Staff Software Engineer (Cloud and AI)

Readyset is a company focused on innovative database technology and is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Cloud and AI team. This role involves building advanced AI-native cloud infrastructure and tackling enterprise-scale AI challenges to enhance data-intensive products.

Responsibilities:

• Design and own critical services: hands-on development of systems that are robust, scalable, and simple to operate in production
• Lead high-impact architectural decisions, balancing speed with sound engineering for 3–4 9s availability
• Work across the stack, from distributed cloud infrastructure to AI-driven features like retrieval, memory, and agent orchestration
• Collaborate with leadership and product teams to translate ambitious ideas into reality, fast
• Act as a technical leader: mentor engineers, drive engineering culture, and shape the way we build as we scale
• Contribute to Readyset’s engineering strategy and vision, not just individual projects

Requirements:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with exposure to databases, data platforms, or large-scale systems
• Proven ability to design and run cloud services at scale with high availability (3–4 9s)
• Experience with AI/ML systems or integrating LLMs into production (retrieval pipelines, memory systems, agent frameworks)
• Expert backend development experience in Python, Golang, Java, Rust etc.; familiarity with modern frontend frameworks a plus
• Deep familiarity with AWS (experience with GCP/Azure a plus)
• Demonstrated technical leadership: shaping architecture, influencing design, and guiding teams through complexity
• A mindset for velocity with rigor: moving fast without compromising sound engineering