Platform Engineer
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Platform Engineer building the cloud backend and core infrastructure for AI agents, designing systems, optimizing sandboxes, and collaborating with distributed systems teams.
About this role
About E2B
E2B is a fast-growing Series A startup with 8-figure revenue. We've raised over $37M since our founding in 2023. Our customers include companies like Microsoft, Perplexity, Hugging Face, Manus, and Groq. We're building the next hyperscaler for AI agents.
About the role
You will be building the next cloud platform for running AI agents.
Your job will be:
Designing and building the E2B backend and core infrastructure
Working with VM hypervisors like Firecracker, gVisor, or Linux systems
Building and optimizing runtimes and sandboxes for LLMs
Developing networking solutions for secure, isolated environments
Monitoring resources and optimizing sandbox performance, shaving off every millisecond
Solving general infrastructure challenges at scale
Working with orchestration technologies like Kubernetes or Nomad
Collaborating closely with Distributed Systems Engineers
We’re looking for a skilled developer with a diabolical obsession with making things run fast and efficiently and running a lot of them at the same time.
What we’re looking for
5+ years building infrastructure, especially distributed systems
5+ years of Linux administration - knowledge of Linux fundamentals: bootloader, kernel, package management, networking, storage, namespaces, containers
Experience building and operating infrastructure at scale
Excited to work in person from San Francisco on a DevTool product
Detail-oriented with great taste in design and engineering
Comfortable working closely with users
Proactive, not afraid to take ownership of part of the product
Excited to take projects from 0 → 1 with the support of the team
What it’s like to work at E2B
We’re a fast-growing startup with in-person (4 days on-site, 1 day WFH) offices in San Francisco and Prague, Czech Republic. We already generate 8-figure revenue and work directly with top-tier AI companies like Perplexity, Hugging Face, and other exciting teams pushing the frontier of AI.
We cover full healthcare, vision, and dental insurance, and offer unlimited PTO.
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