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Argmax, Inc. · 2 months ago

Cloud Systems Engineer (Staff)

positionPalo Alto, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date3+ years exp

Argmax, Inc. is focused on building critical infrastructure for real-time AI workloads at the edge. They are seeking a Staff Engineer to design, implement, and optimize cloud systems that support their flagship product, Argmax SDK, ensuring high reliability and scalability.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer PlatformDeveloper ToolsSaaSSoftware
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Responsibilities

Prepare systems for 10x scale : You will proactively identify and implement improvements to harden our existing infrastructure and ensure that they are ready for 10x higher traffic within the next year
Architect multi-region expansion: As part of our best-in-market reliability ambition, you will lead Argmax's expansion from AWS to GCP and potentially other CSPs as we embrace Kubernetes. The primary objective will be to retain >99.9999% reliability through redundancy while maintaining cost efficiency at scale, preserving our 95%+ gross margin
Take new systems from 0 to 1: You will lead the design and implementation of new cloud systems to support the evolution of Argmax SDK, our flagship product. For example, Argmax SDK currently relies on third-party AI asset distribution infrastructure and one of your first projects will be to pull this infrastructure in-house and build an optimized global CDN that ensures fast and robust delivery of large AI assets worldwide

Qualification

Cloud systems designKubernetesAWSGCPPythonDjangoFastAPICompliance programsSystem scalingDatabase replicationCDN designTeam leadership

Required

3+ years of experience in designing, building and operating cloud systems that served a large cohort of users
Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and cloud environments such as AWS or GCP
Fluency in one of Python, Go, or Javascript
Familiarity with Django, FastAPI or equivalent

Preferred

Experience leading production systems serving at least one million monthly active users or handling sustained high QPS
Experience participating in compliance programs such as SOC 2, collecting the necessary evidence and communicating with independent auditors
Proven success scaling systems from 0 to 1 and maintaining performance and reliability at scale
Familiarity with multi-region database replication, CDN design, and cost optimization for large-scale systems

Benefits

Platinum-tier healthcare with 90% employer contribution, including dependents
401(k) match
Quarterly in-person team-building weeks in Palo Alto, CA

Company

Argmax, Inc.

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Foundation Models On Device
dateFounded in 2023
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.takeargmax.com/

H1B Sponsorship

Argmax, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (3)
2024 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$8M
Key Investors
Salesforce Ventures
2024-11-01Seed· $8M

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