About the role
Dedalus (YC S25) is hiring a full-time distributed systems engineer to help build the infrastructure layer powering the next generation of AI agents.
We are building persistent compute infrastructure, cloud sandboxes, and developer tools for long-running AI agents. Our systems span virtualization, orchestration, storage, networking, and low-level runtime infrastructure. The role is based in San Francisco and involves working closely with a small, highly technical team operating at startup speed.
What You’ll Work On
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Distributed systems infrastructure for large-scale agent workloads
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Virtualization and sandboxing technologies
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Persistent compute and storage systems
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Scheduling, orchestration, and reliability engineering
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Performance optimization across systems layers
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Internal developer platforms and infrastructure tooling
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Production systems operating under real-world scale and latency constraints
Requirements
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Strong systems programming ability in Rust (preferred), Go, C/C++, or similar languages
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Graduate-level knowledge of distributed systems and operating systems concepts
