure and enhance their products through advanced AI capabilities. Our team is small, driven, and committed to engineering excellence. We operate with a founder mindsettaking ownership and thinking long-term. Principal Engineers at Voltage Park are technical leaders who stay close to the work: writing code, debugging issues, and driving architecture. Youll lead through execution, not just direction.
If you join us, youll be an early team member and help us shape:

• Our future company culture
• Our engineering practices
• People that we hire
• The direction & focus of our products
  

Note: this role is in-office and you must be based in or willing to relocate to the Greater Seattle Area or the San Francisco Bay Area to apply.
What Youll Do

• Define and lead architecture for critical systems that support advanced AI workloads at scale
• Set engineering direction and influence technical strategy for the engineering team
• Mentor other engineers and review designs, contributing to a high-bar engineering culture
• Identify and tackle large-scale infrastructure problems that span multiple services or teams
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across hardware, infrastructure, and platform teams to deliver cohesive solutions
• Contribute to a high-performance engineering culture rooted in ownership and simplicity
  

Who You Are

• 8+ years of experience designing, building, and operating production-grade software systems
• Strong coding skills in one or more programming languages (e.g., Rust, Go, Python)
• You drive clarity in ambiguous problem spaces and influence decision-making at the org level
• Youve successfully led architecture for complex systems or products at scale
• You collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners to align technical execution with product goals
• You hold a high bar for code quality, performance, and operational excellence, and help others meet it
  

Ideal Experiences

• Experience running or integrating with GPU infrastructure, AI/ML workloads, or distributed compute systems
• Successfully scaled infrastructure to support rapid product growth
• Deep experience in performance optimization, resource scheduling, or multi-tenant infrastructure
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, containerized environments, or orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)
• Experience with AWS or other major cloud providers
• Prior experience in fast-moving environments or a high-stakes infrastructure team
  

Voltage Park Team Culture

• You are ambitious and always looking for ways to improve. We operate nearly $1B worth of assets, and the opportunity for impact is limitless. This role will give you the most responsibilities youve ever had and hold you to higher standards than other companies youve worked at. Expect to do the best and most impactful work of your career at Voltage Park.
• Youre focused on impact and dont get lost in the weeds on details that dont matter. Youre excited to work on whatever solves the biggest customer problems, not just the coolest technical challenges. You understand when making 80/20 trade-offs is the right thing to do, and never compromise on your high standards when making those trade-offs.
• You have a strong work ethic. As a startup, we are trying to change the world and take on many large, $B+ competitors. Raw hours make a huge difference when facing overwhelming odds. Having a strong work ethic is a competitive advantage.
• You take ownership of your initiatives. When you say you'll do something, you get it done without anyone having to check in on you. You ship fully baked features end-to-end. Youre accountable for the deadlines you set, and you figure out a solution if something unexpected occurs.
• You make tradeoffs when necessary and are open to new ideas. As a startup, we have to make decisions quickly and often with incomplete information. We also face problems that have no obvious solutions. Sometimes, the best ideas sound crazy at first. You dont dismiss your teammates ideas and are open to being challenged by others.
  

Voltage Park is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic under federal, state, or local law. If you require an accommodation during the job application process, please notify your recruiter.
Compensation Range: $213K - $284K

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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